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BIH’s 2012 Part One: Welcome To The Apocalypse (Preamble)* Top 10 Albums: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do — Fiona Apple What We Saw From The Cheap Seats — Regina Spektor Sorrow And Extinction — Pallbearer Into The Lair Of The Sun God — Dawnbringer Who’s Feeling Young Now? — Punch Brothers Positive Force — Delicate Steve Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees — Liberteer 151a — Kishi Bashi Beware And Be Grateful — Maps & Atlases Some Nights — fun. Honorable Mentions (alphabetical by artist): Ice Level — Ava Luna The Devil’s Resolve — Barren Earth Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads — Dustin Wong De Vermis Mysteriis — High On Fire Half Blood — Horseback Hospitality — Hospitality Composed — Jherek Bischoff Iron Balls Of Steel — Loincloth To Solemn Ash — Rising Harmonicraft — Torche Top 20 Songs (alphabetical by song title, because I don’t want to rank them, and why not?)**: “Be Good (Lion’s Song)” - Gregory Porter “Call Me Maybe” - Carly Rae Jepsen “Comeback Kid” - Sleigh Bells “Emmylou” - First Aid Kit “GROT” - St. Vincent  “Gun Has No Trigger” - Dirty Projectors “I Love It” - Icona Pop “Lots” - Dan Deacon “March To The Sea” - Baroness “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us” - The Darkness “Payphone” - Maroon5 f/Wiz Khalifa “Please Forgive My Heart” - Bobby Womack “Pyramids” - Frank Ocean “Ruin” - Cat Power “Sleeping Ute” - Grizzly Bear “Tell Her” - Dent May “The House That Heaven Built” - Japandroids “Walk The Furrows” - Bowerbirds “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967” - John Mayer “Whispering World” - Royal Thunder Five Disappointments: Sleigh Bells’s sophomore effort (except “Comeback Kid”) Dan Harmon getting fired from Community OKC Thunder losing in the NBA Finals getting 6 rejections from various grad schools (but I did get 3 acceptances!) the final chapter of A Visit From The Goon Squad (which I finally read in February) Top 10 Albums To Which I Am Most Looking Forward***: Major — Fang Island Yellow & Green — Baroness TBA — Coheed & Cambria**** TBA — Ben Folds Five channel ORANGE — Frank Ocean Swing Lo Magellan — Dirty Projectors Love This Giant — David Byrne & St. Vincent The Janus Mirror — Emanuel & The Fear Sun — Cat Power The 2nd Law — Muse According To last.fm, My Most Listened Artists Over The Last 6 Months: Regina Spektor Queen Radiohead Delicate Steve Punch Brothers Liberteer Genesis John Mayer Jethro Tull Cat Stevens *Bonus points to anyone who knows this reference. **I subconsciously selected only songs that did not appear on any of my favorite albums. After realizing I did this, I was happy with that choice. Suffice it to say, many of my favorite songs do come from my favorite albums, but for the sake of non-repetition, I kept it the way it was. ***Yeah, gross, prepositions. ****I’m not even sure this album is coming out in 2012, but they are finished recording it, so I’m assuming. View high resolution

BIH’s 2012 Part One: Welcome To The Apocalypse (Preamble)*

Top 10 Albums:

  1. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do — Fiona Apple
  2. What We Saw From The Cheap Seats — Regina Spektor
  3. Sorrow And Extinction — Pallbearer
  4. Into The Lair Of The Sun God — Dawnbringer
  5. Who’s Feeling Young Now? — Punch Brothers
  6. Positive Force — Delicate Steve
  7. Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees — Liberteer
  8. 151a — Kishi Bashi
  9. Beware And Be Grateful — Maps & Atlases
  10. Some Nights — fun.

