Here are samples from my favorite albums of 2012, as broadcast on the February 5th edition of Shadow & Light.
1. Paatos - In Time (V)
2. Afforested - Cloudesley's Unbeatable Aim (Surviving Remnants Of The Medieval Greenwood)
3. Astra - Drift (The Black Chord)
4. Thinking Plague - Climbing The Mountain (Decline And Fall)
5. I And Thou - And I Awaken (Speak)
6. Änglagård - Sorgmantel (Viljans Öga)
7. Alphataurus - Ripensando E... (Live In Bloom)
8. Moon Safari - Heartland (The Gettysburg Address)
9. Syzygy - Mount Ethereal (A Glorious Disturbance)
10. Rush - Carnies (Clockwork Angels) - FAVORITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
11. Nektar - Out Of The Blue (A Spoonful Of Time)
12. Sebastian Hardie - Art Of Life (Blueprint)
13. Shearwater - Open Your Houses (Animal Joy)
14. Tom Brislin - When You Told Me Not To Go (Hurry Up And Smell The Roses)
15. Anima Mundi - Rhythm Of The Spheres (Live In Europe) - LONG SONG
16. Syd Arthur - Edge Of The Earth (On And On)