Favorite Albums of 2012

Several sites, magazines, radio shows, and blogs have already put out lists with their favorite albums of 2012.  So what. 
If you haven't heard any of these albums, I recommend looking them up and at the very least listening to the track I've listed.  Here's my favorites, a little late, in no particular order with a recommended track listed below each:

 

Imagine Dragons "Night Visions"
Recommended:  "On Top of the World"

Dr John  "Locked Down"
Recommended:  "Revolution" 

Mumford & Sons  "Babel"

Recommended:  "Below My Feet"

Theophilus London (remixes)  "Timez Are Weird These Nights"

Recommended:  "I Stand Alone (Skream Remix)" 

Alabama Shakes "Boys & Girls"

Recommended:  "Hold On" 

fun.  "Some Nights"

Recommended:  "Some Nights"

 Passion Pit  "Gossamer"

Recommended:  "Carried Away"

 Jack White  "Blunderbuss"

Recommended:  "Sixteen Saltines"

 

Jesca Hoop  "The House That Jack Built"

Recommended:  "When I'm Asleep" 

Of Monsters and Men  "My Head Is an Animal"

Recommended:  "Mountain Sound"  (North American Release)

OTHER NOTABLE ALBUMS:

San Cisco  "San Cisco"   Recommended:  "Fred Astaire"

The Avett Brothers  "The Carpenter"  Recommended:  "Live and Die"

Band of Horses  "Mirage Rock"  Recommended:  "Knock Knock"

Alex Winston  "King Con"  Recommended:  "Medicine"