CDs Listened To in 2012
As music bloggers, we listen to A LOT of music. And I don't mean a regular "lot", I mean A LOT. We keep track of what albums we listen to throughout the year, just so we can go back and reflect, or perhaps to try to remember which ones we liked best (some of these albums have little stars or track numbers next to them). This comes in handy when creating our "favorite of the year" lists.
We also publish the list of what we've listened to that year, just to show you all how much time and effort actually goes into this. Now, this is only the list of ALBUMS that we listened to (or sampled - it doesn't mean that every CD on here got a full run). This doesn't include singles or trying out new artists or whatnot. So, think about HOW MUCH MUSIC IS IN OUR LIVES while you glance through this list (please GOD don't read it all!).
PS - for the record, in 2012 we listened to 688 albums. Down from the year before, but still nothing to balk at.
We also publish the list of what we've listened to that year, just to show you all how much time and effort actually goes into this. Now, this is only the list of ALBUMS that we listened to (or sampled - it doesn't mean that every CD on here got a full run). This doesn't include singles or trying out new artists or whatnot. So, think about HOW MUCH MUSIC IS IN OUR LIVES while you glance through this list (please GOD don't read it all!).
PS - for the record, in 2012 we listened to 688 albums. Down from the year before, but still nothing to balk at.
JANUARY
Tyler Hilton – Ladies and Gentlemen Something Corporate – Leaving Through The Window Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials Owl City – All Things Bright and Beautiful Panic! At The Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out Miami Horror – Illuminations Ashlee Simpson – Bittersweet World Pete Yorn – Musicforthemorningafter Jet – Get Born Jet – Shaka Rock The Maine – Pioneer Panic! At The Disco – A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out The Maine – Black & White* The Maine – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop The Maine – The Way We Talk EP Panic! At The Disco – Pretty.Odd Panic! At The Disco – Vices & Virtues Foster The People – Torches #3, 6, 8 Childish Gambino – Culdesac Childish Gambino – I Do Not Talk Childish Gambino – EP Death Cab For Cutie – Keys and Codes: The Remix EP Death Cab For Cutie – The Open Door EP Death Cab For Cutie – Codes and Keys Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs Jack Johnson – To The Sea Angels & Airwaves – Love Albums Parts One and Two (CD1) Angels & Airwaves – Love Albums Parts One and Two (CD2) Mayer Hawthorne – How Do You Do Lauren Alaina – Wildflower Scotty McCreery – Clear As Day Cloldplay – Mylo Xyloto Lenka – Two** We Shot The Moon – The Polar Bear & Cougar Rihanna – Talk That Talk David Guetta – Nothing But The Beat Snow Patrol – Fallen Empires #6,9,13, (these songs***) Snow Patrol – When It’s All Over, We Still Have To Clear Up The Cab – Symphony Soldier Gavin DeGraw – Sweeter Gavin DeGraw – Chariot James Morrison – The Awakening Aura Dione – Before The Dinosaurs ** (some singles on here, too) FEBRUARY Incubus – Light Grenades Phantogram – Eyelid Movies Phantogram – Night Life M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (CD 1) M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (CD 2) The Fray – Scars and Stories Kalenna – Chamber of Diaries Chiddy Bang – Breakfast #12*** MARCH Mason Jennings – Minnesota** Leeroy Stagger – Radiant Land Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself TOPS – Tender Opposites Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball #1,10 Estelle – All Of Me Estelle – Shine Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Deluxe Edition) (CD1) Melanie Fiona – The MF Life Adele – Live At The Royal Albert Hall Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society Tanlines – Mixed Emotions #8 Various Artists - Project X Soundtrack Emeli Sande – Our Version of Events*** Madonna – MDNA (Deluxe Edition) (CD1) Madonna – MDNA (Deluxe Edition) (CD2) The Used – Vulnerable All-American Rejects – Kids In The Street** Yeti Lane – The Echo Show** She Can’t Breathe – When The Way Is Forgotten* All-American Rejects – Kids In The Street** Dev – The Night The Sun Came Up Vacationer – Gone #1,2,all! *** Madonna – Madonna Madonna – Like A Virgin Madonna – True Blue Madonna – American Life Madonna – Ray of Light Madonna – Music Madonna – Something To