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! Tune in on Friday, December 28th to hear if your picks made the list!
Dinosaur Jr. from our MusicFest NW broadcast at the Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, 09/08/12 // photo credit: Morgen Schuler (more photos)
Tommy’s 2012 Top Ten Albums
| rank | artist | album | label |
| 10 | First Aid Kit | The Lion’s Roar | Wichita |
| 9 | Moon Duo | Circles | Sacred Bones |
| 8 | METZ | METZ | Sub Pop |
| 7 | Hounds of the Wild Hunt | El Mago | self-released |
| 6 | Tomten | Wednesday’s Children | Flatfield |
| 5 | Father John Misty | Fear Fun | Sub Pop |
| 4 | Woods | Bend Beyond | Woodsist |
| 3 | Aesop Rock | Skelethon | Rhymesayers |
| 2 | Men | Open Your Heart | Sacred Bones |
| 1 | Dinosaur Jr. | I Bet On Sky | Jagjaguwar |
Tommy is a fill-in DJ at KEXP.
