Albums of 2012 // 20-11

Into the top 20, from Kendrick Lamar's opus and its Janet Jackson sampling Poetic Justice, via a quartet of Pitchfork Paris standouts through to Angel Olsen's otherworldly modern folk. Oh, and the 30 minute video of Dan Deacon at SXSW below is insanely good. What a guy.

20. Kendrick Lamar - 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'



19. Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland - 'Black Is Beautiful'



18. Breton - 'Other People's Problems'



17. Purity Ring - 'Shrines'



16. John Talabot - 'fin'



15. Dan Deacon - 'America'



14. DIIV - 'Oshin'



13. Gang Colours - 'The Keychain Collection'



12. Tame Impala - 'Lonerism'



11. Angel Olsen - 'Half Way Home'



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Jack White // Freedom at 21

For Freedom At 21's tale of addictive, violent love, Hype Williams has made Jack White even cooler thanks to a lime green muscle car, a fine selection of jewellery, the essence of Johnny Depp's Edward Scissorhands and Raoul Duke, and a rap exploitation femme fatale, all in White's new blue hue. And a Josh Homme to finish.



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