Top Ten Albums of 2012: # 10
December 12, 2012 4 Comments
10. Jessie Ware – DEVOTION
In other eras, some would categorize this Londoner’s sound as quiet storm, alternative R&B or trip-hop. In 2012, she doesn’t neatly fit in to any of those subgenres, which is why she remains a critical favorite (like Adele was a few years ago). Her unique, clarion tone reminds me of what Stephin Merritt once said about Sarah Cracknell: “She makes the instruments sound as if they were wrapped around her voice, rather than against her voice.” This is merely a promising debut, but when she hits one out of the park, as on the stirring, Sade-meets-Massive Attack anthem “Wildest Moments”, you fully sense her rare potential.
Favorite tracks: “Wildest Moments”, “Taking In Water”, “Running”
Video for “Wildest Moments”:
KRIOFSKE MIX 
Was wondering when you were going to start your list. Looking forward to the rest.
If all goes well, there will be posts every day through the 21st, then some follow-up stuff before the end of the year. I had so much trouble whittling my list down to ten this year, but I know I don’t have it in me to do a top 20 😉
Yeah, I gave up 20 starting last year. Too much work starting with albums you barely like.
Wow, this song is gorgeous.