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BEST ALBUMS OF 2012 [11-15]

11. Tomas Barfod – Salton Sea

Danish drummer and electronic producer Tomas Barfod is known for his work with WhoMadeWho and collaborations with fellow Danish beatmaker Kasper Bjørke under the artist name Filur. His 2012 solo album Salton Sea takes his music to a new level. Favorite track is November Skies...




12. Passion Pit – Gossamer

Passion Pit is an American indie band from Cambridge, Massachussets. Their 2009 debut album Manners included the fave tunes Little Secrets and Sleepyhead. Their second album Gossamer was released in 2012. Opening track is Take A Walk...

13. Taken By Trees – Other Worlds

Taken By Trees is the solo project of Swedish singer-songwriter Victoria Bergsman. In 2009, she released a stunning cover of Guns'n'Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine. Her 2012 album Other Worlds was inspired by a trip to Hawaii. Here's the track Dreams...

14. Van She – Idea of Happiness

Van She is an Austrialian electro pop band founded in 2002. The 2008 debut album V was released on Aussie indie imprint Modular Recordings. So was their 2012 follow-up Idea of Happiness. Here's the title track...

Another cool track from the album is Jamaica, which comes with a tropi-cool remix by Plastic Plates...

15. Lana Del Rey – Born to Die -- The Paradise Edition

Born To Die is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Elisabeth Grant aka Lana Del Rey. It was released in early 2012, then re-released towards the end of the year as The Paradise Edition, containing eight additional tracks.

Here's Video Games which was released as a single in 2011 and featured on the album in 2012...

There's been a continuous stream of Lana Del Rey remixes since the album came out, including reworks of Video Games, Born To Die, Blue Jeans and National Anthem (from the original album release) as well as Ride and Blue Velvet (from the Paradise Edition), most of which are posted on the Lana Del Rey Soundcloud stream. Favorite rework is the RAC mix of Blue Jeans...

TAKE A WALK

STARRY EYED

British electronic folk artist Ellie Goulding is appearing at the Rock and Roll Hotel in DC tonite. Unfortunately, the gig is sold out and has been for a while, as this is one of the definitive "don't miss" musical events this spring.

Ellie Goulding won over her home audience with the debut album Lights that went straight to number one on the UK album chart last year. She's now set to capture an American audience as well, releasing her album in the U.S. this month and going on an extensive tour of the states.

The first U.S. single released from the album is Starry Eyed, an upbeat tune combining electronic sounds with folksy chords and vocals.

Ellie makes a welcome guest appearance on Passion Pit's Sleepyhead.