2012 Albums

The following is a list of albums released in 2012.

For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2012 events. For previous years, see List of album releases by year.

First quarter

January

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Jan. 1, 2012	P.D.A.	Occupy Hollywood	Rap • Hip Hop		Dallas, TX
Jan. 3, 2012	SafetySuit	These Times	Rock • Alternative Rock • Pop Rock	Universal Republic	Nashville, TN
Jan. 20, 2012	Kyle Dillingham	The Gospel Fiddler	Folk • Christian • Gospel		Oklahoma City, OK
Jan. 30, 2012	Travis Linville	Sun or Moon	Folk		Tulsa, OK

February

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Feb. 1, 2012	Crystal Vision	Last Stand	EDM • House • Electro House	Robot Dance	Oklahoma City, OK
	Paintscratcher & Chud	Paintscratcher / Chud	Rock • Hardcore • Punk		Oklahoma City, OK
Feb. 15, 2012	Euclid Crash	Euclid Crash	Rock • Pop Punk • Alternative Rock		Edmond, OK
Feb. 28, 2012	Bravo Delta	Sunset Wasteland	Rock • Hard Rock		Tulsa, OK • Las Vegas, NV

March

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Mar. 1, 2012	P.D.A.	Vault 112: The Instrumental Collection	Rap • Hip Hop • Instrumental		Dallas, TX
	Penny Hill	Three Songs	Folk		Norman, OK
Mar. 6, 2012	Young Readers	Family Trees	Folk • Indie		Norman, OK
Mar. 10, 2012	Brother Gruesome	Mesa Session	Rock • Grunge		Oklahoma City, OK
Mar. 14, 2012	Josh Caudle	Fusions	World • World Fusion		Tulsa, OK
Mar. 26, 2012	The All-American Rejects	Kids in the Street	Rock • Emo Pop • Power Pop • Pop Rock • Pop Punk • Emo	Interscope	Stillwater, OK

Second quarter

April

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Apr. 1, 2012	Unhuman Disease	Dalla Benedizione del Diavolo	Metal • Death Metal	Black Hate	Stilwell, OK
Apr. 7, 2012	Lord Buffalo	Lord Buffalo	Folk • Mud Folk		Austin, TX
Apr. 16, 2012	Kyle Reid	With My Own Hands	Folk		Norman, OK
Apr. 17, 2012	Brooks & Dunn	The Essential Brooks & Dunn	Country	Arista Nashville	Nashville, TN
	JD McPherson	Signs & Signifiers (Re-Release)	Rock • Rockabilly • Rhythm and Blues	Rounder	Broken Arrow, OK
Apr. 20, 2012	Gogo Plumbay	Gogo Plumbay		Horton	Tulsa, OK
Apr. 21, 2012	Beau Jennings & The Tigers & Ryan Lindsey	Quicktrip / Wildcat	Folk • Americana • Rock • Rock and Roll • Alternative Rock	Little Mafia	Norman, OK
	The Flaming Lips	The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends	Rock • Alternative Rock • Psychedelic Rock • Experimental Rock • Post-Punk	Warner Brothers	Oklahoma City, OK
Apr. 23, 2012	Dylan Stewart	Pay the Fiddler	Folk		Tulsa, OK

May

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
May 1, 2012	Carrie Underwood	Blown Away	Country • Country Pop	19 • Arista Nashville	Franklin, TN
	Wink Burcham	Irene Vennie	Country • Blues	Horton	Tulsa, OK
May 11, 2012	Fight the Fade	What We Know	Rock • Alternative Rock • Hard Rock		Tulsa, OK
May 22, 2012	K.C. Clifford	Plinky Child's Piano	Folk	Free Skipper	Oklahoma City, OK
	K.C. Clifford	Times Like These	Folk	Free Skipper	Oklahoma City, OK

June

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
June 5, 2012	Kyle Dillingham & Callen Clarke	Demos & Premieres	Folk		Oklahoma City, OK
June 7, 2012	Alan Doyle	Fourever	Rap • Hip Hop		Broken Arrow, OK	Ardmore, OK
June 12, 2012	Forté	Unholy War	Metal • Thrash Metal • Power Metal • Speed Metal	Tribunal	Oklahoma City, OK

Third quarter

July

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
July 2, 2012	John Calvin Abney	Without Wax	Folk		Tulsa, OK
July 9, 2012	Norma Jean	Norma Jean’s Cowboy Church Gospel	Country		Wellston, OK
July 10, 2012	Woody Guthrie	Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection	Folk	Smithsonian Folkways	New York City, NY
July 23, 2012	Angelical Tears	The Eleventh Hour	Metal • Symphonic Metal • Gothic Metal • Power Metal		Norman, OK
July 27, 2012	Alan Doyle	Handson, Black Stranger	Rap • Hip Hop		Broken Arrow, OK
July 30, 2012	Graham Colton	Live at Eddie's Attic	Pop • Rock	GC	Los Angeles, CA

