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In late 2012, Skokie Public Library staff were asked to select their favorite musical recordings listened to during the year. Here are the results!

Click on the call number to check the status of the recording in the Skokie Public Library catalog. And, in case you missed them, it's not too late to see our Annual Staff Picks for books, films, and music from 2002 to the present!

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Apple, Fiona. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do. 2012. Compact Disc MR APPL IWI A32 Banks, Azealia. 1991. 2012. Compact Disc MP BANK-A NN B01 Marina and the Diamonds. Electra Heart. 2012. Compact Disc MA MARI EH M29 Ocean, Frank. Channel Orange. 2012. Compact Disc MB OCEA CO O88 The XX. Coexist. 2012. Compact Disc MR XX COE X80 Best older album discovered this year... Santogold. Santogold. 2008. Compact Disc J SANTO SAN S34                Selected by Amita L.

		Slaughterhouse. Welcome to Our House. 2012. Compact Disc MP SLAU WOH S38 Best older album discovered this year... Bad Meets Evil. Hell: The Sequel. 2011. Compact Disc MP BADM HS B33 Drake. Thank Me Later. 2010. Compact Disc MP DRAK TML D26                Selected by Athens M.
		Best older album discovered this year... Lauper, Cyndi. Playlist. The Very Best of Cyndi Lauper. 2009. Compact Disc MR LAUP PVB L25                Selected by Bill N.
		Clarkson, Kelly. Stronger. 2011. Compact Disc MA CLAR STR C01 Lambert, Adam. Trespassing. 2012. Compact Disc MA LAMB TRE L93 Minaj, Nicki. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. 2012. Compact Disc MP MINA PFR M30 One Direction. Up All Night. 2012. Compact Disc MA ONED UAN O42 P!nk. The Truth About Love. 2012. Compact Disc MR PINK TAL P42 Best older album discovered this year... Lovato, Demi. Unbroken. 2011. Compact Disc MR LOVA UNB L92                Selected by Bill O.
		Alabama Shakes. Boys & Girls. 2012. Compact Disc MR ALAB BG A42 Osborne, Joan. Bring It On Home. 2012. Compact Disc MR OSBO-J BIH O83 Raitt, Bonnie. Slipstream. 2012. Compact Disc MA RAIT SLI R01 Walker, Joe Louis. Hellfire. 2012. Compact Disc MB WALK-J HEL W45                Selected by Bruce B.
		Best older album discovered this year... Thile, Chris. Not All Who Wonder Are Lost. 2001. Compact Disc MC THIL NAW T31                Selected by Cheryl S.
		Carolina Chocolate Drops. Leaving Eden. 2012. Compact Disc MB CARO LE C09 Debo Band. Debo Band. 2012. Compact Disc MW ETHI DEBO D32 Vijay Iyer Trio. Accelerando. 2012. Compact Disc MJ VIJA ACC V24 Best older album discovered this year... Chucho Valdes & The Afro-Cuban Messengers. Chucho’s Steps. 2010. Compact Disc MJ VALD CS V23 Various Artists. Next Stop Soweto... Township Sounds From the Golden Age of Mbaqanga. 2010. Compact Disc MW SOUT-A NSS S54                Selected by Esther V.
		Bat for Lashes. Haunted Man. 2012. Compact Disc B1781084 Ocean, Frank. Channel Orange. 2012. Compact Disc MB OCEA CO O88 Sleigh Bells. Reign of Terror. 2012. Compact Disc MR SLEI RT S50 Purity Ring. Shrines. 2012. Compact Disc J PURI SHR P18 Best older album discovered this year... LCD Soundsystem. This Is Happening. 2010. Compact Disc J LCDS TIH L01                Selected by Jessi S.
		Gabriel, Peter. New Blood. 2012. Compact Disc MR GABR-P NB G38 Jackson, Joe. Live at Rockpalast. 2012. Compact Disc MR JACK-JO LR J42 Jackson, Joe. Time Machine 2011 Live in Cleveland. 2011. Compact Disc MR RUSH TM-11 R55 Webber, Andrew Lloyd. Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall. 2012. Compact Disc K PHAN PO B38 Best older album discovered this year... Rundgren, Todd. The Definitive Rock Collection. 2006. Compact Disc MR RUND DRC R86                Selected by Julie M.
		Byrne, David and St. Vincent. Love This Giant. 2012. Compact Disc MR BYRN LG B31 Jepsen, Carly Rae. Curiosity EP. 2012. Compact Disc MA JEPS CEP J14 The Raveonettes. Into the Night. 2012. Compact Disc MR RAVO IN R02                Selected by Kevin T.