Remember Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP** Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP*** APRIL Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (Deluxe Edition) Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (Deluxe Edition) Cady Groves – This Little Girl EP* Tyson – Die On The Dancefloor* Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP Tyson – Die On The Dancefloor* Tyson – Die On The Dancefloor* The Feelies – Here Before Rascal Flatts – Changed Gotye – Making Mirrors** (most tracks) fun. – Some Nights #2***, 7, 9, 11 ** Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls #4, Lionel Richie – Tuskegee** The Shins – Port Of Morrow #1**, 2*, (everything) *** Shinedown – Amaryllis * #5,6, Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP Lana Del Ray – Born To Die Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream The Shins – Port Of Morrow John Williams – The Adventures of Tin-Tin Alberto Iglesias – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Howard Shore – Hugo Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Social Network A.R. Rahman – 127 Hours John Powell – How To Train Your Dragon Hans Zimmer – Inception Michael Giacchino – Up Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes A.R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire Alexandre Desplat – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button James Newton Howard - Defiance Thomas Newman – Wall-E (finished up to 2008) Louis Armstrong – Satch Plays Fats Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald – Ella & Louis #3,11*** Louis Armstrong – Louis And The Good Book Soundtrack – Snow White Louis Armstrong – Tiger Rag Louis Armstrong – Original Artist Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – American Freedom Louis Armstrong – Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars Band Louis Armstrong – Hello, Louis! (CD1) Louis Armstrong – Hello, Louis! (CD2) Judy Garland – The Best Of (Vol. 1) Judy Garland – The Best Of (Vol. 2) Judy Garland – The Best Of (Vol. 3) Florence + the Machine – MTV Unplugged Aled Jones – You Raise Me Up: The Best Of Camilla Kerslake – S/T (CD1) Camilla Kerslake – S/T (CD2) Dario Marianelli – Atonement Marco Beltrami – 3:10 To Yuma Alberto Iglesias – The Kite Runner James Newton Howard – Michael Clayton Michael Giacchino – Rattatouille Gustavo Santaolalla – Babel (CD1) Gustavo Santaolalla – Babel (CD2) #11** Thomas Newman – The Good German Gustavo Santaolalla – Brokeback Mountain Philip Glass – Notes On A Scandal Javier Navarrete – Pan’s Labyrinth Alexandre Desplat – The Queen Akiko Tsuruga – Sweet and Funky 10,000 Maniacs – Human Conflict Number Five 10,000 Maniacs – The Wishing Chair 10,000 Maniacs – In My Tribe #8 10,000 Maniacs – Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 #11 (reminds me a lot of Vampire Weekend) 10,000 Maniacs – Our Time In Eden #9, 10,000 Maniacs – Love Among The Ruins 10,000 Maniacs – The Earth Pressed Flat A.A. Bondy – American Hearts (Dig) #1,2, * A.A. Bondy – Believers Alan Lomax – Negro Prison Blues and Songs Katy Perry – One Of The Boys Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Dibate – In The Heart Of The Moon Jan A.P. Kaczmarek – Finding Neverland John Williams – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Thomas Newman – Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events John Debney – The Passion Of The Christ Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae Andrew Belle – The Ladder Sara Bareilles – Little Voice James Newton Howard – The Village*** Howard Shore – Lord Of The Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore – Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings Gabriel Yared – Cold Mountain Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP Thomas Newman – Finding Nemo Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity EP James Horner – House of Sand and Fog Elliot Goldenthal – Frida Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Robyn – Body Talk (Pt. 1) Gwen Stefani – Love.Angel.Music.Baby. Carly Rae Jepsen – Curiosity John Williams – Catch Me If You Can Philip Glass – The Hours Thomas Newman – Road To Perdition #3,13,24,26 John Williams – A.I.: Artificial Intelligence John Williams – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Randy Newman – Monsters, Inc. Tan Dun – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Rachel Portman – Chocolat Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard – Gladiator Ennio Morricone – Malena John Williams – The Patriot John Corigliano & Joshua Bell – The Red Violin #6,7 Thomas Newman – American Beauty #1,12,17 Rachel Portman – The Cider House Rules #1,2, Gabriel Yared – The Talented Mr. Ripley Lady Gaga – A Very Gaga Holiday Lady Gaga – The Fame Lady Gaga – Marry The Night: The Remixes Lady Gaga – You And I: The Remixes Lady Gaga – The Remix Lady Gaga – Alejandro: The Remixes Stephen Warbeck – Shakespeare In Love Randy Newman – A Bug’s Life Jerry Goldsmith – Mulan (Orchestral Score) Various Artists – The Prince Of Egypt Aaron Weinstein & John Pizzarelli – Blue Too Ada Montellanico – Omaggio A Billie Holiday Aflex Combo – The Sound of Feeling Airborne – Wings of Change Henri Mancini – The Music From Peter Gunn Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me #4,5, Frank Sinatra – Only The Lonely #1,12 Backstreet Boys – Millennium Rob Thomas – Something To Be Matchbox 20 – Yourself Or Someone Like You Matchbox 20 – Mad Season Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are Matchbox 20 – Exile on Mainstream Aki Takase – Something Sweet Something Tender Josh Groban – Closer Jason Mraz – Love Is A Four Letter Word #4,6,7,10, Norah Jones – Little Broken Hearts #5,10, Van Velzen – The Rush Of Life #2,7,12 Keane - Strangeland MAY Adam Lambert – Trespassing (Deluxe Edition) Martina – Martina Quietdrive – Up Or Down* Garbage – Not Your Kind Of People** Karmin – Hello Damon Albarn – Dr. Dee** Karmin – Hello Monkey – Journey To The West* #19,21 (opera à Ben?) Vicci Martinez – Come Along (EP)*** #1-4 Sara Bareilles – Once Upon Another Time (EP)*** #1-5 Owl City – Shooting Star EP*** #1-4 Keane – Strangeland John Mayer – Born And Raised #1,3,4,6,7,8, ** Kris Allen – Thank You Camellia #2,3* (gym class heroes esque?),5(bad),7,12, Akoya Afrobeat – Presient Dey Pass Al Williams – Heart Song Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet – Folk Mond & Flower Dream Alex Bugnoon – Free Alfonzo Blackwell – Dance To This Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello – The River In Reverse Allen Toussaint – The Bright Mississippi Alvin Queen – Jammin Uptown Amos Lee – Amos Lee** #1,5**, Amos Lee – Supply and Demand** #7 Anat Cohen – Place & Time Anat Cohen – Noir Anat Cohen – Poetica Josh Kelley – Georgia Clay Josh Kelley – To Remember Ari Hest – Twelve Mondays Ari Hest – Sunset Over Hope Street Boomkat – Boomkatalog.One Griffin House – Flying Upside Down JUNE Andrew K – Serpentine Anna Maria Jopek & Pat Metheny – Upojenie Anita O’Day – Anita Sings For Oscar Andrew Wolf – Ich Adrienne Pierce – Faultline !!! – Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass Alexandra Burke – Heartbreak On Hold Hot Chip – In Our Heads*** Hot Chip – In Our Heads Hot Chip – In Our Heads Justin Bieber – Believe (Deluxe Edition)*** Usher – Looking 4 Myself*** Metric – Symmetrica Metric & Howard Shore – Cosmopolis Sam Sparro – Return To Paradise* #2,3,4,9 Colin James – Fifteen Atlantic Connection – Love Architect Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw & Whipping Cords… Linkin Park – Living Things Rush – Clockwork Angels The Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania Amy MacDonald – Life In A Beautiful Light (Deluxe Edition) Regina Spektor – What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Maximo Park – The National Health (Deluxe Edition) (CD1) Maximo Park – The National Health (Deluxe Edition) (CD2) Sigur Ros – Valtari Jack White – Blunderbuss Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – Here Grace Potter & the Nocturnals – The Lion The Beast The Beat** ZZ Top – Texicali Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Americana The Lumineers – The Lumineers** Of Monsters And Men – My Head Is An Animal** #3** Alex Clare – The Lateness of the Hour*** #1,2,6,7,12 Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man In The Universe Jimmy Fallon – Blow Your Pants Off Carrie Underwood – Blown Away** #1,2, Slash – Apocalyptic Love (Deluxe Edition) Dexys – One Day I’m Going To Soar The Beach Boys – That’s Why God Made The Radio #1,8, Emeli Sande – Our Version Of Events Maroon 5 – Overexposed Maroon 5 – Overexposed John Turner – Punching Bag Joe Walsh – Analog Man Haley Reinhart – Listen Up!*** Marcus Collins – Marcus Collins*** Marcus Collins – Marcus Collins Neon Trees – Picture Show Sigur Ros – Valtari *** Kimbra – Vows*** Regina Spektor – What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Cedar Park – Way Back Home Flo Rida – Wild Ones The Offspring – Days Go By R. Kelly – Write Me Back (Deluxe Edition) U22: A 22 Track Live Collection from U2360 (CD1) U22: A 22 Track Live Collection from U2360 (CD2) Asia – XXX (Deluxe Edition) Adele – Live At The Royal Albert Hall Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Trouble #4*, Ben Howard – Every Kingdom* #3,6, Beach House – Bloom Walk The Moon – Walk The Moon* 2 Girls – Fallin Angel (WORST) Cold Cassette – Small Town Smoker Freezepop – Imaginary Friends Fear Falls Burning – Frenzy Of The Absolute Fedde Le Grand – Output (Limited Edition) (CD1) |
