Albums of 2012 // 30-21

The next 10 brings some of the best choruses to grace 2012 in First Aid Kit's Emmylou and pretty much every track off Jessie Ware's 'Devotion', while if this is, as rumoured, the last Grizzly Bear record, what a way to go.

30. Dam Mantle - 'Brothers Fowl'



29. First Aid Kit - 'The Lion's Roar'



28. Jessie Ware - 'Devotion'



27. Lower Dens - 'Nootropics'



26. Halls - 'Ark'



25. Chromatics - 'Kill For Love'



24. Grizzly Bear - 'Shields'



23. Actress - 'R.I.P.'



22. Django Django - 'Django Django'



21. Fort Romeau - 'Kingdoms'



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First Aid Kit // The Lion's Roar

This teaser trailer from First Aid Kit bodes seriously, seriously well for new record The Lion's Roar. It's not due until January 2012, but with guest appearances confirmed from Conor Oberst and Nate Walcott it's sure to brighten even the darkest winter nights. Check out the video from Mike Mogis' studio below.



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First Aid Kit // It Hurts Me Too

From the opening, longing refrain "I love you baby, ain't gonna lie. Without you darlin' I can't be satisfied", it's clear that the First Aid Kit girls have grown up. The heart warming harmonies remain with added world-worn soul, but the lilting folk of their earlier songs is replaced by a brooding blues, no doubt a product of Jack White's tinkering.