Year In Review: 2012
This was the year Morrissey seized dictatorial powers in Egypt, General Petraeus lost a fortune in an ill-advised IPO, and Kid Rock ran for president but was defeated by a guy named Nate Silver. Music-wise, I listened to loads of Turkish pop and extreme metal; next year I intend to cover more Latin, jazz and hip hop, but will continue to avoid pop megastars (except the ones I like) and the blogosphere-hyped.
We've also commented (via our #FirstListenFridays feature) on 2012 releases from the following artists: Abiotic, The Acacia Strain, Acephalix, After School, Christina Aguilera, Mikdat Akbulut, Arsis, Jehan Barbur, Best Coast, Cadaveria, Car Bomb, Mustafa Ceceli, Hayko Cepkin, Circle Takes The Square, Keyshia Cole, The Contortionist, Crystal Viper, Dawn Of Dementia, Delta Rae, Nükhet Duru, Efterklang, Melanie Fiona, Letizia Gambi, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Davut Güloğlu, Sibel Gürsoy, Hunter Valentine, Juanes, Burcu Kaya, Ercan Kazdal, Ladyhawke, Madonna, Bruno Mars, Marsis, Mira, Yasemin Mori, Ne Obliviscaris, Of Roofs Genes and Stolen Meanings, Erkan Oğur, Özlem Özdil, Prince Royce, Mustafa Sandal, Sercan, Aleks Sever, The Shaolin Afronauts, Sleigh Bells, Storm Corrosion, The Sword, Sylencer, T.I, Burçin Taç, Tan Taşçı, Thy Art Is Murder, Teneke Trampet, 2NE1, Asya Uçar, Oğuzhan Uğur, Ozan Uysal, Jessie Ware, Bobby Womack, Woods.
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1. Sıla, Joker
2. Spawn Of Possession, Incurso
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3. The Neutronics
4. Cavit Murtezaoğlu & Feryal Öney, Tebriz'den Toros'a
5. Regina Spektor, What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
6. Dodecahedron
7. Sumru Ağıryürüyen & Anıl Eraslan, Sert Sessizler
8. Gökçe, Kaktüs Çiçeği
9. Nutty, Jetsetter Jazz! The Persuasive Sounds Of Nutty
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10. Angel Haze, Reservation
Ekrem Düzgünoğlu, Karayel
Ihsahn, Eremita
Job For A Cowboy, Demonocracy
Intervals, In Time
The O.C., Inglorious Bastardos
Pig Destroyer, Book Burner
Serhad Raşa, Sen Gib
Sıla, Vaveyla
Valerie Simpson, Dinosaurs Are Coming Back Again
Elle Varner, Perfectly Imperfect
War From A Harlots Mouth, Voyeur
Renée Yoxon/Mark Ferguson, Here We Go Again
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Ados, Katarsis
All That Remains, A War You Cannot Win
Funda Arar, Sessiz Sinema
Joan Armatrading, Starlight
Aslızen, Işık
Bajar, Hoşgeldin // B’xêr Hatî
Converge, All We Love We Leave Behind
Depar, Hediye
Musa Eroğlu, Zamansız Yağmur
Emir Ersoy & Projecto Cubano, Karnaval
Chris Greene Quartet, A Group Effort
Göhkan Keser
Muse, The 2nd Law
Rush, Clockwork Angels
Corin Tucker Band, Kill My Blues
Unraveller, Kinship Synthesis
Walk East
Charlie Wilson, Love, Charlie
Xenocide, Galactic Oppression
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Kenan Doğulu, Aşka Türlü Şeyler
Mares Of Thrace, The Pilgrimage
Santana, Shape Shifter
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Tori Amos, Gold Dust
Larry Graham & Graham Central Station, Raise Up
Juan Luis Guerra, Colección Cristiana
Alicia Keys, Girl On Fire
Dionne Warwick, Now
Wing, Television Radio Heroes
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Andy Allo, Superconductor
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Not Yet Rated
Bob Dylan, Tempest
Joe Jackson, The Duke
Sacrificia Mortuorum, Railler l'Hymen Des Siècles
Wu-Block
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Americana
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Psychedelic Pill
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