Honorable Mentions (alphabetical by artist):

  • Ice Level — Ava Luna
  • The Devil’s Resolve — Barren Earth
  • Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads — Dustin Wong
  • De Vermis Mysteriis — High On Fire
  • Half Blood — Horseback
  • Hospitality — Hospitality
  • Composed — Jherek Bischoff
  • Iron Balls Of Steel — Loincloth
  • To Solemn Ash — Rising
  • Harmonicraft — Torche

Top 20 Songs (alphabetical by song title, because I don’t want to rank them, and why not?)**:

  • “Be Good (Lion’s Song)” - Gregory Porter
  • “Call Me Maybe” - Carly Rae Jepsen
  • “Comeback Kid” - Sleigh Bells
  • “Emmylou” - First Aid Kit
  • “GROT” - St. Vincent 
  • “Gun Has No Trigger” - Dirty Projectors
  • “I Love It” - Icona Pop
  • “Lots” - Dan Deacon
  • “March To The Sea” - Baroness
  • “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us” - The Darkness
  • “Payphone” - Maroon5 f/Wiz Khalifa
  • “Please Forgive My Heart” - Bobby Womack
  • “Pyramids” - Frank Ocean
  • “Ruin” - Cat Power
  • “Sleeping Ute” - Grizzly Bear
  • “Tell Her” - Dent May
  • “The House That Heaven Built” - Japandroids
  • “Walk The Furrows” - Bowerbirds
  • “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967” - John Mayer
  • “Whispering World” - Royal Thunder

Five Disappointments:

  • Sleigh Bells’s sophomore effort (except “Comeback Kid”)
  • Dan Harmon getting fired from Community
  • OKC Thunder losing in the NBA Finals
  • getting 6 rejections from various grad schools (but I did get 3 acceptances!)
  • the final chapter of A Visit From The Goon Squad (which I finally read in February)

Top 10 Albums To Which I Am Most Looking Forward***:

  1. Major — Fang Island
  2. Yellow & Green — Baroness
  3. TBA — Coheed & Cambria****
  4. TBA — Ben Folds Five
  5. channel ORANGE — Frank Ocean
  6. Swing Lo Magellan — Dirty Projectors
  7. Love This Giant — David Byrne & St. Vincent
  8. The Janus Mirror — Emanuel & The Fear
  9. Sun — Cat Power
  10. The 2nd Law — Muse

According To last.fm, My Most Listened Artists Over The Last 6 Months:

  1. Regina Spektor
  2. Queen
  3. Radiohead
  4. Delicate Steve
  5. Punch Brothers
  6. Liberteer
  7. Genesis
  8. John Mayer
  9. Jethro Tull
  10. Cat Stevens

*Bonus points to anyone who knows this reference.

**I subconsciously selected only songs that did not appear on any of my favorite albums. After realizing I did this, I was happy with that choice. Suffice it to say, many of my favorite songs do come from my favorite albums, but for the sake of non-repetition, I kept it the way it was.

***Yeah, gross, prepositions.

****I’m not even sure this album is coming out in 2012, but they are finished recording it, so I’m assuming.

TWG’s Mid-Year Opiniondown: 2012.5 Edition Top 10 Albums Liberteer - Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees Japandroids - Celebration Rock Julia Holter - Ekstasis El-P - Cancer 4 Cure Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction Clams Casino - Instrumental Mixtape 2 Grimes - Visions Sharon Van Etten - Tramp Evian Christ - Kings And Them North Atlantic Oscillation - Fog Electric Top 20 Songs: Usher - “Climax” Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000 - “DoYaThing (13 Minute Version)” Dirty Projectors - “Gun Has No Trigger” Korallreven - “Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics Remix)” Sleigh Bells - “Comeback Kid” Icona Pop - “I Love It” El-P - “The Full Retard” Purity Ring - “Fineshrine” Lil Ugly Mane - “Bitch I’m Lugubrious” Pallbearer - “Foreigner” Japandroids - “The House That Heaven Built” Troy Ave feat. Action Bronson, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Maffew Ragazino, and Blocksdale - “HomeTEAM” Sharon Van Etten - “Give Out” Liberteer - “Rise Like Lions After Slumber” Big Baby Gandhi feat. Heems and Kool A.D. - “Blue Magic” Grinderman - “Evil (Silver Alert Remix Feat. Matt Berninger)” Grimes - “Oblivion” North Atlantic Oscillation - “Expert With Altimeter” Cat Power - “Ruin” Jessie Ware - “Wildest Moments” The Undisputed Song of the Year Carly Rae Jepsen - “Call Me Maybe” Top 10 Music Videos Nat Baldwin - “Weights” Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All - “Oldie” M.I.A. - “Bad Girls” Drake feat. Rihanna - “Take Care” El-P - “The Full Retard” Perfume Genius - “Hood” Danny Brown - “Grown Up” Dirty Projectors - “Gun Has No Trigger” Sleigh Bells - “Comeback Kid” The Throne - “Niggas in Paris” Top Ten Works I Slept On In 2011 Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet - WTC 9/11 Beyonce - “Countdown” Soulja Boi - “Zan With That Lean” Kid A - PPPONEY OST Evian Christ’s YouTube Page Danny Brown - “D!*k Suck” Liturgy - “Veins of God” The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence Charli XCX - “Stay Away” View high resolution