		Bell, Joshua. French Impressions. 2012. Compact Disc GV BELL FI B62 Toots Thielemans. Yesterday & Today. 2012. Compact Disc MJ THIE YT T52 Winslow-King, Luke. The Coming Tide. 2012. Compact Disc MB WINS CT W64 Best older album discovered this year... Guettel, Adam. Light in the Piazza. 2005. Compact Disc K LIGH LP B29                Selected by Lee L.
		Bird, Andrew. Break It Yourself. 2012. Compact Disc MR BIRD BIY B48 Del Rey, Lana. Born to Die. 2012. Compact Disc MA DELR BD D25 Fun. Some Nights. 2012. Compact Disc MR FUN SN F4 One Direction. Up All Night. 2012. Compact Disc MA ONED UAN O42 Wainwright, Rufus. Out of the Game. 2012. Compact Disc MR WAIN-R OG W80 Best older album discovered this year... The Black Kids. Partie Traumatic. 2008. Compact Disc MR BLAC-KI PT B83                Selected by Louise T.
		Calexico. Algiers. 2012. Compact Disc MR CALE ALG C08 The Lumineers. The Lumineers. 2012. Compact Disc P LUMI LUM L82 Best older album discovered this year... Pina. Dance, Dance Otherwise We Are Lost. 2011. Compact Disc L PINA PIN W56                Selected by Lukie M.
		Bentley, Dierks. Home. 2012. Compact Disc MC BENT HOM B14 Johnson, Jamey. Living For a Song: Tribute to Hank Cochran. 2012. Compact Disc B1780545 Mumford & Sons. Babel. 2012. Compact Disc Q BRIT MUMF M31 Turner, Josh. Punching Bag. 2012. Compact Disc MC TURN PB T24 William, Don. And So It Goes. 2012. Compact Disc MC WILL-D ASI W81 Best older album discovered this year... The Civil Wars. Barton Hollow. 2011. Compact Disc MC CIVI BH C78                Selected by Lynnanne P.
		Apple, Fiona. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do. 2012. Compact Disc MR APPL IWI A32 Brother Ali. Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. 2012. Compact Disc MP BROT MAD B52 Cat Power. Sun. 2012. Compact Disc MR CATP SUN C73 Cohen, Leonard. Old Ideas. 2012. Compact Disc MA COHE OI C12 Smith, Patti. Banga. 2012. Compact Disc MR SMIT-P BAN S17 Best older album discovered this year... La Roux. La Roux. 2009. Compact Disc MR LARO LR L89                Selected by Megan R.
		Cohen, Leonard. Old Ideas. 2012. Compact Disc MA COHE OI C12 Dylan, Bob. Tempest. 2012. Compact Disc MR DYLA TEM D02 Ros, Sigur. Valtari. 2012. Compact Disc MW ICEL SIGU S70 Best older album discovered this year... Mumford & Sons. Sigh No More. 2012. Compact Disc Q BRIT MUMF M09                Selected by Mikael J.
		Of Monsters and Men. My Head Is an Animal. 2012. Compact Disc MR OFMO MHI O90 Best older album discovered this year... Parachute. The Way It Was. 2011. Compact Disc MR PARAC WIW P92                Selected by Nancy H.
		Alabama Shakes. Boys & Girls. 2012. Compact Disc MR ALAB BG A42 Delta Rae. Carry the Fire. 2012. Compact Disc MR DELT-R CF D91 Heartless Bastards. Arrow. 2012. Compact Disc MR HEARTL ARR H01 The Killers. Battle Born. 2012. Compact Disc MR KILL BB K94 Van Etten, Sharon. Tramp. 2012. Compact Disc MR VANE TRA V12 Best older album discovered this year... Dum Dum Girls. Only in Dreams. 2011. Compact Disc MR DUMD OD D50                Selected by Sharon W.
		Amos, Tori. Gold Dust. 2012. Compact Disc MR AMOS GD A53 Edwards, Kathleen. Voyageur. 2012. Compact Disc MC EDWA-K VOY E45 Mann, Aimee. Charmer. 2012. Compact Disc MR MANN CHA M30 Del Ray, Lana. Born to Die. 2012. Compact Disc MA DELR BD D25 Sixpence None the Richer. Lost In Transition. 2012. Compact Disc MG SIXP LT S01 Best older album discovered this year... Mumford & Sons. Sigh No More. 2012. Compact Disc Q BRIT MUMF M09                Selected by Steven J.
		Best older album discovered this year... Tony Bennett and Various Performers. Duets II. 2011. Compact Disc MA BENN DUE-2 B53                Selected by Terry R.
		Alabama Shakes. Boys & Girls. 2012. Compact Disc MR ALAB BG A42 Screaming Females. Ugly. 2012. Compact Disc B17816567 Van Etten, Sharon. Tramp. 2012. Compact Disc MR VANE TRA V12 Best older album discovered this year... Sugar. Copper Blue + Beaster. 1992. Compact Disc MR SUGA CBB S51                Selected by Toby G.