2012 saw a lot happen in the music industry and in just a few days we’ll be moving into the new year, 2013. Over the last week, the team have been reflecting and picking out their top 3 albums of the year. This year it was ‘anything goes’, meaning mixtapes, ep’s etc…These are our top picks in no particular order after the break, what are yours?

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Gregory Porter – Be Good

Dawn  Richard- Armor On

Esperanza Spalding – Radio Music Society

Selected by Yang

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Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE

Sigur Ros – Valtari

Hillsong – Cornerstone

Selected by Yin

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Mumford & Sons – Babel

Alt-J – An Awesome Wave

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Trouble

Selected by Annabel

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Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE

Clams Casino – Instrumental 2

Natty – Out of Fire

Selected by Aaron

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Emeli Sande- Our version of event

Hans Zimmer – The Dark Knight Rises

Labrinth – Electronic Earth

Selected by Amon

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The Weeknd – Trilogy
Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE
Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream

Selected by Derek

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Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
Brandy – Two Eleven
Aiden Grimshaw – Misty Eye

Selected by DJB