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12.04.2012
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With the closing of 2012 comes the end-of-the-year lists. We at Audible Treats would love for you to consider some of our most successful campaigns for your top 10's, 20's, and 100's. Below, we present to you our short list. First, we have our top hip-hop projects, followed by our top indie rock and electronic projects:


Best Albums Hip-Hop / Urban:



Freeway - Diamond In The Ruff (Babygrande) 11/27/12
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  • Diamond In The Ruff is the fourth studio album from Philadelphia native and former Roc-A-Fella Records rapper Freeway. The album includes production from Just Blaze and Jake One, along with features from Wale and Marsha Ambrosius.
  • "Through Diamond in the Ruff, Freeway shows how much he has progressed as an artist thus far. It's packed with the right ingredients for yet another solid appraisal from both fans and critics."XXL Magazine



Pac Div - GMB (The Div Co. / RBC Records) 11/27/12
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  • Los Angeles-based trio Pac Div's sophomore album, GMB, which features the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, and Blu, has received praise from XXL, HipHopDX, Complex, and more; songs from the GMB have been featured on Rolling Stone, Billboard, and The FADER.
  • "At 17 tracks strong, and with limitless cross-over appeal, Pac Div will get hip-hop fans across the hip-hop spectrum to 'want that GMB'." - XXL Magazine



Kool Keith - Love & Danger (Junkadelic Music) 06/05/12
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  • Love & Danger is the 13th album in Kool Keith's illustrious career. The former Ultramagnetic MCs pioneer celebrated the release with a string of US and international shows, including a Village Voice-featured reunion with the Ultramagnetic MCs.
  • "Whatever nom de plume he chooses to use, there can be no doubting the impact that Keith Matthew Thornton has had on the sound, and look, of hip-hop." – PopMatters



Oh No & Chris Keys - Ashes (Heavy Keys Records) 10/23/12
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  • Rap and producer veteran Oh No teamed up with producer upstart Chris Keys for what is expected to be the first of many album collaborations. Ashes includes features from Guilty Simpson, Big Pooh, Declaime, Killah Priest, and more.
  • "As a first piece of collaboration, Ashes is a mood-driven work that reminds listeners of hip-hop's storied courtship with great hip-hop groups...Ashes sounds like a valuable first step in what is sure to be a long union between Oh No and Keys."Potholes In My Blog



IamSu! - $uzy 6 $peed (HBK Gang) 11/12/12
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  • 2012 has been a true breakout year for Iamsu!; the Bay Area rapper/producer guest emcee'd and produced hits from LoveRance ("UP!"), E-40 ("Function"), Wiz Khalifa ("Bout Me"), and more. Su! also released two of his own mixtapes, KILT, which earned him inclusion in SPIN's Five Best New Artists for June '12, and this most recent project, $uzy 6 $peed, which was named Stereogum's Mixtape Of The Week. Features include Wiz Khalifa, Juvenile, and more.
  • "When Iamsu!'s on, he's making some of the catchiest and most pleasant music in all of rap right now." - Stereogum



SL Jones and DJ Burn One - Paraphernalia (independent) 05/23/12
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  • Paraphernalia marked the first collaboration between Little Rock rapper SL Jones and Atlanta producer DJ Burn One. What started originally as a 6-song EP grew into a 12-track mixtape, earning praise from The FADER, Complex, RCRD LBL, XXL Magazine, and more. Features include Freddie Gibbs, Rittz, and more.
  • "Paraphernalia, an expertly crafted piece of Southern-fried hip-hop." - Complex



MHz Legacy - MHz Legacy (Man Bites Dog Records) 11/07/12
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  • After emerging 15 years ago as one of the most promising young collection of artists in hip-hop, MHz Legacy members released a number of solo projects and endured enough personal tragedy to write a book but 2012 marked the triumphant year in which they finally released their long-awaited official debut album, the self-titled MHz Legacy. Features on the album include Danny Brown, Blu, Slug (of Atmosphere), and more, while production is handled by the crew's own RJD2, Harry Fraud, !llmind, and others.
  • "Together again once more after being diverted by solo work, the crew has just dropped MHz Legacy, an impressive album."XXL Magazine



Georgia Anne Muldrow & Madlib - Seeds (SomeOthaShip Connect) 03/27/12
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  • Seeds not only marks Georgia Anne Muldrow's first album as a vocalist on an outside producer's instrumentation; it also marks the first full-length project Madlib has produced exclusively for a female vocalist. The album earned the pair high praise from the likes of Pitchfork, the Huffington Post, and more.
  • "...one of [Georgia Anne Muldrow's] most captivating and immediate front-to-back statements of purpose as a singer." - Pitchfork



