Let’s get two things out of the way. First, I realize it’s late into January 2013 and, thus, a compilation regarding music from 2012 seems a bit behind schedule. This is undebatable. Secondly, it’s dishonest, disingenuous and distasteful to call this a ‘Best Of’ as I have in years past. There’s just far too much music coming out of our fair region to be able to put an entire year’s worth of it into a single, listenable, stream. With that in mind, we’re calling this a ‘2012 Retrospective’ – there’s some serious oversights and questionable choices but it represents a portion of the last year. That’s all we’re going for here.
Excuses and preambles aside, I think it’s a fine hour and a half listen. My apologies to all the bands that were left out (JEFF, Reid Magette, Richie, Turbo Fruits, Wild Cub, Umbrella Tree, Ultras S/C, get better, Anchor Thieves, Calicocat, Century Club, Chancellor Warhol, Cherub, Conestyle, Mom&Dad, Shaky Voices, Tower Defense, etc. etc.) but I think you’ll find those that were included to be a fair representation of the diversity of Nashville.
2013 and beyond is only going to get crazier in terms of amount of content. This is a great problem to have.
- Treekeeper – “Treekeeper Tropicale”
- By Lightning – “Take a Rest on Me”
- Mystery Twins – “Lose Control”
- D Watusi – “Brother & Sister”
- All Them Witches – “The Urn”
- Forget Cassettes – “Lady Lazarus”
- Makeup and Vanity Set – “System Override”
- Echo Group – “Supra”
- Truth Clipsy x JOTA ESE – “i’d rather be blind, crippled, and louted”
- Uncle Skeleton – “Sophisticuffs”
- Sharpneck – “Albatross”
- Jessie Baylin – “Love Is Wasted On Lovers”
- Meadownoise – “Little William”
- Coupler – “The Valley of Elders”
- Nahnee Bori – “The Fiery Serf”
- Penicillin Baby – “Jean Jam”
- Majestico – “Love is God”
- PUJOL – “DIY2K”
- Evan P Donohue – “Wish I was 19”
- POLY – “Shears”
- Phantom Farmer – “Resist Not Evil By Force”
- Tropical Punk – “Take Me To The Party, Baby”
- Denney and The Jets – “Fun Girls”
- Scale Model – “Ground”
- Ponychase – “It’s a Curse”
- Little Bandit – “Heaven or Hell”
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