Only 3 as almost everything I bought in  2012 came out in 2011!

Top Three Records of 2012

1) Alt-J - An Awesome Wave

2) Django Django - Django Django

3) Father John Misty - Fear Fun

 

Top Ten Gigs

1) Jeff Mangum - Union Chapel

2) Stone Roses - Heaton Park

3) Django Django - SBE

4) Eddie Vedder - Apollo

5) Jack White - Brixton

6) Santigold - Heaven

7) Jonathan Wilson - Lexington

8) Laura Marling - Colston Hall

9) The Shins - Forum

10) Kurt Vile and the Violators - Forum

Only went to End of the Road so I've limited my list to 5:


Top Five Festival performances

1) Alt-J - EOTR

2) Antlers - EOTR

3) Alabama Shakes - EOTR

4) Jonathan Wilson - EOTR

5) Patti Smith – EOTR

 

Best Song

Alt-J - Breezeblocks

Best Musical experience of the year:

The overwhelming sense of love and happiness in the audience at the Stone Roses' Heaton Park Sunday gig.

Most disappointing musical experience of the year: 

Leonard Cohen cancelling his Hop Farm gig and shifting it to Wembley (I claimed my refund)

Best Book  

Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan

Best Film

Martha Marcy May Marlene

 

Lou @ReluctantLou