Here are my top 10 songs of 2017 by artists I've been able to see this year live around the Twin Cities and in The Current's studio; and a few bands that I've just really enjoyed dancing to as a swing dancer. (In no particular order, of course.)

Brother Ali - "Dear Black Son"

AmeriCuba - "Queens"

Moonshine Rhythm Club - "Dinette"

Chicano Batman - "Flecha a Sol"

Lizzo - "Truth Hurts"

Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders - "Get Rhythm In Your Feet"

Hippo Campus - "Way It Goes"

Dizzy Fae - "Don't Hate For Me"

Brian Just - "Staring Into the Sun"

Mississippi Hot Club - "Swing 39"

The Current Hosts' and Staffers' Top 89 of 2017

Brett Baldwin • Bill DeVille • Jay Gabler • Jade • Cecilia Johnson • Lindsay Kimball • Mary Lucia • Jim McGuinn • Sean McPherson • Shelley Miller • Mike Novitzki • Brian Oake • Anna Reed • Jill Riley • Nate Ryan • Derrick Stevens • Andrea Swensson • Luke Taylor • Mark Wheat • Mac Wilson • Jesse Wiza