Albums
Honourable Mentions: Do To The Beast - Afghan Whigs, Salad Days - Mac deMarco, Pinata - Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
5. More Than Any Other Day - Ought
Avant-Garde Art Punk which maintains an endearingly sophisticated, Pavementesque song structure while bursting with social angst and a frenetic energy. An enjoyable surprise that seeped in from Canadian ambiguity.
An intelligent, occasionally chaotic synthesis of Indie Rock and Post-Punk. Alternating commendably from seering noise to meditative, bass-guitar fronted pieces, its best attributes are its consistency and variety.
3. Built on Glass - Chet Faker
The only none Punky album out of the five is a lovely mix-up of R&B and Jazz. Murphy's lavish vocals, situated somewhere on the 'heavenly spectrum' between Usher and Miguel, are underscored by minimalistic, pristinely arbitrated production work.
2. Rented World - The Menzingers
My favourite Punk album of 2012 was The Menzingers' On The Impossible Past, a nostalgic, deeply moving, roaringly dancey ode to teenagehood. Rented World isn't as instantly gripping, but it is stockpiled with histrionic riffs, chantalong choruses, and offers a genuinely profound rumination on the nature of mortality.
1. The Future's Void - EMA
Tackling issues of Post-Humanism, social disconnectedness, over-dependence on technology etc, Anderson can't be accused of under-reaching. She condemns everything from the NSA to selfie culture, and doesn't pull any punches in directing it at me, you, even herself. It is an incredibly powerful listen, accentuated by cavernous percussion, screeching synths and a pensive piano.
Songs
1. Talk is Cheap - Chet Faker
2. 3Jane - EMA
3. When You Died - The Menzingers
4. Habit - Ought
5. To Me - Chet Faker
6. Brother - Mac deMarco
7. In Remission - The Menzingers
8. Harold's - Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
9. Satellites - EMA
10. What The Wall Said - Protomartyr
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