JULY
Far East Movement – Dirty Bass (Deluxe Edition) Flo Rida – Wild Ones Flo Rida – Wild Ones Chris Brown – Fortune (Deluxe Edition) Korn – Path To Totality Morgan Page – In The Air Skrillex – Bangarang EP Skrillex –Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Skrillex – My Name Is Skrillex Beach Boys – That’s Why God Made The Radio Pnau – Soft Universe Netsky – 2 Benjamin Paulin – 2 Serj Tankian – Harakiri Lazerhawk – Visitors Senses Fail – Follow Your Bliss: The Best Of (CD1) Senses Fail – Follow Your Bliss: The Best Of (CD2) Duran Duran – A Diamond in the Mind (Live 2011) Casey Abrams – Casey Abrams #1,2,3,5, ** We The Kings – Party, Fun, Love & Radio EP The Roseline – Vast As Sky I’m Happiest When – Sleepy Feet ** Lemolo – The Kaleidoscope Beyonce – Dangerously In Love America – America America – Hat Trick* America – Homecoming America – Hearts America – America’s Greatest Hits: History The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Live Session EP The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Out Of Frequency** #11 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Around the Bend EP The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – The Sun Ain’t Shining No More. Remixed. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour – Fruit Lovedrug – EP Pt. 1 Lovedrug – EP Pt. 2 Lovedrug – EP Pt. 3 Lana Del Rey – Lana Del Rey EP The Wonder Years – 2007 Tour EP The Wonder Years – Suburbia I’ve Given You All and Now I’m Nothing Monster Rally – Deep Sea EP I Am Oak – Nowhere or Tammensaari #6 Scott DuBois – Landscape Scripture Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band – One Of My Kind #9,10* Karl Wolf – Finally Free #1,2,3(unexpected),5,6,crazy4u, 15 Dirty Projectors – Swing Low Magellan The Audience – Hearts Lady Gaga – The Fame Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball** Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror* Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas Best Coast – The Only Place* Japandroids – Celebration Rock Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music Nas – Life Is Good Hank Williams Jr. – Old School New Rules Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart (Deluxe Edition) ** With The Punches – Seams & Stitches Alexandre Tharaud & Frederic Chopin – Preludes ** Frederic Chopin – Concertos Pour Pianos & Orchestre Michael Van Der Aa - Van der Aa: Spaces of Blank, Mask, Imprint** #2,3, Michael Van Der Aa - Van der Aa: Here Trilogy Hans Abrahamsen - Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee Various Artists - The New Danes Various Artists - L'Homme Armé: Works for Solo Cello ** Various Artists - Abrahamsen: Works for Sinfonietta Kontra Quartet - Abrahamsen / Ruders: String Quartets Gabriel Estarellas - Antón García Abril - Gabriel Estarellas Antón García Abril - Canción Española de Concierto / Spanish Songs. CD 5. Ángel Ódena, Elena de la Merced, José Ferrero, Rubén Fernández Aguirre & Alejandro Zabala (2012) Antón García Abril - Canción Española de Concierto / Spanish Songs. CD 1. Ainhoa Arteta, Gabriel Bermúdez, Nancy F. Herrera & Rubén Fernández Aguirre (2012) Antón García Abril - Canción Española de Concierto / Spanish Songs. CD 2. José Bros, Ana María Sánchez, José Antonio López & Alejandro Zabala (2012) Antón García Abril - Canción Española de Concierto / Spanish Songs. CD 3. María Bayo, José Manuel Zapata, Ofelia Sala & Rubén Fernández Aguirre (2012) Antón García Abril - Canción Española de Concierto / Spanish Songs. CD 4. Isabel Rey, Joan Martín-Royo, María José Montiel & Alejandro Zabala (2012) Antón García Abril - Canción Española de Concierto / Spanish Songs. CD 5. Ángel Ódena, Elena de la Merced, José Ferrero, Rubén Fernández Aguirre & Alejandro Zabala (2012) John Luther Adams – songbirdsong Stephen Drury (Artist), Scott Deal (Artist), Callithumpian Consort (Artist),John Luther Adams (Composer) – Four Thousand Holes Thomas Ades – Ades: Anthology (Disc 