{"id":6424,"date":"2013-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polarismusicprize.ca\/blog\/polaris-juror-top-10-albums-of-2012-lists\/"},"modified":"2014-06-12T17:59:30","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T21:59:30","slug":"polaris-juror-top-10-albums-of-2012-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polarismusicprize.ca\/fr\/blog\/polaris-juror-top-10-albums-of-2012-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Polaris Juror Top 10 Albums Of 2012 Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate the fact the Mayans were wrong and that we&rsquo;ve made it to 2013 we decided to dedicate this week&rsquo;s Polaris People column to the various top ten albums of 2012 lists some of our jurors have made.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever wanted to look into the minds of Polaris jurors for the purposes of typecasting or disagreement, now&rsquo;s your chance. <\/p>\n<p>Behold&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As the author\/aggregator of this post I get to go first. <strong>Aaron Brophy<\/strong> of Risky Fuel&rsquo;s #1 album was Dirty Ghosts&rsquo; <em>Metal Moon<\/em>. To read the rest of the list go <a href = 'https:\/\/riskyfuel.com\/2013\/01\/04\/aarons-top-10-albums-of-2012\/'>here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzzNXqxY\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Bell<\/strong> of the Calgary Herald&rsquo;s #1 album was Diamond Rings&rsquo; <em>Free Dimensional<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/entertainment\/Calgary%20Herald%20albums%202012\/7717203\/story.html'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJBqeE\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Saskatoon writer <strong>Adrien Begrand<\/strong> supports Rush&rsquo;s<em> Clockwork Angels<\/em>. Here&rsquo;s his list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Rush &#8211; Clockwork Angels<br \/>\n2. Anathema &#8211; Weather Systems<br \/>\n3. Scott Walker &#8211; Bish Bosch<br \/>\n4. Pig Destroyer &#8211; Book Burner<br \/>\n5. Baroness &#8211; Yellow &amp; Green<br \/>\n6. Goat &#8211; World Music<br \/>\n7. Neneh Cherry &amp; The Thing &#8211; The Cherry Thing<br \/>\n8. Bat For Lashes &#8211; The Haunted Man<br \/>\n9. Grimes &#8211; Visions<br \/>\n10. Amanda Mair &#8211; Amanda Mair<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Boles<\/strong> of NOW Magazine considered Daphni&rsquo;s <em>Jiaolong<\/em> one of his top albums. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/mobile\/story.cfm?c=190520'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJD-as\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nLorraine Carpenter <\/strong>of Cult MTL&rsquo;s dug Dum Dum Girls, <em>End of Daze<\/em> EP. To read her full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/cultmontreal.com\/2012\/12\/the-best-albums-of-2012\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJCMo4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stuart Berman <\/strong>from The Grid&rsquo;s #1 album was Swans&rsquo; <em>The Seer<\/em>. Here&rsquo;s his complete list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Swans &#8211; The Seer<br \/>\n2. Ty Segall Band &#8211; Slaughterhouse<br \/>\n3. Tame Impala &#8211; Lonerism<br \/>\n4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor -&lsquo;Allelujah! Don&rsquo;t Bend, Ascend!&rsquo;<br \/>\n5. Frank Ocean &#8211; Channel Orange<br \/>\n6. Metz &#8211; Metz<br \/>\n7. The Men &#8211; Open Your Heart<br \/>\n8. Japandroids &#8211; Celebration Rock<br \/>\n9. Kendrick Lamar &#8211; good kid, M.A.A.D. City<br \/>\n10. Spiritualized &#8211; Sweet Heart Sweet Light<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shawn Conner<\/strong> of the Vancouver Sun&rsquo;s compiled a list of overlooked gems from 2012. Among them: Christopher Douglas Smith&rsquo;s <em>Earning Keep<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/entertainment\/Lost+gems+2012+overlooked+Vancouver+albums+worth+listen\/7753686\/story.html'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJEKf8\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Devlin<\/strong> of the Times Colonist&rsquo;s #1 album was Japandroid&rsquo;s <em>Celebration