Which of these folks’ albums made 2012?
Consensus on the website is divided about the quality of this year’s albums. And it’s not that hard to see why. Plenty of big name acts have released albums that – even if some of us rather liked them – weren’t exciting in a way that sophomore albums should be. You don’t always have to re-define your sounds and expansion is a goal; the worst thing to feel about an album is that it’s lacking ambition. Ambition is good. And it could be found in abundance in 2012. Robert Glasper’s Black Radio, Purity Ring’s Shrines and Passion Pit’s Gossamer dared and won critical acclaim. And for every big name artist that failed, a Taylor Swift succeeded. So we leave 2012 with a few ‘must try harders’ but just as many ‘great jobs.’ Check out our choices after the jump.
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