After the standard office to-ing and fro-ing, argy bargy and general smackdowns (no news editor, Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t is in no way top 20 material, let alone top 100) we’ve arrived at what we feel is a wholly representative conclusion to an incredibly diverse year in music.
The breadth of musical range present in this list is emblematic of a music scene Crack is proud to be pushing with every sinew of our worn out little brains. In a year where you digest that much music there are going to be victims who didn’t make the cut (give Lana Del Rey another listen, go on), however, after that much democratic debate, we can only have the utmost most confidence in a list we’ve poured the whole of our 2012s into. Here’s 100-75.
100. THE DAGGER BROTHERS
HOT DOCTOR
(Void of Ovals)
THE DAGGER BROTHERS – DVDs
99. TYPESUN
WORK IS LOVE MADE VISIBLE
(Root Elevation)
TYPESUN – HOW WE THINK ABOUT US
98. CHILLY GONZALEZ
SOLO PIANO II
(Gentle Threat)
CHILLY GONZALEZ – WHITE KEYS
97. NATHAN FAKE
STEAM DAYS
(Border Community)
NATHAN FAKE – ICENI STRINGS
96. SEAPONY
FALLING
(Hardly Art)
SEAPONY – PROVE TO ME
95. GHOSTING SEASON
THE VERY LAST OF THE SAINTS
(Last Night On Earth)
GHOSTING SEASON – FAR END OF THE GRAVEYARD
94. EGYPTIAN HIP HOP
GOOD DOESN’T SLEEP
(R&S)
EGYPTIAN HIP HOP – YORO DIALLO
93. BAT FOR LASHES
THE HAUNTED MAN
(Parlophone)
BAT FOR LASHES – ALL YOUR GOLD
92. DAPHNI
JAIALONG
(Jaialong)
DAPHNI – AHORA
91. PINKUNOIZU
FREE TIME!
(Full Time Hobby)
PINKUNOIZU – PARABOLIC DELUSIONS
90. DEATH GRIPS
NO LOVE DEEP WEB
(Self Released)
DEATH GRIPS – I’VE SEEN FOOTAGE
89. BALTIC FLEET
TOWERS
(Blow Up Records)
BALTIC FLEET – HEADLESS HEROES OF THE ACROPOLIS
88. TIM HECKER AND DANIEL LOPATIN
INSTRUMENTAL TOURIST
(Software)
TIM HECKER AND DANIEL LOPATIN – INTRUSIONS
87. POLIÇA
GIVE YOU THE GHOST
(Memphis Industries)
POLIÇA – LAY YOUR CARDS OUT FEAT. MIKE NOYCE
86. CONVERGE
ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND
(Epitaph)
CONVERGE – A GLACIAL PLACE
85. CAT POWER
SUN
(Matador)
CAT POWER – CHEROKEE
84. MATTHEW DEAR
BEAMS
(Ghostly International)
MATTHEW DEAR – HER FANTASY
83. ANDY STOTT
LUXURY PROBLEMS
(Modern Love)
ANDY STOTT – NUMB
82. THEE OH SEES
PUTRIFIERS II
(In The Red)
THEE OH SEES – LUPINE DOMINUS
81. NAS
LIFE IS GOOD
(Def Jam)
NAS – DAUGHTERS
80. EFTERKLANG
PIRAMIDA
(4AD)
EFTERKLANG – HOLLOW MOUNTAIN
79. DEERHOOF
BREAKUP SONG
(ATP Recordings)
DEERHOOF – FETE-D-ADIEU
78. VESSEL
ORDER OF NOISE
(Tri Angle)
VESSEL – SCARLETTA
77. LE SERA
SEES THE LIGHT
(Hardly Art)
LA SERA – PLEASE BE MY THIRD EYE
76. ADDISON GROOVE
TRANSISTOR RHYTHM
(50 Weapons)
ADDISON GROOVE FEAT. SPANK ROCK – BAD THINGS
75. SHED
THE KILLER
(50 Weapons)