Dee-1 - #TheFocusTape hosted by Mannie Fresh (OMAR Entertainment) 10/09/12
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  • New Orleans rapper Dee-1's new mixtape #TheFocusTape, hosted by Mannie Fresh and featuring Juvenile, Mos Def, MURS, and Killer Mike, was highly praised on XXL, HipHopDX, The Source, and more.
  • "There's no way to deny Dee's tireless work ethic and consistently superior records that he's been dropping over the last few weeks. Best to wake up and hop on the ship before it sets sail when #TheFocusTape drops on October 9th"The Smoking Section


Best Albums Indie:



Two Fingers (Amon Tobin) - Stunt Rhythms (Big Dada/Ninja Tune) 10/02/12
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  • Musician, composer, and celebrated producer of electronic music, Amon Tobin had another incredible year, releasing the critically acclaimed album Stunt Rhythms and touring the country with his nearly sold-out, highly publicized, breathtaking 3D audio/video masterpiece tour ISAM 2.0.
  • "At his spellbinding, visually arresting show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre Sunday, Amon Tobin didn't say a word to the crowd. He didn't have to. Tobin's music, and his jaw-dropping visuals, did all the talking for him." – Detroit News



Jemez Mountain Hawkz - Hey-Mez (Independent) 10/09/12
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  • LA/Seattle-based supergroup Jemez Mountain Hawkz is made up of former members from The Shins, Scared of Chaka, and Little Cuts. Their blend of Americana meets indie pop on their debut EP, Hey-Mez, has earned them praise from SPIN, Paste Magazine, Free Bike Valet, and more.
  • "Their songs breathe with the undeniable feeling of a never-ending summer... delivers on multiple levels." - Paste Magazine



Linus Pauling Quartet - Bag Of Hammers (Homeskool Records) 09/18/12
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  • Houston's venerated stoner-psych outfit Linus Pauling Quartet received critical acclaim for their eighth studio album, Bag of Hammers, from such sites as AllMusic, AOL Spinner, and VICE/Noisey.
  • "The Linus Pauling Quartet let their full heroic fantasy/D&D player out to the full with Bag of Hammers... The concluding "Stonebringer" wraps everything up with a big-ass steady stomp and freakout elaborating on everything before it, and about the only thing left to do is to bow your head and throw some devil horns." - AllMusic



Lightouts - The Big Picture EP (Independent) 06/28/12
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  • Gowanus, Brooklyn's fuzz-rockers Lightouts had a standout year: they were named one of SPIN's 2012 CMJ "Next Big Things," their latest single "The Big Picture" has over 23,000 Soundcloud listens, and they played SXSW, CMJ, Adrian Grenier's Wreckroom.tv, and Converse's Rubber Tracks.
  • "I require precisely no convincing that Lightouts are brilliant, but if you're in any doubt then by all means check out their new single... " - Listen Before You Buy



Jack Davey (of J*DaVeY) - L0-F! EP Trilogy (iLLaV8r) 12/11/12
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  • The magnetic frontwoman of electro-soul duo J*DaVeY known as Jack Davey released her debut solo rock project, L0-F!, this fall and her transition into the rock world has been lauded by Guitar World, Prefix Mag, AfroPunk, Kick Kick Snare, and more.
  • "Miss Davey has created a garage-rock opus. Trading in lush beats and sultry vocals for fuzzed our guitars and a raspy croon, L0-F! Side A and Side B are two EPs that extend her creative reach in a different direction." - mxdxn



Majestico - Love is God (Jeffery Drag Records) 10/02/12
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  • Majestico, the absurdist garage-rock artist from Nashville, Tennessee, caught the attention of sites such as Exploding In Sound, The Audio Perv, and Get Bent with his five-track EP, Love Is God: his single "Love Is God" was also featured in an ESPN Action Sports BMX video.
  • "This stuff will last like trails and you will want to come back for the weird. This is a real rock show." - Review Stalker



Sad Baby Wolf - Daytrotter Session EP (Independent) 12/11/12
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  • Comprised of former The Shins members Marty Crandall and Neal Langford along with Marty's brother Maury, Jason Ward, and Sean McCullough, Albuquerque shoegaze band Sad Baby Wolf recorded a Daytrotter session this past May.
  • 'Everything Is' is Sad Baby Wolf's take on the title song off of Neutral Milk Hotel's first EP. It's raw, fuzzy, and definitely loud (or is that just my speakers?). 'Everything Is' properly pays homage to the original creators, while boosting the style to more of a modern indie rock." - The Record Stache






Thank you so much for your continued support throughout the year and in past years!

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