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Ho, Hey, It's The Top Songs of 2012 as Voted on by the XPN Community

The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes, Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers, and Of Monsters and Men all had songs in the top 5! After tallying the votes submitted by almost 2,000 XPN Listeners, XPN Program Director Bruce Warren counted down to 2013 and hosted the Year In Review Countdown on New Year's Eve, with the top 100 reveal on New Year's Day. Check out the complete list of the Top 200 Songs for 2012 here!

Contest Winner

Congrats to our Year In Review Contest Winner, Pam Magidson of Ardmore, PA. Pam won the 32 GB iPod Touch loaded with the Top 200 Songs from the WXPN 2012 Year In Review, AND a $200 Gift Card to the XPN Shop.

Non-COMM Recap: Going introspective with John Murry (photos, audio, setlist)

With just his guitar and his voice, Bay Area by way of Mississippi songwriter John Murry played an emotional, powerful set Wednesday...Read More

Non-COMM Recap: Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside dabble in retro rock (photos, audio, setlist)

Portland retro group Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside showed the Non-COMM crowd its rockability in a feisty set that closed out...Read More

Non-COMM Recap: The late night gets weird with Foxygen (photos, audio, setlist)

Quirky upstate New York four-piece Foxygen got crazy in a late-night Non-COMM set yesterday that blended Doors-esque poppy psychedelia...Read More

Non-COMM Recap: Robert Randolph makes steel strings sing and the crowd dance (photos, audio)

Slide guitar wizard and XPN favorite Robert Randolph got the downstairs crowd at World Cafe Live dancing in his Non-COMM set....Read More

Watch Surgeon perform “Greed” at Garage Mahal (playing Johnny Brenda’s on Sunday)

Local thrash / metal band Surgeon has been readying its long-in-the-making new full-length Chemical Reign for the past couple years...Read More