August

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Aug. 7, 2012	Cosmostanza	Rad Vibes	Rock • Garage Rock • Shoegaze		Oklahoma City, OK
Aug. 8, 2012	Chud	Chud	Rock • Hardcore • Punk		Oklahoma City, OK
Aug. 28, 2012	SafetySuit	Hallelujah	Rock • Alternative Rock • Pop Rock	Arena Complex	Nashville, Tennessee
Aug. 29, 2012	The Swon Brothers	Set List	Country		Muskogee, OK

September

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Sept. 1, 2012	Injunuity	Spirits	World • Native American • Rock • Alternative Rock		Ada, OK
Sept. 6, 2012	Hudson Roar	Midnight Paradise	Folk • Indie Folk		Norman, OK
Sept. 10, 2012	Vince Gill	Country: Vince Gill	Country • Country Pop	Legacy	Nashville, Tennessee
Sept. 11, 2012	Various Artists	New Tulsa Sound Vol. 2: The Church Studio Sessions		Horton
Sept. 25, 2012	Outline in Color	Jury of Wolves	Metal • Post-Hardcore	BRKN	Tulsa, OK

Fourth quarter

October

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Oct. 2, 2012	Sooner the Sunset	Sooner the Sunset	Folk		Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 9, 2012	Wanda Jackson	Unfinished Business	Country • Rockabilly	Sugar Hill	Oklahoma City, OK
Oct. 20, 2012	Along Came Paully	Nothing	Rock • Shoegaze • Experimental		Tulsa, OK
Oct. 22, 2012	Other Lives	Mind the Gap	Rock • Alternative Rock • Indie Rock	TBD • Play it Again Sam	Stillwater, OK
	Shiny Toy Guns	III	Rock • Indie Rock • Synthpop • Electroclash	Five Seven	Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 24, 2012	Kyle Reid	Sawdust in My Bed	Folk		Norman, OK
Oct. 26, 2012	The Flaming Lips	Playing Hide and Seek with the Ghosts of Dawn	Rock • Alternative Rock • Psychedelic Rock • Experimental Rock • Post-Punk	Warner Brothers	Oklahoma City, OK
	Hanson	Digital Pants	Pop Rock • Indie Rock • Power Pop	3CG	Tulsa, OK
Oct. 30, 2012	Toby Keith	Hope on the Rocks	Country	Show Dog-Universal	Norman, OK
Oct. 31, 2012	Pittersplatter	Frozen	Electronic • Industrial • EBM		Stillwater, OK

November

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Nov. 2, 2012	Power Pyramid	Demos 2012	Rock • Indie Rock • Dream Pop • Shoegaze		Oklahoma City, OK
Nov. 13, 2012	The All-American Rejects	Flatline	Rock • Emo Pop • Power Pop • Pop Rock • Pop Punk • Emo	DGC • Interscope	Stillwater, OK
Nov. 20, 2012	Colourmusic	Dawn to Dusk	Pop • Rock • Indie Pop • Indie Rock • Neo-Psychedelia	Memphis Industries	Stillwater, OK
Nov. 22, 2012	Jabee and Thelonious Martin	As It Is In Heaven	Rap • Hip Hop		Oklahoma City, OK • Chicago, IL
Nov. 26, 2012	Various Artists	A Blackwatch Christmas, Vol 2	Christmas • Rock		Norman, OK

December

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
Dec. 3, 2012	Stephen Speaks	Christmas with Friends 2012	Christmas • Rock • Pop Rock		Tulsa, OK
Dec. 4, 2012	Hinder	Welcome to the Freakshow	Rock • Alternative Rock • Post-Grunge • Hard Rock	Republic	Oklahoma City, OK
Dec. 11, 2012	Star Madman	For You	Electronic • Chillwave		Oklahoma City, OK
Dec. 12, 2012	Kyle Dillingham	Il Fait Beau	Folk		Oklahoma City, OK
Dec. 18, 2012	Vangough	Acoustic Scars	Metal • Progressive Metal		Oklahoma City, OK
Dec. 23, 2012	Bellwether Squares	Six Holiday Tunes	Pop • Christmas		Tulsa, OK

Unknown

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Home
2012	7 Mile Road	Behind the Cross	Gospel • Christian		Tulsa, OK
2012	Hanson	No Sleep for Banditos	Pop Rock • Indie Rock • Power Pop	3CG	Tulsa, OK
2012	Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey	The Race Riot Suite: A.Solo Piano - B.Solo Piano Remixed	Jazz • Instrumental • Jazz Fusion • Electroic		Tulsa, OK