In the spirit of paying homage to the OG GFOM— every Friday we will be reposting an article from their extensive archive. Originally posted on Jan 7, 2013, here is GFOM’s Top Album list of 2012:
1. frank ocean : channel orange
2. beach house : bloom
3. twin shadow : confess
4. chromatics : kill for love
5. kendrick lamar : good kid, m.a.a.d city
6. animal collective : centipede hz
7. grizzly bear : shields
8. moonface : heartbreaking bravery
9. grimes : visions
10. dirty projectors : swing lo magellan
10. perfume genius : put your back n 2 it
11. wild nothing : nocturne
11. alt-j : an awesome wave
12. spiritualized : sweet heart sweet light
12. tame impala : lonerism
13. hot chip : in our heads
14. schoolboy q : habits and contradictions
14. bat for lashes : the haunted man
14. passion pit : gossamer
15. stars : the north
Stats:
no.1 spot received 15% of the votes
top.3 totaled 149 of 390 points or 38% of the votes
top.3 albums appeared on everyone’s list
46 pts separated the top 10 albums
Comment below if you still jam to these albums… or if you think the OGs got it wrong, let us know what you think.
