http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/ju ... 012-so-far
Though they lose some brownie points for 'Laughing Len' Lazy...It's only June but this year has already seen some outstanding releases. Here is our top 20 [...] "All I've got to put in a song is my own experience," Laughing Len said this year. But what experience: songs about death, misanthropy and lust with the wisdom and humour that comes from 77 extraordinary years on this planet.