Alt-J – An Awesome Wave  Released 25th May 2012, Infectious Music A worthy winner of The Edge’s number one album of 2012, this year the band have gathered a healthy fan base, helped by many festival performances over the summer. The record only reached number thirteen in the UK album charts, but re-entered the charts in…

Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE Released 16th July 2012, Mercury Records Just missing out on the top spot of The Edge’s favourite albums of 2012, Frank Ocean’s first major-label release caused frenzy when it was released in July. The record was preluded by Ocean admitting to having previously had a relationship with a man, showing…

The Maccabees – Given To The Wild Released 9th January 2012, Fiction Records The Maccabees make a triumphant return with Given To The Wild, the band’s third studio album, gaining a 9/10 rating from NME, Clash and The Fly. Hailing singles including ‘Pelican’, ‘Feel To Follow’, ‘Went Away’ and ‘Ayla’, the record got to number four…