TWG’s Mid-Year Opiniondown: 2012.5 Edition

Top 10 Albums

  1. Liberteer - Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees
  2. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
  3. Julia Holter - Ekstasis
  4. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
  5. Pallbearer - Sorrow and Extinction
  6. Clams Casino - Instrumental Mixtape 2
  7. Grimes - Visions
  8. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
  9. Evian Christ - Kings And Them
  10. North Atlantic Oscillation - Fog Electric

Top 20 Songs:

  1. Usher - “Climax”
  2. Gorillaz, James Murphy, and Andre 3000 - “DoYaThing (13 Minute Version)”
  3. Dirty Projectors - “Gun Has No Trigger”
  4. Korallreven - “Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics Remix)”
  5. Sleigh Bells - “Comeback Kid”
  6. Icona Pop - “I Love It”
  7. El-P - “The Full Retard”
  8. Purity Ring - “Fineshrine”
  9. Lil Ugly Mane - “Bitch I’m Lugubrious”
  10. Pallbearer - “Foreigner”
  11. Japandroids - “The House That Heaven Built”
  12. Troy Ave feat. Action Bronson, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Maffew Ragazino, and Blocksdale - “HomeTEAM”
  13. Sharon Van Etten - “Give Out”
  14. Liberteer - “Rise Like Lions After Slumber”
  15. Big Baby Gandhi feat. Heems and Kool A.D. - “Blue Magic”
  16. Grinderman - “Evil (Silver Alert Remix Feat. Matt Berninger)”
  17. Grimes - “Oblivion”
  18. North Atlantic Oscillation - “Expert With Altimeter”
  19. Cat Power - “Ruin”
  20. Jessie Ware - “Wildest Moments”
The Undisputed Song of the Year
  • Carly Rae Jepsen - “Call Me Maybe”

Top 10 Music Videos

  1. Nat Baldwin - “Weights”
  2. Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All - “Oldie”
  3. M.I.A. - “Bad Girls”
  4. Drake feat. Rihanna - “Take Care”
  5. El-P - “The Full Retard”
  6. Perfume Genius - “Hood”
  7. Danny Brown - “Grown Up”
  8. Dirty Projectors - “Gun Has No Trigger”
  9. Sleigh Bells - “Comeback Kid”
  10. The Throne - “Niggas in Paris”

Top Ten Works I Slept On In 2011

  1. Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestial Lineage
  2. Steve Reich / Kronos Quartet - WTC 9/11
  3. Beyonce - “Countdown”
  4. Soulja Boi - “Zan With That Lean”
  5. Kid A - PPPONEY OST
  6. Evian Christ’s YouTube Page
  7. Danny Brown - “D!*k Suck”
  8. Liturgy - “Veins of God”
  9. The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence
  10. Charli XCX - “Stay Away”
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2012’s Top 2 Album Covers Featuring White Dots on a Black Background

  1. Beach House - Bloom
  2. Squarepusher - Ufabulum

2011’s Top Two Representations of Screeching Tires Via Onomatopoeia

  1. Soulja Boy on “Zan With That Lean”
  2. Schoolboy Q on “Brand New Guy”

{:DOLPHIN/SHARK:} 2011 In Music

Check out all of our lists recounting the best of 2011 in music, located for your convenience under one tag. 

