It's time tos tart seeing lots of best of lists from music critics. Rolling Stone usually goes with a safe list, full of old, reliable favourites, eschewing innovation in preference of propping up established stars. This year sees little change to that formula.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205
Yes, that's Bruce Springsteen at #1. He's been making the same album for 25 years, and it's at #1 this year. Other fossils filling out the Top 10: Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Green Day. Admittedly, noise rockers Japandroids are in at #9, but most of the Top 10 is old rockers and modern hit makers.
Cruising down the charts we have more of the same: Jimmy Cliff, Leonard Cohen, Dr. John, Dave Matthews, Donald Fagen? Really, Donald Fagen? And there's the modern guys paying tribute to older styles (John Mayer, Mumford and Sons), and your established hitmakers (Nas, Taylor Swift).
Interesting picks are there, but their further down the top 50, like Grimes, Grizzly Bear, Amadou and Mariam, Titus Andronicus and Escort (disco!).
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