We asked Mr John Richards, host of The Morning Show on Seattle’s KEXP radio station, to list his top 25 albums of 2012. Scroll to see what made the cut.

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25. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory | http://spoti.fi/RUo6vm

24. Cold Specks – I Predict A Graceful Expulsion | http://spoti.fi/U2GC1G

23. David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant | http://spoti.fi/YQpotk

22. Port St. Willow - Holiday | http://spoti.fi/VCWjdJ

21. Sera Cahoone - Deer Creek Canyon | http://spoti.fi/U2Gv6l

20. Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man | http://spoti.fi/ZDGHPB

19. Yppah - Eighty One | http://spoti.fi/10nGTla

18. Santigold - Master Of My Make Believe | http://spoti.fi/Vh8nCx

17. The Lumineers - The Lumineers | http://spoti.fi/WJU0sq

16. THEESatisfaction - awE naturalE | http://spoti.fi/W3HlxL

15. Shovels & Rope - O’ Be Joyful | http://spoti.fi/V7xiZP

14. The Helio Sequence – Negotiations | http://spoti.fi/VCVMZ7

13. Bob Mould – Silver Age | http://spoti.fi/UvCR6W

12. Django Django - Django Django | http://spoti.fi/Tlqr0O

11. B each House – Bloom| http://spoti.fi/RUnlm2

10. Damien Jurado – Maraqopa | http://spoti.fi/10nG37W

9. Jack White – Blunderbuss | http://spoti.fi/UvCxVQ

8. Japandroids - Celebration Rock | http://spoti.fi/TCH9Lo

7. The xx - Coexist | http://spoti.fi/RUndTF

6. First Aid Kit – The Lion’s Roar | http://spoti.fi/YQo2ib

5. Lord Huron – Lonesome Dreams | http://spoti.fi/ZDFV56

4. Tame Impala - Lonerism | http://spoti.fi/TCGKso

3. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - The Heist | http://spoti.fi/VCULAh

2. Chromatics - Kill For Love | http://spoti.fi/Vh6TYM

1. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave | http://spoti.fi/V6ZBrC