Jack White, Alabama Shakes and Beach House Top NPR Readers’ Best of 2012 (So Far)

In case you missed it, NPR polled their readers over the past few weeks to see who would rise to the top of public opinion with the best album of the first half of 2012. The music-loving NPR fans contributed quite the extensive, distinguished list.

NPR Readers Top 10:

1. Jack White - Blunderbuss

2. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

3. Beach House – Bloom

4. The Shins – Port of Morrow

5. Of Monsters and Men – My Head Is An Animal

6. Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself

7. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

8. Regina Spektor – What We Saw From The Cheap Seats

9. Japandroids – Celebration Rock

10. Gotye – Making Mirrors

See numbers 11 – 100 here.

Who are your picks? Join the conversation by dropping who’s blown you away so far in 2012 in the Comments section. We will unveil The Silver Tongue ‘s favorites in the days ahead.

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