Top 89 of 2012: Albums
November 28, 2012
The votes have been counted! Here are the Top 89 albums of 2012 as voted on by listeners of The Current.
Tune-in at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day from 12/27 to 12/31 to hear the final ten albums revealed on-air.
89. Calexico — Algiers
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88. Craig Finn — Clear Heart Full Eyes
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87. The Honeydogs — What Comes After
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86. San Cisco — Awkward EP
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85. Night Moves — Colored Emotions
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84. Benjamin Gibbard — Former Lives
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83. Aesop Rock — Skelethon
82. Adele — Live At The Royal Albert Hall
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81. Sea Wolf — Old World Romance
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80. Norah Jones — Little Broken Hearts
79. Rufus Wainwright — Out Of The Game
From 89.3 The Current:
Rufus Wainwright performs in The Current studio (August 11, 2012)
Rufus Wainwright performs in The Current studio (August 11, 2010)
78. Two Door Cinema Club — Beacon
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77. The Gaslight Anthem — Handwritten
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76. Solid Gold — Eat Your Young
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75. Now, Now — Threads
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74. Heartless Bastards — Arrow
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73. The Pines — Dark So Gold
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72. Band of Horses — Mirage Rock
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71. Ben Folds Five — The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
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70. Aimee Mann — Charmer
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69. Dinosaur Jr. — I Bet On Sky
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68. John Mark Nelson — Waiting and Waiting
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67. The Roots — Undun
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66. Bruce Springsteen — Wrecking Ball
65. Nada Surf — The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy
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64. Gary Clark Jr. — Blak and Blu
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63. Neil Young and Crazy Horse — Psychedelic Pill
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62. Kathleen Edwards — Voyageur
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61. Punch Brothers — Who's Feeling Young Now
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60. Lucy Michelle and The Velvet Lapelles — Heat
From 89.3 The Current:
Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles perform at the Minnesota State Fair (September 3, 2012)
Lucy Michelle and The Velvet Lapelles performs in The Current studios (April 20, 2012)
Lucy Michelle and The Velvet Lapelles performs in The Current studios (October 24, 2010)
59. Sleigh Bells — Reign Of Terror
58. Santigold — Master of My Make-Believe
57. Delta Spirit — Delta Spirit
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56. Bob Dylan — Tempest
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55. Howler — America Give Up
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54. Grimes — Visions
53. Brandi Carlile — Bear Creek
From 89.3 The Current:
Brandi Carlile performs in The Current studio (June 28, 2012)
Brandi Carlile performs in The Current studio (September 24, 2009)
Brandi Carlile performs in The Current studio (May 18, 2007)
Brandi Carlile performs in The Current studio (December 8, 2005)
52. The Walkmen — Heaven
From 89.3 The Current:
The Walkmen perform in The Current studio (October 15, 2010)
The Walkmen perform in The Current studio (September 15, 2008)
51. Stars — The North
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50. Best Coast — The Only Place
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49. Dirty Projectors — Swing Lo Magellan
From 89.3 The Current:
Dirty Projectors performs in The Current studio (August 7, 2012)
Dirty Projectors performs in The Current studio (September 22, 2010)
48. Bob Mould — Silver Age
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47. Yeasayer — Fragrant World
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46. Purity Ring — Shrines
45. Dr. John — Locked Down
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44. Silversun Pickups — Neck Of The Woods
From 89.3 The Current:
Silversun Pickups performs in The Current studio (August 10, 2009)
Silversun Pickups performs in The Current studio (August 12, 2006)
43. Sigur Ros — Valtari
42. Divine Fits — A Thing Called Divine Fits
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41. Gotye — Making Mirrors
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40. Regina Spektor — What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
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39. David Byrne and St. Vincent — Love This Giant
38. Hot Chip — In Our Heads
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37. Muse — The 2nd Law
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36. Michael Kiwanuka — Home Again
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35. Beirut — The Rip Tide
34. Fiona Apple — The Idler Wheel ...
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33. Andrew Bird — Break It Yourself
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32. Sharon Van Etten — Tramp
From 89.3 The Current:
Sharon Van Etten performs in The Current studio (February 19, 2012)
Sharon Van Etten performs in The Current studio (April 6, 2011)
31. Brother Ali — Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
From 89.3 The Current:
Brother Ali performs in The Current studio (September 18, 2012)
Brother Ali performs at the Minnesota State Fair (August 29, 2012)
Brother Ali performs in The Current studio (November 20, 2009)
Brother Ali performs in The Current studio (December 16, 2005)
30. FUN. — Some Nights
29. Dr. Dog — Be The Void
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28. Django Django — Django Django
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27. Japandroids — Celebration Rock
26. Cat Power — Sun
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25. Tame Impala — Lonerism
24. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis — The Heist
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23. The Tallest Man On Earth — There's No Leaving Now
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22. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros — Here
From 89.3 The Current:
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros performs in The Current studios (May 25, 2012)
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros performs in the UBS Forum (August 13, 2010)
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros performs in The Current studios (August 2, 2009)
21. JD McPherson — Signs And Signifiers
From 89.3 The Current:
JD McPherson performs in The Current studio (November 29, 2012)
JD McPherson performs at the Minnesota State Fair (August 28, 2012)
20. Lana Del Rey — Born to Die
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19. P.O.S. — We Don't Even Live Here
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18. First Aid Kit — The Lion's Roar
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17. The xx — Coexist
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16. Alt-J — An Awesome Wave
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15. The Avett Brothers — The Carpenter
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14. Passion Pit — Gossamer
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13. The Shins — Port of Morrow
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12. Grizzly Bear — Shields
From 89.3 The Current:
Grizzly Bear performs in The Current studio (October 1, 2012)
Grizzly Bear performs in The Current studio (October 8, 2006)
11. Metric — Synthetica
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10. Beach House — Bloom
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9. Father John Misty — Fear Fun
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8. Frank Ocean — channel ORANGE
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7. Of Monsters And Men — My Head Is An Animal
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4. Mumford and Sons — Babel
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3. Alabama Shakes — Boys and Girls
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Tune-in at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day from 12/27 to 12/31 to hear the final ten albums revealed on-air.