Rock<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/entertainment\/music\/mike-devlin-s-10-favourite-albums-of-2012-1.36289'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJI5nE\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Bowie<\/strong> of the Daily Gleaner considered Alabama Shakes&rsquo; <em>Boys &amp; Girls <\/em>one of his favourite albums. Here&rsquo;s his full list:&acirc;\u20ac&uml;<\/p>\n<p>1. Alabama Shakes &#8211; Boys &amp; Girls<br \/>\n2. Kathleen Edwards &#8211; Voyageur<br \/>\n3. Japandroids &#8211; Celebration Rock<br \/>\n4. Frank Ocean &#8211; Channel Orange<br \/>\n5. Lee Fields &amp; The Expressions &#8211; Faithful Man<br \/>\n6. Dr. John &#8211; Locked Down<br \/>\n7. Old Crow Medicine Show &#8211; Carry Me Back<br \/>\n8. The Avett Brothers &#8211; The Carpenter<br \/>\n9. Kendrick Lamar &#8211; good kid, m.A.A.d. city<br \/>\n10. Bruce Springsteen &#8211; Wrecking Ball<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jim Di Gioia <\/strong>from Quick Before It Melts considered The Darcys&rsquo; <em>AJA<\/em> one of his favourite albums. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.quickbeforeitmelts.com\/2012\/12\/albums-2012\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJM9vM\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lisa Christiansen<\/strong> of CBC Radio 1 considers Shooting Guns&rsquo; <em>Born To Deal In Magic: 1952-1976<\/em> one of her favourite albums of the year. Here&rsquo;s her list:<\/p>\n<p>Japandroids &#8211; Celebration Rock<br \/>\nShooting Guns &#8211; Born To Deal In Magic: 1952-1976<br \/>\nHigh On Fire &#8211; De Vermis Mysteriis<br \/>\nDrake Take Care<br \/>\nBison B.C. &#8211; Lovelessness<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carla Gillis <\/strong>of NOW Magazine considered St. Vincent&rsquo;s <em>Strange Mercy<\/em> one of her top albums. To read her full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/mobile\/story.cfm?c=190520'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJRnf8\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Coxworth<\/strong> of CKUA considers Maria Dunn&rsquo;s <em>Piece By Piece <\/em>one of his favourite albums of the year. Here&rsquo;s his complete list:<\/p>\n<p>Canailles &#8211; Manger Du Bois<br \/>\nMaria Dunn &#8211; Piece by Piece<br \/>\nSimone Felice &#8211; Simone Felice<br \/>\nJohn Wort Hannam &#8211; Brambles and Thorns<br \/>\nCathy Jordan &#8211; All the Way Home<br \/>\nLoreena McKennitt &#8211; Troubadours on the Rhine<br \/>\nPassenger &#8211; All the Little Lights<br \/>\nThe Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra &#8211; Follow My Lead, Lead Me to Follow<br \/>\nAwna Teixeira &#8211; Where the Darkness Goes<br \/>\nThe White Buffalo &#8211; Once Upon A Time in the West <\/p>\n<p>CHRY&rsquo;s <strong>Ian Gormely<\/strong> considered Cloud Nothings&rsquo; <em>Attack On Memory <\/em>one of his favourite albums. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/chry1055.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/02\/best-of-2012\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJMvP0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stuart Henderson<\/strong> of PopMatters considers Todd Snider&rsquo;s <em>Agnostic Hymns And Stoner Ballads <\/em>his #1 album. Here&rsquo;s the rest of his list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Todd Snider &#8211; Agnostic Hymns And Stoner Ballads<br \/>\n2. Kathleen Edwards &#8211; Voyageur<br \/>\n3. Killer Mike &#8211; RAP Music<br \/>\n4. Justin Townes Earle &#8211; Nothing&rsquo;s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now<br \/>\n5. Iris DeMent &#8211; Sing The Delta<br \/>\n6. Frank Ocean &#8211; Channel Orange<br \/>\n7. Neil Young &#8211; Americana<br \/>\n8. Dr. John &#8211; Locked Down<br \/>\n9. The Walkmen &#8211; Heaven<br \/>\n10. THEESatisfaction &#8211; awE naturalE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erik Leijon<\/strong> of Cult MTL&rsquo;s #1 was Royal Headache&rsquo;s self-titled album. