Top 89

Top 89 Staff Picks: Simone Cazares, college contributor

by Simone Cazares

December 06, 2016

The Current's college contributor Simone Cazares shares her top local songs of the year.
The Current's college contributor Simone Cazares shares her top local songs of the year.MPR graphic

Top 10 Local Songs of 2016

In no particular order.

Lizzo – "Good As Hell"
Mancrush – "Heg"
Caroline Smith – "Trying Not to Love You"
Adam Meckler Quintet – "One Creaking Birch Tree"
John Raymond and Real Feels – "Atoms for Peace"
Hippo Campus – "Boyish"
Peter Campanelli – "Are You Even There?"
Illicit Sextet – "References"
Cory Healey's Beautiful Sunshine Band – "Aragon"
Dessa – "Quinine"

The Current Hosts' and Staffers' Top 89 of 2016

Brett Baldwin • Bill DeVille • Jay Gabler • Leah Garaas • Jade • Cecilia Johnson • Lindsay Kimball • Mary Lucia • Jim McGuinn • Sean McPherson • Shelley Miller • Dan Nass • Mike Novitzki • Matt Perkins • Brian Oake • Jill Riley • Jake Rudh • Nate Ryan • David Safar • Derrick Stevens • Andrea Swensson • Luke Taylor • Anna Reed • Mark Wheat • Mac Wilson

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