Soundcheck's Best Of 2012 Survey Report | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News

December 11, 2012 01:35:31 PM

Name:

Kristin Kaz

Where are you from?:

Jamesburg, NJ

What's your favorite album of 2012?:

Orange Channel by Frank Ocean because I had never heard anything like it before. It's probably considered 'overrated' at this point, but it was an enjoyable, honest, and well-crafted album through and through.

What's your favorite song of 2012?:

"Bad Religion" by Frank Ocean, for the same reasons.

What's your favorite new band or artist of 2012?:

Alabama Shakes

What was your biggest musical surprise of 2012?:

Frank Ocean, again, since I don't tend to find myself obsessed with albums of the more r&b variety as I did for this one.

What was your biggest musical disappointment of 2012?:

That "Girl on Fire" was crafted, and that I'm now hearing it everywhere.

What musical trends did you spot in 2012?:

I'm not really sure beyond just seeing certain songs take off out of nowhere ("Call Me Maybe," "Somebody I Used to Know" or "Gangnam Style" for example) and start permeating every aspect of all of our lives. There was an endless stream of parody videos for each of those songs.

What was the worst song or album of 2012?:

"Some Nights" by fun. but that could honestly be because I've heard it endlessly.