While 2012 didn\u2019t host the end of the world, it did produce some interesting new music. Here are a few of the more notable albums released in 2012.<\/p>\n
Ben Folds Five came out of the woodwork to release their first album since 1999. The Sound of the Life of the Mind <\/em>is a full-length disc featuring Ben Folds\u2019 creative ability to combine catchy tunes with meaningful words and, as usual, some kick-ass piano.<\/p>\n Another great new album is There\u2019s No Leaving Now<\/em> by The Tallest Man On Earth (the moniker of Swedish musician Kristian Matsson). Like his past releases, this album is also full of heartfelt, folky tunes. When listening, you can almost picture him sitting on the stage of some ill-lit coffee shop, playing his acoustic guitar as the audience swoons over his quirky voice while sipping cappuccinos.<\/p>\n Pseudo-local favourites Mother Mother have also come out with a new record, The Sticks.<\/em> While their tunes are still funky, their maturation is also quite evident, as this record displays a level of professionalism sophistication not heard in earlier releases.<\/p>\n From just across the water, Vancouver-based duo The Zolas released their sophomore album, Ancient Mars.<\/em> Ancient Mars<\/em> sticks with their piano-rock style, but adds a more serious tone to their previous fun-filled songs. This is demonstrated in songs like \u201cAncient Mars\u201d and \u201cLocal Swan.\u201d Wintersleep also came out with a new album. Hello Hum <\/em>is their fifth full-length in just under a decade, and is an excellent addition to the record collection of any indie-rock fan.<\/p>\n New to the scene are Colorado rockers The Lumineers, who released their debut self-titled album in 2012. An album full of folk rock, The Lumineers<\/em> also saw critical acclaim with its hit single \u201cHo Hey.\u201d<\/p>\n Lana Del Rey burst on to the music scene last year with her album Born to Die. <\/em>Until the release of the title-track single, \u201cBorn to Die,<\/em>\u201d Del Rey was practically unheard of. Now she\u2019s one of the biggest up-and-coming artists out there. Her unique raspy voice has managed to entrance the minds of listeners worldwide.<\/p>\n What may be one of the best albums of 2012 comes from Canadian music vets Stars. The North,<\/em> their seventh studio disc, continues to build their legacy, featuring such songs as \u201cTheory of Relativity\u201d and \u201cThe 400.\u201d This newest installment keeps in tune with past releases, blending together their eclectic lyrics, electric instruments, and indie-rock vibe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While 2012 didn\u2019t host the end of the world, it did produce some interesting new music. Here are a few of the more notable albums released in 2012. Ben Folds Five came out of the woodwork to release their first album since 1999. The Sound of the Life of the Mind is a full-length disc […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts","category-january-9-2013"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5478"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5604,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions\/5604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}