http://rateyourmusic.com/list/SoundscapeMN/2012_year_long_modified_music_index
I can now claim to there is an actual *race* as Pepe Deluxé has taken over the top spot, and Anathema is right behind them. House of Fools was in 1st for pretty much the entire year until this week.
Pepe Deluxé
Anathema
House of Fools
The Mars Volta
Lehto & Wright
Josh Benash
Umbrella Tree
Northern Abbey
Forest Park
Memoryhouse
Crippled Black Phoenix
Jazzkamikaze
Spawn of Possession
Bend Sinister
Flying Colors
The Royal Veil
Tetrafusion
Lost Lander
Van Halen
School of Seven Bells
