Top 89 Staff Picks: Brett Baldwin, Managing Digital Producer
November 28, 2012
Songs
1. Divine Fits — "Would That Not Be Nice"
2. John Maus — "(No Title) Molly"
3. Zeus — "Are You Gonna Waste My Time?"
4. P.O.S. — "Bumper"
5. Trampled by Turtles — "Walt Whitman"
6. JD McPherson — "North Side Gal"
7. Metric — "Synthetica"
8. Dr. John — "Locked Down"
9. Hacienda — "Natural Life"
10. Zoo Animal — "Black and Charred"
Albums
1. Alabama Shakes — Boys and Girls
2. Hacienda — Shakedown
3. JD McPherson — Signs and Signifiers
4. P.O.S. — We Don't Even Live Here
5. DJ Cheeba + DJ Moneyshot + DJ Food — Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix: A Tribute to The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique
With MCA's death earlier in the year, DJs Cheeba, Moneyshot and Food redoubled their efforts at recreating Paul's Boutique from the original samples and sources. They let some run long, injected interview clips and basically just came at the album from a different point of view and created a new masterwork. It's available for free online.
6. Metric — Synthetica
7. Sharon Van Etten — Tramp
8. Jack White — Blunderbuss
9. Ty Segall Band — Slaughterhouse
10. Beach House — Bloom
Polls
Top 89 songs of 2012
Top 89 albums of 2012
Mark Wheat, Host
Mary Lucia, Host
Barb Abney, Host
Steve Seel, Host
Jill Riley, Host
Bill DeVille, Host
Jim McGuinn, Program Director
Jade Tittle, Assistant Producer & Host
David Safar, Music Director
Mac Wilson, Host
Jacquie Fuller, Host
Derrick Stevens, Production Manager
Lindsay Kimball, Assistant Program Director
Jon Schober, Local Music Assistant/Music Assistant
Brett Baldwin, Managing Digital Producer
Leah Garaas, Intern
Nate Ryan, Associate Web Producer, Multimedia
Jake Rudh, Host
Matt Perkins, Marketing Manager
Scott Olstad, Associate Web Producer
Peter Valelly, Associate Web Producer
Andrea Swensson, Local Current blogger