5. St. Vincent - “Cruel” This video skillfully captures the cute/creepy dynamic that inhabits almost all of Annie Clark’s work as St. Vincent. None of the clip’s images are violent outright, but their sinister undertones perfectly embody the song’s central question of, “How could you be / Casually / Cruel?” (And the image of Annie playing the guitar solo with a bag over her head is just fantastic.) 4. Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P - “The Last Huzzah (Remix)” A pitch perfect homage to Craig Mack’s “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” the video for the remix to Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s “Huzzah!” puts a weird twist on the classic black-and-white Bad Boy crew video. It also features Killer Mike standing in the background with an automatic rifle, Das Racist’s Dap dancing in a rocking chair that says “Danger” on it, and El-P’s mustache. What’s not to love? 3. Beyonce - “1+1 (American Idol Backstage Warm-Up Version)” Yeah, this isn’t a ~real~ music video, but it’s probably the most compelling footage of a performance that I’ve ever seen. It’s staggering in it’s simplicity. Shot by Jay-Z on his camera phone, Beyonce tears through an absolutely astonishing rendition of “1+1” as a warm-up. Say what you will about the proliferation of the internet, but without it no one outside of that room would have gotten to see this amazing performance. 2. The Throne - “Otis” Like most of Watch The Throne, what makes the video for “Otis” so enjoyable is that it’s fun as hell, despite the price tag. On the track, Kanye cuts up Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness”, and he and Jay play pass-the-mic over top of it. In the video, the boys chop up a Maybach, and joyride around in it in front of an American flag. Even though the sample and the car are expensive things to dice to hell, it still looks pretty enjoyable, and isn’t enjoyment what you’re supposed to get out of money? 1. Tyler, the Creator - “Yonkers”  When this video debuted on Tumblr, I made two separate posts wildly rambling about how good it was. And, all of these months later, I might like it more than I did then. It’s the perfect summation of Odd Future as a whole: creepy, funny, and instantly iconic. Even if the rest of Goblin didn’t live up to the insanely high bar set by “Yonkers”, this video has not been tarnished in the slightest bit. It’s every bit as gross, and exciting as it was when it sent me into hysterics ten months ago.

5. St. Vincent - “Cruel”

This video skillfully captures the cute/creepy dynamic that inhabits almost all of Annie Clark’s work as St. Vincent. None of the clip’s images are violent outright, but their sinister undertones perfectly embody the song’s central question of, “How could you be / Casually / Cruel?” (And the image of Annie playing the guitar solo with a bag over her head is just fantastic.)

4. Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire feat. Despot, Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P - “The Last Huzzah (Remix)”

A pitch perfect homage to Craig Mack’s “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” the video for the remix to Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s “Huzzah!” puts a weird twist on the classic black-and-white Bad Boy crew video. It also features Killer Mike standing in the background with an automatic rifle, Das Racist’s Dap dancing in a rocking chair that says “Danger” on it, and El-P’s mustache. What’s not to love?

3. Beyonce - “1+1 (American Idol Backstage Warm-Up Version)”

Yeah, this isn’t a ~real~ music video, but it’s probably the most compelling footage of a performance that I’ve ever seen. It’s staggering in it’s simplicity. Shot by Jay-Z on his camera phone, Beyonce tears through an absolutely astonishing rendition of “1+1” as a warm-up. Say what you will about the proliferation of the internet, but without it no one outside of that room would have gotten to see this amazing performance.

2. The Throne - “Otis”

Like most of Watch The Throne, what makes the video for “Otis” so enjoyable is that it’s fun as hell, despite the price tag. On the track, Kanye cuts up Otis Redding’s “Try A Little Tenderness”, and he and Jay play pass-the-mic over top of it. In the video, the boys chop up a Maybach, and joyride around in it in front of an American flag. Even though the sample and the car are expensive things to dice to hell, it still looks pretty enjoyable, and isn’t enjoyment what you’re supposed to get out of money?

1. Tyler, the Creator - “Yonkers” 

When this video debuted on Tumblr, I made two separate posts wildly rambling about how good it was. And, all of these months later, I might like it more than I did then. It’s the perfect summation of Odd Future as a whole: creepy, funny, and instantly iconic. Even if the rest of Goblin didn’t live up to the insanely high bar set by “Yonkers”, this video has not been tarnished in the slightest bit. It’s every bit as gross, and exciting as it was when it sent me into hysterics ten months ago.

