Top 12 Songs Of 2012: The Autobiographical Edition

What the hell, let’s get personal. This is what my 2012 sounded like in terms of tracks that I found myself relating to in one way or another. Here’s one song for each month, though they don’t necessarily correspond. I realize that a lot of this looks like a mega downer, but I couldn’t quite find a song that said “Good job on significantly advancing your career and meeting your heroes.”

• Yuksek - “Always On The Run”
  The things change, it’s not the same
• ALB - “Golden Chains” (ft. The Shoes)
  It may be shame that I’m feeling/But it makes me get out of my bed
• Grimes - “Oblivion”
  Girl, you know you’ve got to watch your health
• Beat Connection - “Saola”
  Well well, I guess that’s life/You can’t pick out the pieces that you don’t like
• Kitty Pryde x Marina and the Diamonds - “How To Be A Heartbreaker”
  If they’re burning you, you’re doing it wrong
• Cloud Nothings - “Wasted Days”
  I thought I would be more than this
• JEFF the Brotherhood - “Hypnotic Mind”
  Don’t want to pay the price/I just want to be nice/Even when you’re not
• Sky Ferreira - “Everything Is Embarrassing”
  Could have been my anything/Now everything’s embarrassing
• Slam Donahue - “Bug In The Sun”
  I don’t know what I’m doing/I just know how it feels
• Phoenix - “If I Ever Feel Better”
  Someday all this mess will make me laugh/I can’t wait
• Juveniles - “We Are Young”
  We are young/We’re just gonna mess it up
• Timber Timbre - “I Get Low”
  One moment I’m a king/The next minute nothing 

Top 10 Shows I Attended In 2012

• Pulp - Radio City Music Hall - 4/11
• Efterklang - Metropolitan Museum Of Art - 9/22 
• The Hives - The Studio At Webster Hall - 4/26 
• Hot Chip - Terminal 5 - 7/20
• Django Django - Glasslands - 3/10 
• Alt-J - Glasslands - 8/7 
• Kitty Pryde - Santos Party House - 8/22 
• St. Vincent - BAM - 5/4 
• !!! - Damrosch Park Bandshell - 8/9 
• The Rapture/Tanlines - House of Vans - 6/20