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!
Alt-J outside the Cutting Room Studios NYC, 08/07/2012
photo credit: Lauren Slusher (more photos)
John Richards’ 2012 Top Ten Albums
| rank | artist | album | label |
| 10 | Damien Jurado | Maraqopa | Secretly Canadian |
| 9 | Jack White | Blunderbuss | Third Man |
| 8 | Japandroids | Celebration Rock | Polyvinyl |
| 7 | The xx | Coexist | Young Turks |
| 6 | First Aid Kit | The Lion’s Roar | Witchita |
| 5 | Lord Huron | Lonsome Dreams | IAMSOUND |
| 4 | Tame Impala | Lonerism | Modular |
| 3 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | The Heist | Self-Released |
| 2 | Chromatics | Kill For Love | Italians Do It Better |
| 1 | Alt-J | An Awesome Wave | Infectious/Canvasback |
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