Piero Merola Awards 2012

ALBUM

1. FRANK OCEAN, “Channel Orange”
2. KENDRICK LAMAR, “”good kid, m.A.A.d city”
3. BEACH HOUSE, “Bloom” 
4. DIRTY PROJECTORS, “Swing Lo Magellan”  
5. TAME IMPALA, “Lonerism”
6. GRIZZLY BEAR, “Shields”
7. METZ, “Metz”
8. DEATH GRIPS, “Money Store”
9. ANDY STOTT, “Luxury Problems”
10. FIONA APPLE, “The Idler Wheel…”
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11. CHROMATICS, “Kill For Love”
12. JAPANDROIDS, “Celebration Rock”
13. SWANS, “The Seer” 
14. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR, “allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!”
15. FLYING LOTUS, “Until The Quiet Comes”
16. HOLY OTHER, “Held” 
17. MAC DEMARCO, “2”
18. SCOTT WALKER, “Bish Bosch”
19. DIIV, “Oshin” 
20. GRIMES, “Visions”
21. REDSHAPE, “Square” 
22. SHACKLETON, “Music For The Quiet Hour”
23. HOLLY HERNDON, “Movement”
24. JESSIE WARE, “Devotion” 
25. WILD NOTHING, “Nocturne”
26. PURITY RING, “Shrines” 
27. KILLER MIKE, “R.A.P. Music”
28. ACTRESS, “R.I.P.”
29. JOHN TALABOT, “ƒIN”
30. ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI, “Mature Themes”
31. LIARS, “WIXIW”
32. SCHOOLBOY Q, “Habits & Contradictions”
33. LOTUS PLAZA, “Spooky Action at a Distance”
34. HOW TO DRESS WELL, “Total Loss”
35. BAT FOR LASHES, “The Haunted Man”
36. BLONDES, “Blondes” 
37. SPIRITUALIZED, “Sweet Heart, Sweet Light”
38. SHARON VAN ETTEN, “Tramp”
39. MOUNT EERIE, “Clear Moon”
40. CRYSTAL CASTLES, “(III)”
41. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, “Centipede Hz”
42. THE MEN, “Open Your Heart”
43. SLEIGH BELLS, “Reign Of Terror”
44. EL-P, “Cancer For Cure”
45. CHAIRLIFT, “Something”
46. FRANKIE ROSE, “Interstellar”
47. NEIL YOUNG with CRAZY HORSE, “Psychedelic Pill”
48. LAUREL HALO, “Quarantine”
49. AB-SOUL, “Control System”
50. CAT POWER, “Sun”

EP
1. BURIAL, “Kindred”
2. TNGHT, “TNGHT”
3. ANGEL HAZE, “Reservation”
4. THE ANTLERS, “Undersea”
5. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS, “Put Your Sad Down”

LIVE:

1. BEACH HOUSE, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago

2. DIRTY PROJECTORS, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago

3. KENDRICK LAMAR, Pitchfork Music Festival
4. GRIZZLY BEAR + SLEIGH BELLS + THE ANTLERS + CULTS, Terminal 5, New York
5. GUIDED BY VOICES, Central Park, New York
6. OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago
7. DEATH GRIPS + DIIV + JOEY BADA$$ + HOLY OTHER + METZ + MERCHANDISE + DAUGHN GIBSON + HUNDRED WATERS + LE1F + ANGEL HAZE, The Villain, Brooklyn Music Festival, Chicago
8. A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS + LITURGY + TOTAL SLACKER + ROYAL BATHS , 285 Kent, Brooklyn
9. METZ, Death By Audio, Brooklyn

10. TAME IMPALA, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
11. GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago
12. JAPANDROIDS, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago
13. REAL ESTATE, Crest Hardware, Brooklyn
14. CHROMATICS, Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC
15. RADIOHEAD + CARIBOU, Verizon Center, Washington DC
16. JENS LEKMAN, Terminal 5, New York
17. A$AP ROCKY + SCHOOLBOY Q, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago
18. BLACK DICE + K-HOLES, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn
19. DIIV + MAC DEMARCO, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
20. PSYCHIC ILLS, Death By Audio, Brooklyn