1) Thomas Ades – Ades: Anthology (Disc 2) Thomas Ades - Tevot, Violin Concerto, Couperin Dances Milos (Artist), Milos Karadaglic (Performer), Astor Pantaleon Piazzolla(Composer), Osvaldo Farres (Composer), Carlos Gardel (Composer), Heitor Villa-Lobos (Composer), Augustin Barrios (Composer), n/a(Conductor) – Passion Kathleen Ferrier - Complete Emi Recordings (Disc 1) Kathleen Ferrier - Complete Emi Recordings (Disc 2) Kathleen Ferrier - Complete Emi Recordings (Disc 3) Noah Stewart – Noah A. Bruckner (Artist), Sir Simon Rattle (Conductor) – Symphony No 9 Russel Watson – Anthems Avi Avital (Artist), Shalev Ad-El (Performer), Ophira Zakai (Performer), Ira Givol (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), n/a (Conductor),Kammerakademie Potsdam (Orchestra) – Bach Broadway (Artist), Don Black (Artist), Ivan Menchell (Artist), Laura Osnes(Performer), Jeremy Jordan (Performer), Frank Wildhorn(Composer) - Bonnie & Clyde - Original Broadway Cast Recording Alfie Boe – Alfie The Early November – In Currents ** Fibes, Oh Fibes! – Album * Elton John & Pnau – Good Morning To The Night *** #1, Tim Souster (Composer), Michael Alcorn (Composer), Gavin Bryars(Composer), James [2] MacMillan (Composer), Stephen Montague(Composer) – Ghost Stories Joseph Flummerfelt – Legacy John Luther Adams – The Light That Fills The World John Luther Adams – Red Arc/Blue Veil AUGUST The Gaslight Anthem – Handwritten (Deluxe Edition)** Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) (Artist), Arturo Toscanini (Conductor)(Artist), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Artist) - Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra (CD 1) Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) (Artist), Arturo Toscanini (Conductor)(Artist), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Artist) - Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra (CD 2) Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) (Artist), Arturo Toscanini (Conductor)(Artist), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Artist) - Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra (CD 3) Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) (Artist), Arturo Toscanini (Conductor)(Artist), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Artist) - Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra (CD 4) Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) (Artist), Arturo Toscanini (Conductor)(Artist), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Artist) - Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra (CD 5) Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), New York Philharmonic(Performer) - Bernstein Favorites: Children's Classics Motion City Soundtrack – Go Daniele Negroni – Crazy Variety Lights – Central Flow Glen Hansard – Rhythm and Repose Herve - Pick Me Up, Sort Me Out, Calm Me Down Paper Route – The Peace of Wild Things ** Ewan McLennan – The Last Bird to Sing ** Dappled Cities – Lake Air * Sara Gazarek – Blossom & Bee ** #3,4,10, Go Periscope – Wasted Youth * Passion Pit – Gossamer ** Joss Stone – The Soul Sessions Vol. 2 * Jens Lekman – An Argument with Myself Jens Lekman – I Know What Love Isn’t * Alexandre Tharaud (Performer), Barbara Hendricks(Performer), Samson Francois (Performer), Alexis Weissenberg (Performer),Bach (Composer), Verdi (Composer), Pachelbel (Composer), Chopin(Composer), Rachmaninoff (Composer), Riccardo Muti (Conductor), Sir Neville Marriner (Conductor), Sir Simon Rattle (Conductor), Sir Adrian Boult(Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Orchestra), Choir of King s College (Orchestra),Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (Orchestra - Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album Romantic Piano for Reading (Artist) - Tribute to Fifty Shades Darker - 50 Shades of Grey Music Romantic Piano for Reading (Artist) - Tribute to Fifty Shades of Grey 50 Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer),Claude Debussy (Composer), Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Composer),Frederic Chopin (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Antonin Dvorak(Composer), Leos Janacek (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach(Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) - The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe (Disc 1) Johann Pachelbel (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer),Claude Debussy (Composer), Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Composer),Frederic