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!
Shearwater at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop for SXSW, 03/15/2012
photo credit: Brittney Bush Bollay (more photos)
Cheryl Waters’ 2012 Top Ten Albums
| artist | album | label |
| Shearwater | Animal Joy | Sub Pop |
| Grizzly Bear | Shields | Warp |
| Poliça | Give You the Ghost | Mom+Pop |
| Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | Infectious/Canvasback |
| Tame Impala | Lonerism | Modular |
| Elliott BROOD | Days Into Years | Paper Bag |
| Pinback | Information Retrieved | Temporary Residence Ltd. |
| Japandroids | Celebration Rock | Polyvinyl |
| Sin Fang | Half Dreams EP | Morr Music |
| Night Moves | Colored Emotions | Domino |
Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show, airing Monday through Friday, 10AM-2PM.





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Its my top for the year too :D Now to come up with the rest of the list ;)