photo credit: Christopher Nelson
Every Saturday night from 6-9pm, you can tune into KEXP’s local show Audioasis. Hosted by Hannah Levin, the show brings you a program packed with in-studios, old favorites and up and coming artist that make up our thriving Northwest music scene. In the background there are a small batch of us who help the show run smoothly and, of course, love the NW dearly. Check out some of our favorites from this year:
John Richards, Executive Producer
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| 1 | The Head and The Heart | The Head and The Heart | Sub Pop |
| 2 | Blue Sky Black Death | Noir | Fake Four Inc. |
| 3 | Death Cab For Cutie | Codes and Keys | Atlantic |
| 4 | Fleet Foxes | Helplessness Blues | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Screaming Trees | Last Words: The Final Recordings | Sunyata |
| 6 | Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
| 7 | My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
| 8 | Pickwick | Myths | self-released |
| 9 | The Cave Singers | No Witch | Jagjaguwar |
| 10 | The Lonely Forest | Arrows | Trans/Atlantic |
Hannah Levin, Audioasis Host
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| Helms Alle | Weatherhead | Hydra Head |
| My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
| Red Fang | Murder the Mountains | Relapse |
| Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released |
| Star Anna | Alone in This Together | Local 638 |
| Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
| White Orange | White Orange | Made in China |
| The Golden Blondes | The Golden Blondes | Per Se Records |
| Don’t Talk to the Cops | Going Hammer Mixtape Part One | self-released |
Sharlese Metcalf, Audioasis Producer
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| Destroyer | Kaputt | Merge |
| Nurses | Dracula | Dead Oceans |
| Derek Kelley and the Speed Wobbles | Bourgeoisie Marmalade | self-released |
| Seapony | Go With Me | Hardly Art |
| Craft Spells | Idle Labor | Captured Tracks |
| Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Fat Possum |
| Oc Notes | Medicine/Secret Society/The New Generation | self-released |
| Don’t Talk To The Cops | Regular Show | self-released |
| Witch Gardens | Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ | self-released |
| Portugal. The Man | In The Mountains, In The Cloud | Atlantic |
Reese Umbaugh, Assistant to the Producer
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| Craft Spells | Idle Labor | Captured Tracks |
| Don’t Talk To The Cops! | Regular Show | self-released |
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom |
| Metal Chocolates | Metal Chocolates | self-released |
| Noddy | Drama + Murder! Dance! Kill! | self-released |
| The Physics | Love Is A Business | self-released |
| Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
| State of the Artist x Ski Team | Slopes | Members Only |
| USF | The Spray | Circle Into Square/Fake Four Inc. |
| Witch Gardens | Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ | self-released |
Will Popko, Audioasis DJ Assistant
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| Pickwick | Myths | self-released |
| My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
| Shabazz Palaces | Black Up | Sub Pop |
| The Pica Beats | Better In Color | self-released/Calm Yourself with Corduroy Music |
| The Golden Blondes | The Golden Blondes | Per Se Records |
| Don’t Talk to the Cops | Regular Show | Mash Hall Records |
| Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside | Dirty Radio | Partisan Records |
| King Dude | Tonight’s Special Death (remastered w/ bonus tracks) | Dais Records |
| White Orange | White Orange | Made In China |
| BOAT | Dress Like Your Idols | Magic Marker |
Justin Wilmore, Audioasis DJ Assistant
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released |
| Don’t Talk To The Cops | Regular Show | Mash Hall |
| BOAT | Dress Like Your Idols | Magic Marker |
| Pickwick | Myths | self-released |
| Ravenna Woods | Valley Of The Headless Men | self-released |
| Starfucker | Reptillian | Polyvinyl |
| Telekinesis | 12 Desperate Straight Lines | Merge |
| Witch Gardens | Alice, Agatha, Branch & Christ | self-released |
| Strong Killings | Strong Killings | Don’t Stop Believing |
| My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
Ryan Enkema, Audioasis DJ Assistant
| ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL |
| David Bazan | Strange Negotiations | Barsuk |
| Bryan John Appleby | Fire on the Vine | self-released |
| Koko and the Sweetmeats | Sacrafice | self-released |
| Virgin Islands | Ernie Chambers v. God | The Control Group |
| Constant Lovers | True Romance | self-released |
| Katie Kate | Flatland | Out For Stardom |
| My Goodness | My Goodness | Sarathan |
| Fly Moon Royalty | Fly Moon Royalty | Sportn’ Life |
| Strong Killings | Strong Killings | Don’t Stop Believin’ |
| Campfire OK | Strange Like We Are | self-released |
