CHRY’S Best of 2012

In case you missed out on CHRY’s Best of 2012 countdown shows, here they are! Take a listen and enjoy!

– CHRY’s Music Department

Download Part 1 here.

Download Part 2 here.

 

Best of 2012 – The Night Shift Top 40

The Night Shift airs Friday nights/Saturday mornings @ midnight with hosts Luca Capone and James Gill. 

The Night Shift’s Favourite Albums of 2012

1.        Frank Ocean– Channel Orange

2.        Grizzly Bear – Shields

3.        Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians

4.        Christian Scott – Christian aTunde Adjuah

5.        Michael Kiwanuka – Home Again

6.        Brasstronaut– Mean Sun

7.        Patrick Watson – Adventures In Your Own Backyard

8.        A Tribe Called Red – A Tribe Called Red

9.        Tame Impala – Lonerism

10.     Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!

11.     Flying Lotus – Until The Quite Comes

12.     Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man

13.     Shigeto– Lineage

14.     Evening Hymns – Spectral Dusk

15.     The Darcys – Aja

16.     Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes

17.     Mo Kenney – Mo Kenney

18.     Young Mother– Future Classics

19.     Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls

20.     Souljazz Orchestra – Solidarity

21.     Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough

22.     Metz – Metz

23.     Mac Demarco – 2

24.     The Antlers – Undersea

25.     Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt

26.     CFCF– Exercises

27.     Robert Glasper – Black Radio

28.     Peaking Lights – Lucifer

29.     Sharon Von Etten – Tramp

30.     The Men – Open Your Heart

31.     Gonjasufi – MU.ZZ.LE

32.     Carminho– Alma

33.     Sigur Ros – Valtari

34.     Crystal Castles – III

35.     Julie Doiron – So Many Days

36.     Trust – TRST

37.     Eight And A Half – Eight And A Half

38.     Titus Andronicus – Local Business

39.     Cadence Weapon – Hope in Dirty City

40.     Eccodek – Living The Live

 

Best of 2012

The New Wax Show ran it’s best of 2012 list over the past two weeks, but I thought I’d post my own personal list here for the approval/annoyance/comment trollers of the world to discuss. So go ahead and go people. – Ian Gormely, Music Director. 

10. The Men – Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones)

9. White Lung – Sorry (Deranged)

8. Blood Diamonds – Phone Sex EP (4AD)

7. Eamon McGrath – Young Canadians (White Whale)

6. Tame Impala – Lonerism (Modular)

5. Grimes – Visions (Arbutus)

4. Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory (Carpark)

3. Frank Ocean  – Channel Orange (Def Jam)

2. How to Dress Well – Total Loss (Acephale)

1. Japandroids – Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)