It’s that special time of year when media outlets begin to dictate to you what albums you were supposed to enjoy this year. Dictate! Guess nobody told them live in a democracy, man. Earlier this month you chose the leader of the free world, you can handle choosing the year’s best albums. But how about also choosing the year’s best videos, songs, new acts, indie rock crushes, TV shows, movies, and viral videos?
Welcome to the annual Gummy Awards, and as always, the Stereogum and Videogum families invite you to play a plum role in determining which artworks and humans are remembered as 2012′s finest. This year we’re sweetening the pot by giving away an iPad With Retina Display (WiFi + Cellular, 32GB) to one lucky voter selected randomly. To enter, fill out the ballot below AND share your Best Album pick in the comments. This is real. Gummys The Vote™. Here we go:
Polls close on Wednesday 12/5 at 12 PM EST. Check out last year’s winners here.
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Best Coast – The Only Place
Milo Greene – Milo Greene
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Chromatics – Kill For Love
YES.
Perfume Genius- Put Your Back N 2 It (without a doubt)
Sharon Van Etten — Tramp
I was debating voting for her. Such an amazing album
Diamond Rings – Free Dimensional
Like Pioneers – Oh, Magic
Passion Pit – Gossamer
Japandroids – “Celebration Rock”, although I love Kendrick’s album, but for different reasons.
They DO move in herds.
Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
There were so many good albums this year. I went with Swing Lo Magellan, I think it’s the best, it’s great now and it will be great in 20 years. Most of the usual suspects are as good as advertised – especially channel ORANGE. The album I have listened to the most, though, is probably Bend Beyond by Woods – so good. A lot of these contenders seem sort of overrated – that Japandroids album is good, but calm down, and the Grizzly Bear album sounds like someone ran Jeff Buckley’s Grace through the CrosbyStills&Nashenator 3000. Also, Cloud Nothings? Seriously? So if Steve Albini produces the next Wavves album will everyone lose their shit?
kewl to have contrary opinion yay win , go
David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant
Tame Impala – Lonerism
This was hard, there was a lot of good stuff this year.
Beach House – Bloom
DIIv – Oshin
absolutely.
Kishi Bashi – 151a
Title Fight – Floral Green
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Hot Chip–In Our Heads
Mount Eerie – Clear Moon
Pond – Beard Wives Denim
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
Trust – TRST
I think I’m the only one in the world who thinks Paralytic Stalks is the album of the year.
Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel
Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw & Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Album of the Year
Godspeed You! Black Emperor- Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
Alanis Morissette — Havoc and Bright Lights
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Tame Impala – Lonerism
The Shins – Port of Morrow
CLINIC for every category
Dirty Projectors- Swing Lo Magellan
Anais Mitchell-Young Man in America
hell yes. i love you
Purity Ring – Shrines
I enjoy the new Tame Impala album Lonerism.
Tame Impala – Lonerism >> Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
Am I the only one who thinks this?
Best Album: Tame Impala – Lonerism
Best Song: Tame Impala – Apocalypse Dreams
Best Music Video: Vennu Mallesh – It’s My Life What Ever I Wanna Do
Indie Crush: Fiona Apple
Best TV Show: Breaking Bad
Best Movie: Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Best Viral Video: Krispy Kreme – The Baddest
1)Miquel – Kaleidoscope Dream
2)Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
BEST SONG NEW GOD FLOWWWWWWW
Attack on Memory – Cloud Nothings
Japandroids- Celebration Rock
CHANNEL ORANGE
bloc party – four
Aesop Rock -Skelethon
RED – TAYLOR SWIFT
you went there. respect.
SHIELDS
The Men — Open Your Heart.
Would say Daniel Rossen’s Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP is just a HAIR behind it! Love you, Daniel <3
Rossen is definitely “indie crush”-worthy
Frank Ocean- channel Orange
Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel
Crystal Castles- (III)
Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Album: Purity Ring – Shrines
Song: Afghan Whigs, “Love Crimes”.
Perfume Genius – Put Your Back N 2 It
The Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth.
Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
Frank Ocean- channel ORANGE
The Presets – Pacifica
How come my comments are getting deleted?
My vote goes to David Byrne and St. Vincent – Love This Giant
I was tempted to go with Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan because it’s such a solid album, but I went with John Talabot’s Fin for best album. It’s so god damned good and is really one of the best electronic albums I’ve heard in the past few years.
Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
Paralytic Stalks, Of Montreal.
Miguels song “Do You” is how a pop song should be constructed. “Adorn” in a close second.
What about verse of the year?
TI on Big Beast followed closely by A$AP on Hands on the Wheel
Swearin’ – Swearin’
Sharon Van Etten – Tramp
hell yes. definitely my *~indie crush~* too
Nude Beach is a great new band. I got to see them open for The Men at an awesome dive in Detroit. They played a wayyyy better show than The Men.
Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
Best Album: Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel
Jack White – Blunderbuss
Flying Lotus and Tame Impala made it a tough call though
Pulling for Dirty Projectors for album of the year. I spent half the year listening to Swing Lo Magellan on an almost daily basis.
Kendrick Lamarr – good kid, m.a.a.d. city!!
Fiona Apple- The Idler Wheel…
Beach House-Bloom
Grimes – Visions
it’s the one I’ve enjoyed the most, anyway.
The Tallest Man on Earth – “There’s No Leaving Now “
Best album: Japandroids – Celebration Rock
First aid kit- The lions Roar
Citizens! – Here We Are
iamamiwhoami – Kin
It was a toss up between Father John Misty and Tame Impala.
But because the whole album flows masterfully, got to go with Tame Impala’s “Lonerism” as best album of 2012.
Tame Impala’s “Lonerism” blew my away even more than their previous, which says alot! So yeah, the world wouldn’t go under if that’s is considered the best of 2012 :)
Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Swans-The Seer!
Julia Holter – Ekstasis
absolutely! nice choice
Grizzly Bear — Shields
For real
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Does the album have to be from this year?
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
chromatics – Kill for Love
respect!
Father John Misty – Fear Fun
Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel
As great as Frank Ocean’s album is, there’s just no competition. Fiona’s album is so deep, infinitely listenable, and virtuosic vocals + lyrics + musical writing and performance.
It’s been a great year, but as someone who tends to wear good albums out, this is the only one I have been able to continue listening to again and again. Every song is perfect, not a single misstep.
Grizzly Bear’s “Shields” is such a close second that I wish Stereogum let you vote for more than one :(
Death Grips – The Money Store
Mainly because I’ve never heard anything like it before.
Twin Shadow- Confess
kendrick lamar – good kid m.A.A.d. city!
G R I Z Z L Y B E A R – S H I E L D S
side note- this is more exciting than Christmas.
Tame Impala – Lonerism