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/cultmontreal.com\/2012\/12\/the-best-albums-of-2012\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJNlZ4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>National Post&rsquo;s <strong>Ben Kaplan<\/strong> chose Jason Collett&rsquo;s <em>Reckon<\/em> as his #1 album. Here&rsquo;s his complete list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Jason Collett &#8211; Reckon<br \/>\n2. Kendrick Lamar &#8211; good kid, M.A.A.D. City<br \/>\n3. Jimmy Cliff &#8211; Uprising<br \/>\n4. Lana Del Rey &#8211; Born To Die<br \/>\n5. The Cult &#8211; Weapon Of Choice<br \/>\n6. Willie Nelson &#8211; Heroes<br \/>\n7. Nas &#8211; Life Is Good<br \/>\n8. Jack White &#8211; Blunderbuss<br \/>\n9. Alabama Shakes &#8211; Boys &amp; Girls<br \/>\n10. Carly Rae Jepsen &#8211; Call Me Maybe<\/p>\n<p>Freelance writer <strong>Jason MacNeil&rsquo;<\/strong>s #1 album was Cold Specks&rsquo;<em> I Predict A Graceful Expulsion<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJI_CA\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruce Leperre<\/strong>, 730 CKDM&rsquo;s Program\/Music Director, chose Shovels &amp; Rope&rsquo;s <em>O&rsquo; Be Joyful<\/em> as his #1 album. Here&rsquo;s his complete list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Shovels &amp; Rope &#8211; O&rsquo;Be Joyful<br \/>\n2. Lucero &#8211; Women + Work<br \/>\n3. Ray Wylie Hubbard &#8211; Grifter&rsquo;s Hymnal<br \/>\n4. Rose Cousins &#8211; We Have Made A Spark<br \/>\n5. John K. Samson &#8211; Provincial<br \/>\n6. Kathleen Edwards &#8211; Voyageur<br \/>\n7. Japandroids &#8211; Celebration Rock<br \/>\n8. Heartless Bastards &#8211; Arrow<br \/>\n9. Del Barber &#8211; Headwaters<br \/>\n10. Alabama Shakes &#8211; Boys &amp; Girls<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fran&ccedil;ois Marchand<\/strong> of Vancouver Sun&rsquo;s #1 album was Grimes&rsquo; <em>Oblivion<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/entertainment\/music\/Best+albums+2012+From+Grimes+Bison+Frank+Ocean+more\/7754178\/story.html'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJLLRY\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of freelance writer <strong>Steve McLean<\/strong>&lsquo;s favourite albums was Young Fresh Fellows&rsquo; <em>Tiempo De Lujo<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/stevemclean.blogspot.ca\/2012\/12\/steve-mcleans-favourite-music-of-2012.html'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJFZb4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guillaume Moffet <\/strong>of BRBR\/Voir considers Avec Pas d&rsquo;casque&rsquo;s <em>Astronomie <\/em>his favourite albums of the year. Here&rsquo;s his complete list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Avec Pas d&rsquo;casque &#8211; Astronomie<br \/>\n2. Fiona Apple &#8211; The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do<br \/>\n3. Tame Impala &#8211; Lonerism<br \/>\n4. Jessie Ware &#8211; Devotion<br \/>\n5. Metz &#8211; Metz<br \/>\n6. Peter Peter &#8211; Une version am&eacute;lior&eacute;e de la tristesse<br \/>\n7. Japandroids &#8211; Celebration Rock<br \/>\n8. Susanne Sundf&Atilde;&cedil;r &#8211; The Sillicone Veil<br \/>\n9. Lescop &#8211; Lescop<br \/>\n10. Grimes &#8211; Visions<\/p>\n<p>Toronto writer <strong>Dave Morris<\/strong>&lsquo; #1 album was Tame Impala&rsquo;s <em>Lonerism<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.davemorris.ca\/?p=273'>here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJCwUY\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of <strong>Joshua Ostroff <\/strong>from Spinner&rsquo;s favourite albums was Divine Fits&rsquo;<em> A Thing Called Divine Fits<\/em>. To read his and other Spinner staff selections, go <a href = 'www.spinner.ca\/2012\/12\/07\/best-albums-2012'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJEGW8\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Quinlan<\/strong>, an Exclaim writer, endorsed El-P&rsquo;s <em>Cancer 4 Cure<\/em> as his #1. Here&rsquo;s his full list:<\/p>\n<p>1. El-P &#8211; Cancer 4 Cure<br \/>\n2. Killer Mike &#8211; R.A.P. Music<br \/>\n3. Myka and Factor &#8211; Sovereign Soul<br \/>\n4. Aesop Rock &#8211; Skelethon<br \/>\n5. P.O.S. &#8211; We Don&rsquo;t Even Live Here<br \/>\n6. Serengeti &#8211; C.A.R.<br \/>\n7. JJ DOOM &#8211; Key To The Kuffs<br \/>\n8. K-Dot-O-Dot &#8211; Lucha Lonely 2 (I Hate Myself And Wanna Die)<br \/>\n9. The Coup &#8211; Sorry to Bother You<br \/>\n10. More Or Les &#8211; Mastication<\/p>\n<p>The Urban Guy&rsquo;s <strong>Ryan Patrick<\/strong> considered Frank Ocean&rsquo;s <em>Channel Orange <\/em>his #1 album. