2010 Top Songs

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Following up the top albums list, here are my top ten songs for the year. Let me know what you think in the comments.

  1. How You're Bound - The Get Up Kids
  2. Real Love - Delorean
  3. We Used to Wait - Arcade Fire
  4. Norway - Beach House
  5. Giving Up The Gun - Vampire Weekend
  6. ...And The World Laughs With You - Flying Lotus
  7. Runaway - The National
  8. The Gaudy Side of Town - Gayngs
  9. Littlething - Jimmy Eat World
  10. The High Road - Broken Bells

Honorable Mention

  • Sun - Caribou
  • Diamond Eyes - Deftones
  • Too Dramatic - Ra Ra Riot

2010 Top Albums

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While I don't have time to comment about each of these albums, I will make a general statement that I thought this year was a bit of a down year for new music compared to last year. I also threw in a few other categories as well at the end to add some variety to the list, so check those out too. Feel free to add your thoughts, including the obligatory "these are all the same genre" statement in the comments section.

Top Albums

  1. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
  2. Black Sands - Bonobo
  3. High Violet - The National
  4. Black Noise - Pantha du Prince
  5. Contra - Vampire Weekend
  6. Subiza - Delorean
  7. Infra - Max Richter
  8. Cosmogramma - Flying Lotus
  9. Go - Jonsi
  10. Teen Dream - Beach House

Honorable Mentions

  • Swim - Caribou
  • One Life Stand - Hot Chip
  • Broken Bells - Broken Bells

Top EPs

  1. Simple Science - The Get Up Kids
  2. Klavierwerke - James Blake
  3. After Parties 1 - Dntel

Top Soundtracks

  1. Tron:Legacy
  2. Inception
  3. Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Top Reissue/Greatest Hits

  1. Quarantine the Past - Pavement
  2. Beatles Remastered Albums
  3. Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails

2010 Top Albums Prep

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As usual this time of year, I throw out a list of albums that I have listened to from this year. This gives you all an idea of what I have been listening to in preparation for my end of the year list, and an opportunity for you to add albums that you think I should check out before making my best of list. In general, I think this year has been a pretty down year, but there are some stand outs. Here is the list, alphabetical by artist.

  • Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
  • Autolux - Transit Transit
  • Beach House - Teen Dream
  • Bear McCreary - Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Original Television Soundtrack
  • Best Coast - Crazy For You
  • Bonobo - Black Sands
  • Broken Bells - Broken Bells
  • BT - These Hopeful Machines
  • Caribou - Swim
  • Christian Scott - Yesterday You Said Tomorrow
  • Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea
  • Deftones - Diamond Eyes
  • Delorean - Subiza
  • Dinosaur Feathers - Fantasy Memorial
  • Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
  • Four Tet - There Is Love in You
  • Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
  • Gotan Project - Tango 3.0
  • Hans Zimmer - Inception
  • Hot Chip - One Life Stand
  • j.c. wilson - Thought Music
  • jj - nº 3
  • Jónsi - Go
  • Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts
  • Maps & Atlases - Perch Patchwork
  • Max Richter - Infra
  • Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead
  • Pantha du Prince - Black Noise
  • Pavement - Quarantine The Past
  • Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard
  • Ratatat - LP4
  • RxRy - RxRy
  • Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
  • Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People EP
  • Surfer Blood - Astrocoast
  • Tame Impala - InnerSpeaker
  • The Black Keys - Brothers
  • The Get Up Kids - Simple Science
  • The National - High Violet
  • Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This
  • Vampire Weekend - Contra
  • Various Artists - Brownswood Electric
  • Various Artists - Chopin 200 Years: The Greatest Collection
  • Various Artists - The Palm Sampler
  • Yeasayer - Odd Blood

August’s eMusic

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Had 10 bonus tracks this month, so woohoo!

InnerSpeaker by Tame Impala - 6 (of 12) Credits

Picking up the rest of the album from the previous month.

Crazy For You by Best Coast - 12 Credits

Supposedly one of the best albums of the year, it would be difficult for me to find a way to be more disappointed. There are a couple of stand out tracks, like Boyfriend and Crazy for You, but that is it. The rest is hot garbage, which is the worst type of garbage.

All Delighted People EP by Sufjan Stevens - 12 Credits

This one was a stretch at 12 credits for 8 songs, but the bonus helped me pull the trigger. If you have not heard Sufjan Stevens, I would not recommend this as your first experience, not because it is bad, but it just isn't his best effort. I would still recommend it to folks who like his styling though. The first track is a little bit of a trip too.

Transit Transit by Autolux - 10 Credits

Where Best Coast disappointed, Autolux matched my expectations exactly. They do their thing (not very often albiet) but still put out good moody rock. Not going to rock your world, but worth a listen for sure.

July’s eMusic

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Just one month late, and I had a bonus from eMusic to give me 40 total credits!

(don't forget to) breathe by Various Artists - 12 Credits

The Promise Ring, Christie Front Drive, Hot Water Music, Knapsack, and Mineral are all on this emo sampler. You won't find an emo sampler with more "big" names than this.

Infra by Max Richter - 12 Credits

The score for a ballet in Europe, this is one of Max Richter's finest works. Haunting at times, just moody for the rest, this album is great for one of those rainy days, or background music for when you need to focus.

InnerSpeaker by Tame Impala - 6 (of 12) Credits

One of the hyped albums of the year that actually lives up to some of it. The standout tracks are in the first 6, but this is still an album worth checking out.