Top Ten Records of 2012
1. The Maccabees, Given To The Wild
2. Mystery Jets, Radlands
3. Hot Chip, In Our Heads
4. Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny, Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
5. Spector, Enjoy It While It Lasts
6. David's Lyre, Pictures Of Our Youth
7. Beach House, Bloom
8. Field Music, Plumb
9. RoloTomassi, Astraea
10. Django Django, Django Django
Top Ten Gigs
Beach House, London Roundhouse


Hot Chip, Southampton Guildhall


Race Horses The Lexington


Beth Jeans Houghton And The Hoves of Destiny, Southampton Cellar


Rolo Tomassi, Xoyo


Spector, 100 Club


Ed Harcourt, Cecil Sharp House


Guillemots, Village Underground


Jake Bugg, Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
Polica, Heaven
Bombay Bicycle Club, Portsmouth Guildhall

Top Ten Festival performances
Richard Hawley, No Direction Home
The Low Anthem, Truck Festival
Pulled Apart By Horses, XFM All-Dayer, Camden Barfly

Django Django, No Direction Home
Peace, Dot-to-Dot Nottingham

Alt-J, Bestival
Mystery Jets, Truck Festival
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Bestival
Willis Earl Beale, Bestival
Beth Jeans Houghton And The Hoves of Destiny, No Direction Home

Best Song
Beth Jeans Houghton And The Hoves of Destiny, Lilliput

Best Musical experience of the year:
The BSP Krankenhaus club night series. We went to all 7 Brighton events, each one a different eclectic mix of bands and fun, including an early view of some up n coming 2012 bands like Palma Violets, and Savages first ever live performance.

Most disappointing musical experience of the year:
Getting to Lucy Rose gig a bit late at Winchester Railway and getting stuck at the back with the chattering Winchester youth.

Best Book
How To Watch The Olympics

Best Film
The montage of film clips screened by Public Service Broadcasting as a backdrop to their fantastic live sets