Oh Mercy might be the best LP of 2012 I didn't talk about

So, I made my 2012 list and I wasn't that familiar with Oh Mercy's new album yet. My bad honestly, this new album is a huge leap for them.  Their sound was more alternative pop rock like Nada Surf in the past releases and then came Deep Heat.  They've stepped in the arena with bands like Supergrass with this album.  You know that super funky classic rock sound.   I thought Tame Impala was Australia's best band this year and I might have been mistaken.  Oh Mercy make a strong case for that title with Deep Heat.  I could listen to this album on loop for hours.   They can mix funky bass grooves, cowbells, and horns without overwhelming the songs.  I guess I should give some praise to whoever produced this album for accomplishing that as well.

"Deep Heat" is one of the best grooves in any song from the 2012 list.  These guys remind me of Supergrass and The White Stripes with this track.  Sorry, this is only a clip of the song. 

"Drums" seems to be the band's first single from Deep Heat.  I think it's a great introduction to their sound on this LP.  Like I said, listen to how much is going on in this song. And they make it all work.

"My Man" is their newest single and just as good as their last.  This album is just full. There's no throwaways here.  Now, I just have to find out when they're touring in this part of the world.

For those that aren't familiar with this band, let me give you a taste of their previous work.  Really good music but you can see when I compared them to Nada Surf previously.  This is "Stay Please Stay" from their Great Barrier Grief LP.

And just because I was talking about Supergrass, I had to put up a classic song by them.  "Alright" was from the first album I Should Coco released in 1995 by Supergrass. If you don't have this in your collection, then you're missing out on one of the better Brit-rock bands of the 90's.