Ladies and gentlemen... please enjoy our Top 75 new albums of 2012, with links to the original reviews where possible. Tomorrow, we'll post the Top 30 best reissues, box sets and compilations. 75. CARTER TUTTI VOID Transverse (MUTE) 74. BAT FOR LASHES The Haunted Man (PARLOPHONE) 73. THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Meat And Bone (BRONZERAT) 72. RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Out of The Game (DECCA) 71. LEE RANALDO Between The Times And The Tides (MATADOR) 70. SIMONE FELICE Simone Felice (REVEAL) 69. TY SEGALL Twins (DRAG CITY) 68. WOODS Bend Beyond (WOODSIST) 67. CORNERSHOP Urban Turban: The Singhles Club (AMPLE PLAY) 66. GOAT World Music ROCKET) 65. NITE JEWEL One Second Of Love (SECRETLY CANADIAN) 64. ORBITAL Wonky (ACP RECORDINGS) 63. CALEXICO Algiers (CITY SLANG) 62. IAN HUNTER & THE RANT BAND When I’m President (PROPER) 61. THEE OH SEES Putrifiers II (IN THE RED) 60. THE LIMIÑANAS Crystal Anis (HOZAC) 59. FATHER JOHN MISTY Fear Fun (BELLA UNION) 58. DONALD FAGEN Sunken Condos (REPRISE) 57. DAVID BYRNE & ST VINCENT Love This Giant (4AD) 56. POND Beard, Wives, Denim (MODULAR) 55. THE 2 BEARS Be Strong (SOUTHERN FRIED) 54. YETI LANE The Echo Show (SONIC CATHEDRAL) 53. PiL This Is PiL (PiL OFFICIAL) 52. CATE LE BON Cyrk (TURNSTILE) 51. LANA DEL REY Born To Die (POLYDOR) 50. LAETITIA SADIER Silencio (DRAG CITY) 49. DAMON ALBARN Dr Dee (PARLOPHONE) 48. HOWLIN RAIN The Russian Wilds (AGITATED) 47. ANAIS MITCHELL Young Man In America (WILDERLAND) 46. CAT POWER Sun (MATADOR) 45. JAPANDROIDS Celebration Rock (POLYVINYL) 44. SUN ARAW & M GEDDES GENGRAS MEET CONGOS Icon Give Thank (RVNG INTL) 43. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Americana (REPRISE) 42. DIRTY PROJECTORS Swing Lo Magellan (DOMINO) 41. FLYING LOTUS Until The Quiet Comes (WARP) 40. FIRST AID KIT The Lion's Roar (WICHITA) 39. DIRTY THREE Toward The Low Sun (BELLA UNION) 38. LIGHTSHIPS Electric Cables (GEOGRAPHIC) 37. PATTERSON HOOD Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance (PLAY IT AGAIN SAM) 36. SUN KIL MOON Among The Leaves (CALDO VERDE) 35. SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE Ascent (DRAG CITY) 34. BOBBY WOMACK The Bravest Man In The Universe (XL) 33. MICACHU & THE SHAPES Never (ROUGH TRADE) 32. RICHARD HAWLEY Standing At The Sky’s Edge (MUTE) 31. HOT CHIP In Our Heads (DOMINO) 30. RY COODER Election Special (NONESUCH) 29. THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD Big Moon Ritual (SILVER ARROW) 28. PAUL WELLER Sonik Kicks (ISLAND) 27. ALABAMA SHAKES Boys & Girls (ROUGH TRADE) 26. GRAHAM COXON A+E (PARLOPHONE) 25. PATTI SMITH Banga (COLUMBIA) 24. ALLAH-LAS Allah-Las (INNOVATIVE LEISURE) 23. JULIA HOLTER Ekstasis (RVNG INTL) 22. MARK LANEGAN BAND Blues Funeral (4AD) 21. THE BEACHWOOD SPARKS The Tarnished Gold (SUB POP) 20. THE XX Coexist (XL) 19. NENEH CHERRY AND THE THING The Cherry Thing (SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND) 18. SHARON VAN ETTEN Tramp (JAGJAGUWAR) 17. GRIMES Visions (4AD) 16. THE TY SEGALL BAND Slaughterhouse (IN THE RED) 15. FIELD MUSIC Plumb (MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES) 14. PAUL BUCHANAN Mid Air (NEWSROOM) 13. DEXYS One Day I’m Going to Soar (BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT) 12. GO-KART MOZART On The Hot Dog Streets (WEST MIDLANDS) 11. TAME IMPALA Lonerism (MODULAR) 10. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Wrecking Ball (COLUMBIA) 9. NEIL YOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE Psychedelic Pill (REPRISE) 8. GRIZZLY BEAR Shields (WARP) 7. TY SEGALL & WHITE FENCE Hair (DRAG CITY) 6. BILL FAY Life Is People (DEAD OCEANS) 5. FRANK OCEAN Channel Orange (ISLAND DEF JAM) 4. DR JOHN Locked Down (NONESUCH) 3. JACK WHITE Blunderbuss (THIRD MAN/XL) 2. BOB DYLAN Tempest (COLUMBIA) 1. LEONARD COHEN Old Ideas (COLUMBIA)