Best of 2012

Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012:

Pop and Rock, Part One

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2012

Pop and Rock is a pretty wide-ranging genre, so it makes sense that more albums fell into this category than any other. Today, we're postin...

Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012:

Groove

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

It was a breakout year for Soul, R&B and rhythm-based world music. We were definitely spoilt for choice in 2012, and it was a tough decisio...

Folk and Country 2012: Blues Explosion

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

Jack White and Dan Auerbach aren't exactly Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, but it's hard to conceive of the blues still thriving in the 21st...

Folk and Country 2012: Canadian Tradition 2.0

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

This country's greatest musical legacy, historically, has the strength of our singer-songwriters, dating back from before the pantheon of J...

Exclaim!'s Best of 2012:

An Analysis of the Year in Folk

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

We're now knee-deep in our Exclaim! Best of 2012 series: we already unveiled our Metal and Hardcore list and our Dance and Electronic list...

Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012:

Dance and Electronic

PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2012

2012 was a fantastic year for your body and your mind. Move your feet and stroke your chin to our dance and electronic album picks, below....

Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012:

Folk and Country

PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2012

The war for the Best of 2012 continues today with our picks for Folk and Country. Let the battle begin. Exclaim!'s Best Albums of 2012: F...