Playlist: Belly's Best Music of 2012, April-July

A staggering amount of great music has been released in the past four months. I assembled the highlights from numerous albums, as well as some singles and EPs, in order to share some of the pleasure I've been experiencing. There are some excellent videos in here as well, especially the one for Little Boots' "Every Night I Say A Prayer." I'm kidding about that one, but, in all seriousness, readers/listeners would be well-served to see this playlist through to the end. That said, allons-y.

CFCF, "Exercise 3 - Buildings," from the album Exercises

David Douglas, "California Poppy," from the album Royal Horticultural Society

Kindness, "Swingin Party," from the album World, You Need A Change of Mind

Frank Ocean, "Pyramids," from the album Channel Orange
I must say that, while I think this song is a masterpiece, I was fairly disappointed by the rest of the album. Maybe I was expecting too much after Nostalgia, Ultra (which you can download legally for free).

Clams Casino, "I'm God," from the album Instrumental Mixtape 2

Cooly G, "He Said I Said," from the album Playin' Me

Computer Magic, "Trinity," from the Orion EP

Fight Bite, "Charlotte Pluie," from the album Fight Bite

jj, "Beautiful Life," from the single jj nº 4

Hot Chip, "These Chains," from the album In Our Heads

Purity Ring, "Belispeak," from the album Shrines

Disclosure, "Control (featuring Ria Ritchie)," from The Face EP

Little Boots, "Every Night I Say A Prayer," from the Every Night I Say A Prayer EP

Tomas Barfod, "Till We Die (featuring Nina Kinert)," from the album Salton Sea

Twin Shadow, "Run My Heart," from the album Confess

LOL Boys, "Don't Want You (featuring Angela Lucero)," from the Changes EP

Ryat, "Howl," from the album Totem

Nina Kraviz, "Taxi Talk," from the album Nina Kraviz

Saschienne, "Grand Cru," from the album Unknown

Nocow, "Echoes," from the album Lost in Taiga

(Go here for a name-your-own-price download of the album.)

Moa Pillar, "Monastery Theme," from the album About the Unskilled Worker

Chromatics, "These Streets Will Never Look the Same," from the album Kill for Love

Sonnymoon, "Just Before Dawn," from the album Sonnymoon

If you've made it this far, you're in for a treat. This video is absolutely wonderful.