For the rest of the year, we’ll be spotlighting our KEXP DJs Top Albums of 2012, leading up to our 2012 Top Album Countdown, as voted on by our listeners! Voting ends on Friday, December 21st, so let us know your favorites now, and tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picks made the list!
The xx in the KEXP studios, 07/25/2012
photo credit: Dave Lichterman (more photos)
Larry Rose’s 2012 Top Ten Albums
| rank | artist | album | label |
| 10 | Daughn Gibson | All Hell | White Denim |
| 9 | Porcelain Raft | Strange Weekend | Secretly Canadian |
| 8 | John Talabot | ƒin | Permanent Vacation |
| 7 | Beach House | Bloom | Sub Pop |
| 6 | Tame Impala | Lonerism | Modular |
| 5 | Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | Infectious/Canvasback |
| 4 | The xx | Coexist | Young Turks |
| 3 | Japandroids | Celebration Rock | Polyvinyl |
| 2 | Kendrick Lamar | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Top Dog/Aftermath |
| 1 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | The Heist | self-released |
Larry Rose is the host of Larry’s Lounge, on the air Tuesday nights from 9PM-1AM.
One Comment
6 of them are in my playlist, Tame Impala is the favorite one..! ha ha i love them..
Thank You..