Top Ten Records of 2012
1. Sharon Van Etten- Tramp
2. The Staves- Born, Dead & Gone
3. Band of Skulls- Sweet Sour
4. Dry The River- Shallow Bed
5. Walk The Moon- Walk The Moon
6. Admiral Fallow- Tree Bursts In Snow
7.Of Monsters and Men- My Head Is an Animal
8. Cold Specks- I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
9. Alabama Shakes- Boys and Girls
10. Jake Bugg- Jake Bugg
Best Festival Performances
1. The National- ATP curated by The National
2. Elbow- Latitude
3. Local Natives- ATP curated by The National
4. Battles- Latitude
5. White Lies- Latitude
Best Gigs
1. Coldplay- Emirates Stadium, London
2. Radiohead- O2 Arena, London
3. Field Music- Kazimer, Liverpool
4. The Staves- Portland Arms, Cambridge
5. Blur- Hyde Park, London
6. Ryan Adams- Concert Hall, Nottingham
7. Band of Skulls- Junction 1, Cambridge
8. Dry The River- Garage, London
9. Lanterns on the Lake- Junction 2, Cambridge
10. Admiral Fallow- Portland Arms, Cambridge
Best Musical Moment;
The lighting up of the wristbands at the Coldplay show.
Worst Musical Moment;
Emile Sande's record. A great debut single, followed by a run of the mill album full of X factor style ballads.
Best Film
Skyfall
Best Song Song
Iscariot- Walk The Moon
Other mentions go to;
ill Manors- Plan B,Sweet Sour- Band of Skulls, Two Fingers- Jake Bugg