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# The Best Albums of 2012
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/blog/2012/12/29/the-best-albums-of-2012/
- Published: 2012-12-29T19:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-01-02T19:12:47.000Z
- Description: The Kindred EP by Burial is probably the album that I played most often this year. The Japanese CD also contains the Street Halo EP. Fin by John Talabot is another album that I listened to a lot.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Blog, Music

The Kindred EP by Burial is the standout album of the year. I bought the Japanese printing which also includes the Street Halo EP.

Burial: Kindred (EP)  
John Talabot: Fin  
Alt-J: An Awesome Wave  
Tame Impala: Lonerism  
Hèctor Parra: Caressant l'horizon  
Chromatics: Kill for Love  
Swans: The Seer  
Cloud Nothings: Attack on Memory 

Pitchfork's list of [the top 50 albums of 2012](https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9017-the-top-50-albums-of-2012/?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). The best albums of 2012 according to [Dutch music critics](http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/2012.htm?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com) and Ted Gioia's eclectic selection of the 100 best albums of the year.