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…
Rising to fame in 2011 with ‘Video Games’ and its Instagram-style hipster video, Lana Del Rey was one of the most hyped acts at the beginning of the year, producing the magnificent Born To Die.
Django Django have been surprise successes for 2012, receiving a Mercury Music Prize nomination and a 5 star rating from The Guardian.
The psychedelic Australian rockers return with the follow up to their 2010 debut Innerspeaker with Lonerism.
First class by name, first class by nature, this explosive chapter in the wilting X-Men film anthology is not just the best of the bunch by an absolute mile, it’s also a complete game- changer. Following the abysmal Last Stand, it couldn’t get much worse for mutant buffs. Then it did; the awful Wolverine origins…
The xx – Coexist Released 10th September 2012, Young Turks The British trio’s debut won the Mercury Music Prize in 2010 but the band didn’t disappoint with their follow-up. Debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart, the album also sparked success with the singles ‘Angels’ and ‘Chained.’ Statistics: 23% of contributors included the…
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city Released 22nd October 2012, Interscope Following up to 2011’s Section.80 comes Kendrick Lamar’s first major label release good kid, m.A.A.d city. The twenty five year old’s record peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 Chart in America, and featured other well known rappers including Drake, Dr. Dre and Jay Rock. Statistics:…
Hot Chip – In Our Heads Released 11th June 2012, Domino Number nine on The Edge’s countdown is Hot Chip’s fifth studio album, their first release since 2010’s One Life Stand. The record reached number fourteen on the UK album charts and has yielded three singles; ‘Night & Day,’ ‘How Do You Do?’ and ‘Don’t Deny…
In light of The Edge’s Top 10 Albums of 2012 I would like to take this opportunity to tell you why The Maccabees’ Given To The Wild is a worthy contender for the top spot. So here is my belated review. Beware the bias and enjoy. Given To The Wild is the beautifully crafted third studio…
Grimes – Visions Released 12th March 2012, 4AD Kicking off The Edge’s countdown of the Top 10 Albums of 2012 is Visions, the third album from the Canadian solo artist, Grimes. Solely recorded over a three-week period using Apple’s GarageBand software, the album achieved a peak position of sixty seven in the UK charts but was…
Shallow Bed by Dry The River is one of my favourite albums of 2012, so you can imagine my excitement at the thought of an acoustic version of their beautiful debut. I would like to personally thank Dry The River for this fantastic Christmas present. They have taken the original 11 tracks and recorded acoustic…
After winning the title of ‘World’s Most Popular Man with a Girl’s Face’ after the release of his 2010 debut Doo Wops & Hooligans, Bruno Mars’ difficult second, brilliant titled Unorthodox Jukebox, has a lot to live up to within his, assumedly, pre-teen audience. Using Wikipedia, Mars’ output can be helpfully pinned down to ‘Reggae…
You’d think it’d be hard for Swift to release a track that was more catchy and upbeat than ‘We Are Never Getting Back Together’; but she’s done it in the form of her upcoming single ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’. ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ is the closest thing that you could get to Taylor…