Must Have:
Bat for Lashes, The Haunted Man
”Laura”
Best Kung Fu Soundtrack/ Contemporary Wu:
The Man With the Iron Fists Soundtrack:
”The Baddest Man Alive,” The Black Keys/RZA
Best Rock & Roll Guitar Work (The next Hendrix?):
Gary Clark, Jr., Black & Blu
”Numb”
Most Hyped-up Hip-hop Artist of 2012:
Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
”Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Honorable Mentions:
Diamond Rings, Free Dimensional
The Sword, Apocryphon
Autumn Owls, Between Buildings, Towards the Sea
GRMLN, Explore