5. Mastodon - “Curl Of The Burl” A bizarre combination of Alice in Wonderland and Breaking Bad, the video for Mastodon’s “Curl of the Burl” features surreal imagery that reflects the psychedelic elements of the song’s stoner metal roots. It also contains some really excellently low-budget special effects reminiscent of the best kind of cult horror film. Plus, naked fire boobs. 4. Beyoncé - “Countdown” This video is another mishmash of varying influences, from the clean lines of art deco to the fastmotion dancing of silent films. Combine these with contemporary moves and vintage outfits, and you have a video that truly embodies the maximalist approach of the song itself. Particularly impressive are the color swaps near the beginning and the 10 Beyoncés grooving to the Boyz II Men sample. 3. Battles - “Ice Cream” A perfect summer video for a perfect summer song. Ice cream, swimming, bathing suits, sunshine, dancing, all key summer signifiers. The most interesting aspect of this video is its found footage aesthetic, which recalls Battles’s use of samples and looping in their music. And hey, you can’t go wrong with a good old fashioned licking motif. 2. Radiohead - “Give Up The Ghost (live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)” First, sorry there’s no embedded video, but NBC has taken it down, and the only version on youtube has embedding disabled. Click above for a link. This isn’t technically a music video, but it is a video, and it is of music, so get bent, sticklers. Featuring just Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, this performance of “Give Up The Ghost” on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show provides a fascinating insight into how Radiohead craft their songs. Although The King Of Limbs, where this song can be found, is a dense, intricately layered headphones album, this arrangement of one of its best songs is sparse, lovely, and downright pastoral. For all of their various bleeps and bloops, Radiohead can sure craft some killer melodies. When Thom loops his own voice seemingly a dozen times, the ensuing chorale of Yorkes is as affecting as anything they’ve ever produced. 1. Eleanor Friedberger - “My Mistakes” At the heart of any great music video (or any great anything, for that matter) lies a compelling story. We want to see something happen, and for a reason. The music video for Eleanor Friedberger’s “My Mistakes” is not only my favorite one from 2011, but it’s also one of the best I’ve ever seen. The video is a study in comparison: using real, grainy footage of Eleanor shot for an art class when she was an undergrad at the University of Texas in the 90s, and contemporary HD video of her today, it tells the story of a woman at two distinct points in her life. In the archival material, proto-Eleanor is going through a routine of getting ready, and the footage shot today has Eleanor2.0 copying this original routine, utilizing clever match cuts to showcase the subtle differences in the two Eleanors. Astute observers will notice one Britt Daniel, of Spoon, playing the supporting role of guy-who-picks-her-up-for-a-date-but-then-just-gets-straight-to-mackin’ in the old, UT footage. In the new 2011 storyline, Eleanor is not getting ready for a date with some guy, but rather a jovial summer get together on the front stoop, complete with American cheese slices, peeps, and hard boiled eggs. The character of Eleanor has embraced her agency, and, despite fitting into the exact same dress (props, E.F.), she foregoes her earlier motivation for a more communal one. An examination of the lyrics (cue reader gasp at BIH mentioning lyrics at all) reveals the thematic resonance of this wonderful short story: “Why keep time traveling if it doesn’t get better on the second time around?”

5. Mastodon - “Curl Of The Burl”

A bizarre combination of Alice in Wonderland and Breaking Bad, the video for Mastodon’s “Curl of the Burl” features surreal imagery that reflects the psychedelic elements of the song’s stoner metal roots. It also contains some really excellently low-budget special effects reminiscent of the best kind of cult horror film. Plus, naked fire boobs.

4. Beyoncé - “Countdown”

This video is another mishmash of varying influences, from the clean lines of art deco to the fastmotion dancing of silent films. Combine these with contemporary moves and vintage outfits, and you have a video that truly embodies the maximalist approach of the song itself. Particularly impressive are the color swaps near the beginning and the 10 Beyoncés grooving to the Boyz II Men sample.