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.urbanguy.net\/?p=1794'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJF3c8\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Rayner <\/strong>of the Toronto Star&rsquo;s favourite albums included The Luyas&rsquo; <em>Animator<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/entertainment\/music\/article\/1307267--top-albums-liars-grimes-and-sissy-among-the-best-of-2012'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJEo0M\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tiny Mix Tapes writer<strong> Alan Ranta<\/strong> considers Pepe Delux&eacute;&rsquo;s<em> Queen Of The Wave<\/em> his favourite albums of the year. Here&rsquo;s his complete list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Pepe Delux&eacute; &#8211; Queen of the Wave<br \/>\n2. Fiona Apple &#8211; The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do<br \/>\n3. Beth Jeans Houghton &amp; The Hooves of Destiny &#8211; Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose<br \/>\n4. Kid Koala &#8211; 12 Bit Blues<br \/>\n5. &acirc;\u02c6\u2020 &#8211; An Awesome Wave<br \/>\n6. Carolina Chocolate Drops &#8211; Leaving Eden<br \/>\n7. Chelsea Wolfe &#8211; Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs<br \/>\n8. Ty Segall Band &#8211; Slaughterhouse<br \/>\n9. Kishi Bashi &#8211; 151a<br \/>\n10. Orbital &#8211; Wonky <\/p>\n<p>Vancouver&rsquo;s <strong>Trevor Risk<\/strong> didn&rsquo;t do a top ten as much as he did a predictive list for PopMatters about the future of music. BA Johnston is part of that future. Read about it <a href = 'https:\/\/www.popmatters.com\/pm\/feature\/166487-the-artists-pick-the-best-of-2012-part-3\/P2'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJEmco\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of <strong>Ian Steaman<\/strong> from Different Kitchen&rsquo;s favourite albums was Saukrates&rsquo;<em> Season One<\/em>. To see his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/different-kitchen.com\/2013\/01\/different-kitchens-favorite-albums-of-2012\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJI02M\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Metal writer <strong>Natalie Zina Walschots<\/strong>&lsquo; #1 album was Dragged Into Sunlight&rsquo;s <em>Widowmaker<\/em>. Here&rsquo;s her complete list:<\/p>\n<p>1.Dragged Into Sunlight &#8211; Widowmaker<br \/>\n2. Witch Mountain &#8211; Cauldron Of The Wild<br \/>\n3. Gaza &#8211; No Absolutes In Human Suffering<br \/>\n4. Pallbearer &#8211; Sorrow And Extinction<br \/>\n5. Enslaved &#8211; RIITIIR<br \/>\n6. Mares Of Thrace &#8211; The Pilgrimage<br \/>\n7. Oak Pantheon &#8211; From A Whisper<br \/>\n8. Gojira &#8211; L&rsquo;Enfant Sauvage<br \/>\n9. Torche &#8211; Harmonicraft<br \/>\n10. Neurosis &#8211; Honour Found In Decay <\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Trapunski <\/strong>of NOW Magazine chose Metz&rsquo;s self-titled album as his #1. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/nowtoronto.com\/music\/story.cfm?content=190537'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJBdz4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Volmers<\/strong> of Calgary Herald&rsquo;s #1 album was Bruce Springsteen&rsquo;s <em>Wrecking Ball<\/em>. To read his full list go <a href = 'https:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/entertainment\/Calgary%20Herald%20albums%202012\/7717203\/story.html'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/rd.io\/i\/QUTMzyJK1BA\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jen Zoratti<\/strong>, a CBC Music and Spinner contributor, believes in Mise en Scene. Here&rsquo;s her list:<\/p>\n<p>1. Mise en Scene &#8211; Desire&rsquo;s Despair<br \/>\n2. Japandroids &#8211; Celebration Rock<br \/>\n3. Mother Mother &#8211; The Sticks<br \/>\n4. PS I Love You &#8211; Death Dreams<br \/>\n5. Divine Fits &#8211; A Thing Called Divine Fits<br \/>\n6. First Aid Kit &#8211; The Lion&rsquo;s Roar<br \/>\n7. Sharon Van Etten &#8211; Tramp<br \/>\n8. Ladyhawk &#8211; No Can Do<br \/>\n9. Departures &#8211; Still And Moving Lines<br \/>\n10. Dum Dum Girls &#8211; End of Daze<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank Yang<\/strong> of Chromewaves loved a number of albums this year. Amongst them, Bat For Lashes&rsquo; <em>The Haunted Man<\/em>. 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