Chopin (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Antonin Dvorak(Composer), Leos Janacek (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach(Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) - The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe (Disc 2) Various Artists - The 99 Most Essential Relaxing Classics Wild Nothing – Nocturne Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo, Magellan Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo, Magellan Various Artists - 99 Must-Have Chillout Classics Various Artists - The 99 Most Essential Cello Masterpieces Torleif Thedeen - Bach, J.S.: 6 Suites For Solo Cello, Bwv 1007-1012 (Disc 1) Torleif Thedeen - Bach, J.S.: 6 Suites For Solo Cello, Bwv 1007-1012 (Disc 2) Torleif Thedéen - The Great Cello Concertos Torleif Thedeen - Brahms: Cello Sonatas Torleif Thedeen - Sibelius: Complete Music For Cello And Piano Torleif Thedeen - Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Syd Arthur – On And On Matthew Dear – Beams Shovels and Rope – O’ Be Joyful * So Much Light – Supine/Spellbound Old Time Machine – Old Time Machine Damien Leight – Now and Then * David Archuleta – Begin Yellowcard – Southern Air * Yellowcard – Southern Air Six60 – Six60 (CD1)* Bloc Party – Four (Deluxe Edition) Zac Brown Band – Uncaged Frank Ocean – Channel Orange Nathan Pacheco - Introducing Nathan Pacheco EP Ludovico Einaudi - Una Mattina Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire Ludovico Einaudi - Le Onde Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni Ludovico Einaudi, Ballakè Sissoko - Diario Mali Ludovico Einaudi - La Scala: Concert 03 03 03 (Disc 1) Ludovico Einaudi - La Scala: Concert 03 03 03 (Disc 2) Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal - Holst: The Planets Yo-Yo Ma - Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone Erik Hassle – We Dance Owl City – The Midsummer Station Owl City – The Midsummer Station Owl City – The Midsummer Station Rita Ora – Ora (Deluxe Edition) Jeanne Golan - Ullmann: Complete Piano Sonatas (Disc 1) Jeanne Golan - Ullmann: Complete Piano Sonatas (Disc 2) Andrew Morgrelia - Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Jorge Federico Osorio – Salon Mexicano Anssi Karttunen – Lindberg: Chamber Works Various Artists - The 50 Greatest Performances of Classical Music Various Artists - The Greatest Classical Music Ever! 50 Best Romantic Classical Music (Disc 1) Various Artists - The Greatest Classical Music Ever! 50 Best Romantic Classical Music (Disc 2) Various Artists - The Greatest Classical Music Ever! 50 Best Romantic Classical Music (Disc 3) Various Artists - The Greatest Classical Music Ever! Für Elise - 50 Best Classical Piano (Disc 1) Various Artists - The Greatest Classical Music Ever! Für Elise - 50 Best Classical Piano (Disc 2) Various Artists - The Greatest Classical Music Ever! Für Elise - 50 Best Classical Piano (Disc 3) Mikhail Pletnev - Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905" Russian National Orchestra - Shchedrin: Carmen Suite; Naughty Limericks; The Chimes Russian National Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony Nos. 5 & 7 Russian National Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony No.6 - "Pastoral"; Symphony No.8 Denis Matsuev - Matsuev - Liszt. With M. Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra (Disc 1) Denis Matsuev - Matsuev - Liszt. With M. Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra (Disc 2) Vladimir Feltsman, Mikhail Pletnev, Russian National Symphony Orchestra - Rachmaninoff: Elegy, Six Preludes, Piano Concerto No. 3 Russian National Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos.1-3; The Bells; Symphonic Dances (Disc 1) Russian National Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos.1-3; The Bells; Symphonic Dances (Disc 2) Russian National Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos.1-3; The Bells; Symphonic Dances (Disc 3) Russian National Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Symphonies Nos.1-3; The Bells; Symphonic Dances (Disc 4) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 1) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 2) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 3) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 4) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 5) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 6) Russian National Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies (Disc 7) John Ogdon/John Alldis Choir/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniell Revenaugh - Busoni - Piano Concerto John Ogdon/Emil Gilels - Beethoven: Piano Variations (Disc 1) John Ogdon/Emil Gilels - Beethoven: Piano Variations (Disc 2) |