3. Battles - “Ice Cream”

A perfect summer video for a perfect summer song. Ice cream, swimming, bathing suits, sunshine, dancing, all key summer signifiers. The most interesting aspect of this video is its found footage aesthetic, which recalls Battles’s use of samples and looping in their music. And hey, you can’t go wrong with a good old fashioned licking motif.

2. Radiohead - “Give Up The Ghost (live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon)”

First, sorry there’s no embedded video, but NBC has taken it down, and the only version on youtube has embedding disabled. Click above for a link. This isn’t technically a music video, but it is a video, and it is of music, so get bent, sticklers. Featuring just Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, this performance of “Give Up The Ghost” on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show provides a fascinating insight into how Radiohead craft their songs. Although The King Of Limbs, where this song can be found, is a dense, intricately layered headphones album, this arrangement of one of its best songs is sparse, lovely, and downright pastoral. For all of their various bleeps and bloops, Radiohead can sure craft some killer melodies. When Thom loops his own voice seemingly a dozen times, the ensuing chorale of Yorkes is as affecting as anything they’ve ever produced.

1. Eleanor Friedberger - “My Mistakes”

At the heart of any great music video (or any great anything, for that matter) lies a compelling story. We want to see something happen, and for a reason. The music video for Eleanor Friedberger’s “My Mistakes” is not only my favorite one from 2011, but it’s also one of the best I’ve ever seen. The video is a study in comparison: using real, grainy footage of Eleanor shot for an art class when she was an undergrad at the University of Texas in the 90s, and contemporary HD video of her today, it tells the story of a woman at two distinct points in her life. In the archival material, proto-Eleanor is going through a routine of getting ready, and the footage shot today has Eleanor2.0 copying this original routine, utilizing clever match cuts to showcase the subtle differences in the two Eleanors. Astute observers will notice one Britt Daniel, of Spoon, playing the supporting role of guy-who-picks-her-up-for-a-date-but-then-just-gets-straight-to-mackin’ in the old, UT footage. In the new 2011 storyline, Eleanor is not getting ready for a date with some guy, but rather a jovial summer get together on the front stoop, complete with American cheese slices, peeps, and hard boiled eggs. The character of Eleanor has embraced her agency, and, despite fitting into the exact same dress (props, E.F.), she foregoes her earlier motivation for a more communal one. An examination of the lyrics (cue reader gasp at BIH mentioning lyrics at all) reveals the thematic resonance of this wonderful short story: “Why keep time traveling if it doesn’t get better on the second time around?”

Monday: BIH’s Top 5 Music Videos /               TWG’s Top 5 Music Videos /               TWG’s Top 5 Repeated Lines Tuesday: BIH’s Top 5 EPs /                 TWG’s Top 5 EPs /                BIH’s Top 5 Bandcamp Finds Wednesday: TWG’s Top 10 Mixtapes /                      BIH’s Top 10 Metal Albums Thursday: BIH’s Top 25 Songs /              TWG’s Top 25 Songs Friday: BIH’s Top Albums (25-11) /            TWG’s Top Albums (25-11) Saturday: BIH’s Top Albums (10-1) /                TWG’s Top Albums (10-1)  Sunday: BIH’s Most Anticipated 2012 Albums              TWG’s Odds and Sods              BIH’s Oods and Snoods 

Monday: BIH’s Top 5 Music Videos / 
              TWG’s Top 5 Music Videos / 
              TWG’s Top 5 Repeated Lines

Tuesday: BIH’s Top 5 EPs / 
                TWG’s Top 5 EPs /
                BIH’s Top 5 Bandcamp Finds

Wednesday: TWG’s Top 10 Mixtapes /
                     BIH’s Top 10 Metal Albums

Thursday: BIH’s Top 25 Songs /
              TWG’s Top 25 Songs

Friday: BIH’s Top Albums (25-11) /
            TWG’s Top Albums (25-11)

Saturday: BIH’s Top Albums (10-1) /
                TWG’s Top Albums (10-1) 

Sunday: BIH’s Most Anticipated 2012 Albums
              TWG’s Odds and Sods
              BIH’s Oods and Snoods