Continuing my 2012 cram session.
Beak > - > >: Reasonably sweet krautrock/neo-psychedelia.
Matthew Dear - Beams: Oh yes, I liked this very much. Top 5-10, certainly.
Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Luminaries & Synastry: I thought I was grabbing the 2012 release, and grabbed 2011's instead. Oops. Pleasant ambient though.
White Lung - Sorry: For a Canadian riot grrrl band, I'm pretty impressed with this. It's short and sweet and noisy. Not bad.
Dan Deacon - America: Alright, if a little more positive sounding than I like from indie-esque electronica.
Unsane - Wreck: Didn't expect to enjoy this, because I thought it was going to be much more abrasive. I was pleasantly surprised. This has just the right weight to it.
Moon Duo - Circles: A step up from Mazes. Tracks tend to focus on one idea and repeat it, but they're great ideas.
Kiss the Anus of a Black Cat - Wertimnotgonnabothertypingit: I feel a bit like this didn't meet its full potential. What was good was great, but the rest was largely unremarkable.
Twin Shadow - Confess: What's the big deal about this one? It's just run of the mill synth pop?
Susanne Sundfor - The Silicone Veil: Honestly, while it wasn't actually bad, I was still disappointed with this for being The Brothel Pt. 2. There's nothing more dull than an artist releasing an album that would've been great if only they hadn't done it before. Feel the same way about Beach House this year.