Before kicking off our Best Albums of 2012 feature, here’s a compilation of artists that made November one to remember. Since this will be the last of these compilations published in 2012,
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Bell Gardens is led by songwriters Kenneth James Gibson and Brian McBride, who is half of ambient-classical duo Stars of the Lid. Their knack for beautifully organic songwriting carries into this project,
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Chilean band The Deadly Affair unveil an enjoyably ominous, darkly atmospheric sound across their debut album, Visions Through The Sense of Silence.
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An alluringly heartfelt synth-pop sound compels throughout Fabulously Melancholy, the newly released album from Plastic Hacks. A Philadelphia-based project comprising identical twins
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Bones’n’Stones the compelling new album from Teika & The Raw Beat, a band led by the riveting songwriting of Berlin-based artist Mateja
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Block‘s 2006 album The Last Single Guy drew ample praise for its immersive anti-folk sound — spanning from the brass-laden spoken-word introspection
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