FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2012

Bettye Lavette – Thankful ‘n Thoughtful (Anti)
Sharon Van Etten – Tramp (ADA/Jagjaguwar)
Dr. John – Locked Down (Nonesuch)
Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls (ATO)
Grimes – Visions (4AD)
Lost in the Trees – A Church That Fits Our Needs (Anti)
Solange – True (Terrible)
Anais Mitchell – Young Man in America (Wilderland)
Kat Edmonson – Way Down Low (Spinnerette)
Justin Townes Earle – Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now (Bloodshot)

COMEBACK ALBUM
The Beach Boys’ That’s Why God Made the Radio (Capitol)
Honorable mentions: Bill Fay’s Life Is People (Dead Oceans); Bobby Womack’s The Bravest Man in the World (XL); Shoes’ Ignition (Black Vinyl)

FAVORITE LOCAL 518 ALBUMS OF 2012

The Parlor – Our Day in the Sun (B3nson)
Swamp Baby – For Baby’s Babies (Collar City)
Eastbound Jesus – Holy Smokes
Sean Rowe – The Salesman & the Shark (Anti)
Annie & the Hedonists – Women Be Wise (AnnieAndTheHedonists.com)
Jim Sande – Il Progetto D’amore (Labile Music)
Jed Davis – Small Sacrifices Must Be Made (Eschatone)
Keith Pray – Confluence (Artists Recording Collective)
The Lazy Suns – The Lazy Suns (TheLazySuns.com)
Molly Durnin – Run (Molly Durnin)
Wild Adriatic – Lock & Key
Rodeo Barons – Rodeo Barons (Rodeo Barons)

BEST NON-LOCAL LOCAL RECORDING
The Martian Denny Orchestra – En El Espacio
The Figgs – The Day Gravity Stopped

MORE OF NIPPERTOWN’S BEST OF 2012 LISTS
Tim Livingston
Pete Mason
Gene Sennes
Stanley Johnson
J Hunter
M.R. Poulopoulos
Fred Rudofsky
Richard Brody
Timothy Reidy
Fred Rudofsky, Part II
Thomas Dimopoulos
Ed Conway
J Hunter, Part II
Joel Patterson
Various: Other Voices Round-up
Fred Rudofsky, Part III
Timothy Reidy, Part II
Steve Nover
Steve Nover, Part II
Kirsten Ferguson
Greg Haymes