2012年没听什么，上半年还是在反复循环Destroyer以及其它Dan Bejar相关乐队的作品。下半年Swans和GYBE的新专辑是救星。顺便大赞The Quietus。这家今年的年度最佳专辑选了《The Seer》，还写了今年最好的Michael Gira访谈。Swans 2010年那张复出专辑也在我的个人最佳之列，而当时The Quietus就开始连续地做Michael Gira的采访。今年就是还和去年一样，特别偏爱个别几张，所以选19佳选得很吃力。10张都好难选的。后面一些排名比较草率，因为说实话，有几张水平差不多。除掉因为牛的推荐才听到的几张冷门碟比如《Erop》什么的，靠后的几张和Swans差距那是太大了。
以下是简略榜单。带封面的去看我的年鉴［2006-2012］。其中还包括今年看演出的清单。
1 The Seer by Swans
2 ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
3 Architecture Of Loss by Valgeir Sigurðsson
4 The Something Rain by Tindersticks
5 Heaven by The Walkmen
6 Rework_ by Philip Glass
7 Erop by The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation
8 If We Get There One Day, Would You Please Open The Gates? by Leech
9 Maserati VII by Maserati
10 Palimpsest by Sylvain Chauveau & Stephan Mathieu
11 Anastasis by Dead Can Dance
12 Lusury Problems by Andy Stott
13 Mature Themes by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
14 WIXIW by Liars
15 Slaughterhouse by Ty Segall Band
16 Spooky Action At A Distance by Lotus Plaza
17 An Awesome Wave by ∆
18 With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery by Moonface
19 A Thing Called Divine Fits by Divine Fits