Category: BEST OF 2012

The alarm clock of MAGNET's veteran movie scribe Jud Cost started ringing just in time to roust him out of

When they’re not touring, the Walkmen are scattered, with two guys in Brooklyn, two in Philly and one in New

25. John K. Samson | Provincial (Anti-) The subjects on the debut solo album by the frontman for Winnipeg’s the Weakerthans could

MAGNET's A.D. Amorosi picks the best reissues of the year. 1 Johnny Cash The Complete Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) 2 Lee

MAGNET's Matt Ryan picks the best hard-rock releases of the year. 1 Black Breath Sentenced To Life (Southern Lord) 2

MAGNET's Hobart Rowland picks the best singer/songwriter releases of the year. 1 Beth Orton Sugaring Season (Anti-) 2 Alejandro Escovedo

MAGNET's Justin Hampton picks the best electronic releases of the year. 1 Death Grips The Money Store (Epic) 2 Hundred

MAGNET's Andrew Earles picks the best metal releases of the year. 1 Christian Mistress Possessed (Relapse) 2 Pallbearer Sorrow And

MAGNET's Bill Meyer picks the best jazz/improv releases of the year. 1 Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith & Louis Moholo-Moholo Ancestors

MAGNET's Devon Leger picks the best indie-roots releases of the year. 1 Mumford & Sons Daytrotter Stopover Sessions (Daytrotter) 2 Old

Magnet's Bryan Reed picks the best punk/hardcore releases of the year. 1 White Lung Sorry (Deranged) 2 K-Holes Dismania (Hardly

MAGNET's j. poet picks the best world-music releases of the year. 1 TriBeCaStan New Deli (Evergreen) 2 Balkan Beat Box

MAGNET's Raymond Cummings picks the best noise releases of the year. 1 Penny Royale This Town (Sleepy Hollows Editions) 2

MAGNET's Elliott Sharp picks the best hip-hop releases of the year. 1 Kendrick Lamar Good Kid, m.A.A.d City (Interscope/Aftermath/Top Dawg)