TRACK

1. TAME IMPALA, “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”
2. KANYE WEST (feat. BIG SEAN, PUSHA T, 2 CHAINZ), “Mercy”
3. FRANK OCEAN (feat. EARL SWEATSHIRT), “Super Rich Kids”
4. KENDRICK LAMAR, “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
5. FIONA APPLE, “Every Single Night”
6. SCHOOLBOY Q (Ft. A$AP ROCKY) “Hands on The Wheel 
7. BLUR, “Under The Westway”
8. GRIMES, “Oblivion”
9. MAC DEMARCO, “My Kind Of Woman”
10. LOWER DENS “Brains” 
11. KENDRICK LAMAR, “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”
12. GRIZZLY BEAR “Yet Again” 
13. ANDREW BIRD “Eyeoneye” 
14. EVY JANE “Sayso” 
15. CHROMATICS, “Kill For Love”
16. TOMAS BARFOD (feat. NINA KINERT) “November Skies” 
17. DIRTY PROJECTORS “Dance For You” 
18. ICONA POP “I Love It” 
19. THE ANTLERS, “Drift Drive”
20. TAME IMPALA, “Elephant”
21. ANGEL HAZE, “Werkin’ Girls”
22. SLEIGH BELLS “Comeback Kid” 
23. ANDY STOTT, “Numb”
24. A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”
25. BIG SEAN, JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST , “Clique”
26. ODD FUTURE, “Oldie”
27. LE1F, “Wut”
28. M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
29. TWIN SHADOWS, “Five Seconds”
30. THE XX “Missing” 
31. TNGHT “Higher Ground”
32. MIGUEL, “Adorn”
33. JAPANDROIDS, “Younger Us”
34. PEAKING LIGHTS, “Beautiful Son”
35. BEACH HOUSE, “Wild”
36. KILLER MIKE, “Reagan”
37. JOEY BADA$$, “Survival Tactics”
38. BLONDES, “Hater”
39. SOLANGE, “Losing You”
40. CAT POWER, “Nothing But Time”
41. LAUREL HALO, “Thaw”
42. JOHN TALABOT “Destiny” 
43. WILD NOTHING “Shadow” 
44. DIIV, “Sometime”
45. EARL SWEATSHIRT, “Chum”
46. DEATH GRIPS, “I’ve Seen Footage”
47. LOTUS PLAZA “Strangers” 
48. HOLY OTHER, “Tense Past”
49. METZ, “Wet Blanket”
50. SUPERCHUNK, “This Summer”
51. THE MEN, “Open Your Heart”
52. TY SEGALL BAND, “I Bought My Eye”
53. AB SOUL – Terrorist Threats
54. BEACH HOUSE, “Lazuli”
55. OBERHOFER “o0Oo0Oo” 
56. EL-P “Drones Over Brklyn” 
57. USHER, “Climax”
58. KENDRICK LAMAR, “Backseat Freestyle”
59. PASSION PIT “I’ll Be Alright” 
60. CLOUD NOTHING, “Stay Useless”
61.  POOLSIDE “Slow Down” 
62.  TANLINES “All Of Me” 
63. FRANK OCEAN, “Pyramids”
64.  CHAIRLIFT – I Belong in Your Arms
65. YEASAYER, “Henrietta”
66. GRIMES, “Genesis”
67.  BROTHERTIGER “I’ve Been Waiting” 
68. TIGER WAVES “Weekends” 
69. SPIRITUALIZED, “Hey Jane”
70. RECLOOSE “Feels Like Magic” 
71. FRIENDS, “Friend Crush”
72. BEACH HOUSE, “Myth”
73. LONE (feat. Machinedrum) “As A Child” 
74. DIRTY PROJECTORS, “The Gun Has No Trigger”
75. JACQUES GREENE “Ready” 
76. ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, “Honeycomb”
77. FLYING LOTUS, “Putty Boy Strut”
78. SKY FERREIRA – “Everything Is Embarassing”
79. DIIV, “How Long Have You Known”
80. LIARS, “No. 1 Against The Rush”
81. PORCELAIN RAFT, “Unless It Speaks From Your Heart”
82. THE WALKMEN, “Heaven”
83. TITUS ANDRONICUS, “In A Big City”
84. FRANKIE ROSE, “Interstellar”
85. LIFE & LIMB, “Nadja”
86. PURITY RING, “Fineshrine”
87. JESSIE WARE, “Wildest Moment”
88. DANNY BROWN, “Grown Up”
89. DJANGO DJANGO, “Default”
90. MERCHANDISE, “Time” 
91. JULIA HOLTER, “In The Same Room”
92. THE FRESH ONLYS, “20 Days 20 Nights”
93. SHARON VAN ETTEN, “Serpents”
94. BEACH HOUSE, “Wishes”
95. THEE OH SEES, “Flood’s New Light”
96. SPLASH, “Ever Before” 
97. BAT FOR LASHES, “Laura”
98. TAME IMPALA, “Apocalypse Now”
99. GRIZZLY BEAR, “Sleeping Ute”
100. JAPANDROIDS, “The House That Heaven Built”

FEMALE ARTIST: Angel Haze

MALE ARTIST: Kendrick Lamar

COVER
1 ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI, “Baby” (Joe & Donnie Emerson)
2. CAPITAL CITIES “Nothing Compares 2 You” (Sinead O’ Connor)
3. ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER, “I Only Have Eyes Of You”

ITALY
VOICES FROM THE LAKE, “Voices From The Lake”

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TOP VIRAL BULLSHIT (ITALY & WORLD)

MOVIE

ALBUM COVER

CITY: Chicago

AREA: Bushwick (New York)

EVENT: Sandy

VENUE: 285 Kent (Brooklyn)

BAR: The Ides (Brooklyn)

SPOTTING: Lady Gaga, Chicago, Pitchfork Music Festival

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