SEPTEMBER
Jesse Harris – Sub Rosa Boys Like Girls – Crazy World EP William Beckett – Winds Will Change EP We The Kings – Sunshine State of Mind The Very Best – MTMTMK Bravestation – Giants and … Erin McCarley – My Stadium Electric Matchbox 20 – North Pet Shop Boys – Elysium Wax Tailor – Dusty Rainbow from the Dark Vladimir Ashkenazy (Artist, Conductor), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky(Composer), St. Petersburg Chamber Choir (Orchestra), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Leningrad Military Orchestra (Orchestra), St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) - Virtuoso Series: Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Andrei Gavrilov (Artist), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), n/a(Conductor) - Virtuoso Series: Bach Goldberg Variations Various Artists - The Art of Renee Fleming Chris Botti – When I Fall In Love** #2,6,7, Chris Botti – Impressions Chris Botti – Chris Botti in Boston Chris Botti – Italia Chris Botti – December Harry Connick Jr – Harry For The Holidays No Doubt – Push and Shove * Green Day - Uno G.O.O.D. Music – Cruel Summer Kurt Elling - 1619 Broadway - The Brill Building Project #8**, 10** Isabelle Faust - Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, vol.2 Benjamin Grosvenor - Chopin, Liszt, Ravel Benjamin Grosvenor – This & That Yuja Wang – Fantasia John Eliot Gardiner – Bach: Motets Gabrieli Consort and Players, Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Paul McCreesh - Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, 1837 Quatuor Ébène - Mozart String Quartets Alphabeat – Express Non-Stop Bob Dylan – Tempest Dave Matthews Band – Away From The World (Deluxe Version)* #3, The Avett Brothers – Carpenter*** Little Big Twon – Tornado #3 The XX – Coexist David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant* #1,4,10, ZZ Top – La Futura Calexico – Algiers* Chris Robinson Brotherhood – The Magic Door Raveonettes – Observator Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra – Theatre Is Evil* #12 (Mass Ave) Kix Brooks – New To This Town #1 NOFX – Self Entitled DMX – Undisputed (surprisingly ok – including the female vocals) Hoobastank – Fight or Flight Mint Condition – Music @ The Speed Of Life #11 Sea Wolf – Old World Romance Daddy Yankee – Prestige The Helio Sequence – Negotiations* Cat Power – Sun* Melissa Etheridge – 4th Street Feeling (Deluxe Edition) Lecrae – Gravity Imagine Dragons – Night Visions * #5, Bob Mould – Silver Age #3, Animal Collective – Centipede Hz Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – Rattle Them Bones (Deluxe Edition) #10 Ian Hunter & the Rant Band – When I’m President Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon Stars – The North Encores! Cast Recording – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes** The Sheepdogs – The Sheepdogs Timomatic – Timomatic Quatuor Ébène - Debussy, Fauré, Ravel: String Quartets Renaud Capuçon/Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas Angelich/Quatuor Ébène/Gérard Caussé - Fauré Complete chamber music for strings (Disc 1) Renaud Capuçon/Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas Angelich/Quatuor Ébène/Gérard Caussé - Fauré Complete chamber music for strings (Disc 2) Renaud Capuçon/Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas Angelich/Quatuor Ébène/Gérard Caussé - Fauré Complete chamber music for strings (Disc 3) Renaud Capuçon/Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas Angelich/Quatuor Ébène/Gérard Caussé - Fauré Complete chamber music for strings (Disc 4) Renaud Capuçon/Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas Angelich/Quatuor Ébène/Gérard Caussé - Fauré Complete chamber music for strings (Disc 5) OCTOBER Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 1) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 2) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 3) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 4) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 1) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 2) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 3) Itzhak Perlman - Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Disc 4) Lang Lang – Chopin Daniel Barenboim - Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 (Disc 1) Daniel Barenboim - Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 (Disc 2) Daniel Barenboim - Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14 (Disc 3) Deadmau5 – album title goes here Cher Lloyd – Sticks & Stones Zedd – Clarity Ellie Goulding – Halycon (Deluxe Edition) Ellie Goulding – Halycon (Deluxe Edition) Matt & Kim – Lightning Chris Rene – I’m Right Here Brandy – Two Eleven (Deluxe) Jason Aldean – Night Train Mika – The Origin of Love (US Deluxe) Icona Pop – Iconic EP** Taylor Swift – Red* Brandon Heath – Blue Mountain* NOVEMBER Scooter – Music For A Big Night Out Photek – KU:PALM Crystal Castles – III San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas - Adams: Harmonielehre - Short Ride in a Fast Machine London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Fritz Kreisler, Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Leo Blech - Kreisler Plays Beethoven & Mendelssohn Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Knappertbusch - The Hans Knappertsbusch Legacy (Disc 1) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Knappertbusch - The Hans Knappertsbusch Legacy (Disc 2) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch - Knappertsbusch & The Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra (Disc 1) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Knappertsbusch - Knappertsbusch & The Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra (Disc 2) Otto Klemperer & Robert Casadesus & Dimitri Mitropoulos & New York Philharmonic Orchestra & Hans Knappertsbusch & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Rias Symphony Orchestra Berlin - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor" - Haydn: Symphony No. 94 & 101 (Remastered) Philharmonic De Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay, Rias So, Elfriede Trotschel, Annelies Herrfruth, Peter Anders, Joseph Metternich, Josef Greindl - Ferenc Fricsay 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic - 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker Wilhelm Kempff, The Vienna Octet, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Unwind with Brahms #2 Berlin Philharmonic String Quintet - Dvorak: String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 Berlin Philharmonic Horn Quartet - Four Corners! Lana Del Rey – Paradise JLS – Evolution (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 1) JLS – Evolution (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2) Chris Wallace – Push Rewind One Direction – Take Me Home Christina Aguilera – Lotus (Deluxe Edition) Green Day – Dos! Rihanna – Unapologetic Rihanna – Unapologetic Outasight – Nights Like These DECEMBER Pitbull – Global Warming (Deluxe Edition) Leona Lewis – Glassheart (Deluxe Edition) Leona Lewis – Glassheart (Deluxe Edition) Bridgit Mendler – Hello My Name Is… Example – The Evolution of Man (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 1) Example – The Evolution of Man (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2) Lawson – Chapman Square (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 1) Lawson – Chapman Square (Deluxe Edition) (Disc 2) Ke$ha – Warrior (Deluxe Edition) Grizzly Bear – Shields Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox Lindsey Stirling – Lindsey Stirling Farrah Abraham – My Teenage Dream Ended Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox Chorus of the Kirov Opera, St. Petersburg - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Sufjan Stevens - Silver & Gold (Disc 1) Sufjan Stevens - Silver & Gold (Disc 2) Sufjan Stevens - Silver & Gold (Disc 3) Sufjan Stevens - Silver & Gold (Disc 4) Sufjan Stevens - Silver & Gold (Disc 5) The Lumineers – The Lumineers Big Boi – Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors ** #11, Andy Stott – Luxury Problems GOOD Music – Cruel Summer Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist JD McPherson – Signs & Signifiers Walk The Moon – Walk The Moon Elle Varner – Perfectly Imperfect Rye Rye – Go! Pop! Bang! Solange – True Santigold – Master of My Make-Believe Twin Shadow – Confess Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar Passenger – All The Little Lights Muse – The 2nd Law Florida Georgia Line – Here’s To The Good Times The Killers – Battle Born Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE Ke$ha – Warrior Michael Buble – Christmas (Deluxe) All-American Rejects – Flatline EP Dropkick Murphys – Signed and Sealed in Blood |