in 2012 hipsters were not listening to Lumineers. that was shit they played at the mall. Swans were back. Grimes released Oblivion. Kendrick exploded. Frank dropped. Death Grips - The Money Store. Grizzly Bear peaked (imo). etc.
i still remember the secondhand embarrassment i felt two years ago when Pavement released a sped up version of Harness Your Hopes to capitalize off of the song going viral roughly 3-4 years prior