I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.
Youmna Saba (musician)
https://soundcloud.com/youmna-saba
– Kyungso Park: Dung-Tta (http://parkkyungso.com/)
– Piotr Kurek: Edena (http://soundcloud.com/piotr-kurek)
– Studiocanoe: Soothe (http://studiocanoe.com/)
– Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
– Kamilya Jubran & Werner Hasler: Wanabni
– Julia Holter: Ekstasis
– The Incompetents: Of Minor Differences… And Narcissism
Ruptured Music 