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!
Frankie Rose at KEXP, 04/27/2012
photo credit: Brittney Bollay (more photos)
Troy Nelson’s 2012 Top Ten Albums
| rank | artist | album | label |
| 10 | Christian Mistress | Possession | Relapse |
| 9 | Woods | Bend Beyond | Woodsist |
| 8 | John Talabot | fin | Permanent Vacation |
| 7 | Sleigh Bells | Reign of Terror | Mom + Pop |
| 6 | Father John Misty | Fear Fun | Sub Pop |
| 5 | Donnie & Joe Emerson | Dreamin’ Wild | Light in the Attic |
| 4 | Chromatics | Kill for Love | Italians Do It Better |
| 3 | Frankie Rose | Interstellar | Slumberland |
| 2 | Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | Canvasback |
| 1 | Tame Impala | Lonerism | Modular |
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