Minnesota music: Highlights of 2015
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Andrea Swensson, who will be the new host of The Local Show on 89.3 The Current come 2016, joined MPR News host Tom Weber to review the year in Minnesota music.
Swensson recently compiled her 10 favorite songs by local acts.
Top moments from local bands in 2015
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"South" by Hippo Campus
Swensson praised this local's bands tremendous year. In recent months, the band has appeared on Conan O'Brien, been reviewed in Rolling Stone and released a new EP.
"Humanize" by Lizzo
The Twin Cities rapper and singer performed earlier this month on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Adam Levy's "Naubinway" album
Levy's new album is a tribute to his son Daniel, who took his own life almost four years ago.
"In that time, he has become a champion for mental health awareness and being open about struggles with mental health," Swensson said.
The "Babes in Toyland" reunion
Swensson saw the influential band reunite for a show in a small bar in the California mountains, months before they returned to play Rock the Garden in Minneapolis.
"The crowd was mostly women, which I don't get to experience very often," Swensson said.
"Lies" by Low
"I just can't say enough good things about it," Swensson said of Low's new record, "Ones and Sixes."
To hear the full discussion on Andrea Swensson's local favorites of 2015, and her new podcast The O.K. Show, use the audio player above.