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Top 89 of 2022: Best in-studio sessions

Phoenix visited The Current on September 6, 2022.
Phoenix visited The Current on September 6, 2022.Artwork by Natalia Toledo | MPR; Phoenix: Erik Stromstad

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by Staff

December 27, 2022

Here are The Current staff’s picks for top in-studio sessions recorded in 2022. To watch, click the links below.

  1. Phoenix – Recorded, September 6, 2022 

    Phoenix perform in The Current studio
    Laurent Brancowitz (L) and Thomas Mars of Phoenix performing in The Current studio on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.
    Erik Stromstad | MPR

  1. Marcus Mumford – Recorded October 22, 2022 

    A man sings into a microphone in The Current studio.
    Marcus Mumford performs in The Current studio on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Hippo Campus – Recorded May 16, 2022 

    Hippo Campus in studio at The Current
    Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus performing in The Current studio.
    MPR

  1. Polica – Recorded June 6, 2022 

    A four-piece band performing in a studio
    Poliça performing in The Current studio.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Metric – Recorded October 17, 2022 

    Two people play music together in The Current studio
    Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw of Metric performing in The Current studio on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Amanda Shires – Recorded November 7, 2022 

    A woman plays violin in The Current studio
    Amanda Shires performs in The Current studio on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Craig Finn – Recorded June 28, 2022 

Craig Finn singing in The Current studio
Craig Finn performing in The Current studio.
Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Charley Crockett – Recorded November 29, 2022 

    A man in a cowboy hat sings and plays guitar in The Current studio
    Charley Crockett performs in The Current studio on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.
    Erik Stromstad | MPR

  1. Madison Cunningham – Recorded August 4, 2022 

    Madison Cunningham performs in The Current studio
    Madison Cunningham performing in The Current studio on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.
    Erik Stromstad | MPR

  1. Sounds of Blackness – Recorded October 3, 2022 

    A person plays piano to accompany a large vocal ensemble in a studio
    Sounds of Blackness performing in The Current studio on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022.
    Eric Xu Romani | MPR

  1. The Heavy Heavy – Recorded October 7, 2022 

    The Heavy Heavy perform in The Current studio
    Georgie Fuller of The Heavy Heavy performing in The Current studio on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Kurt Vile – Recorded May 25, 2022 

    Kurt Vile performs in The Current studio
    Kurt Vile performs in The Current studio.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Bartees Strange – Recorded November 7, 2022 

    Bartees Strange singing and playing guitar in The Current studio
    Bartees Strange performing in The Current studio on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022.
    Evan Clark | MPR

  1. Built to Spill – Recorded August 16, 2022 

    Built To Spill in studio
    Doug Martsch of Built To Spill performing in The Current studio on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022.
    Eric Xu Romani | MPR

  1. COIN – Recorded July 27, 2022 

    COIN perform in The Current studio
    COIN performing in The Current studio.
    Erik Stromstad | MPR

    The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2022 will air on Sunday, Jan. 1. At 10 a.m. CT, we'll look back on past Top 89 winners. Then, around 12 p.m., we'll start this year's countdown, which wraps at 6 p.m. Hear it again starting at 8 a.m. on Jan. 2.