Monday, December 27, 2010

The Alphabetic Order's Best 37 Albums of 2010

I know, it's weird, I haven't posted since the 2009 "Best Of" list, but this seemed like a good way to recommend some great albums from one of the best years for new music in awhile.  Let me know what you think.

37 >> Smith WesternsSmith Westerns
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36 >> DeerhunterHalcyon Digest
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35 >> Das RacistSit Down, Man
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34 >> Gil Scott-HeronI’m New Here
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33 >> Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today
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32 >> Kid Cudi – The Legend of Mr. Rager: The Mixtape
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31  >> The Morning Benders – Big Echo
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30 >> Warpaint – Exquisite Corpse
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29 >> Yeasayer – Odd Blood
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28 >> Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
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27 >> Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
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26 >> Bill Callahan – Rough Travel for a Rare Thing
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25 >> Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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24 >> Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People EP
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23 >> The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
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22 >> Sharon Van Etten Epic
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21  >> Of Montreal – False Priest
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20 >> Sleigh Bells – Treats 
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19  >> MGMT – Congratulations
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18 >> The Walkmen – Lisbon
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17 >> Dirty Projectors + Bjork – Mount Wittenberg Orca
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16 >> Girls – Broken Dreams Club EP
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15 >> Foals – Total Life Forever
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14 >> ceo – White Magic
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13 >> The Soft Pack – The Soft Pack
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12 >> The Black Keys – Brothers
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11  >> Harlem – Hippies
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10 >> The Villagers – Becoming a Jackal
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 9  >> Beach House – Teen Dream
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 8  >> Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
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  7  >> Vampire Weekend – Contra
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  6 >> Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
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  5 >> Avi Buffalo – Avi Buffalo
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  4 >> Menomena – Mines
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  3 >> Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
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  2 >> Spoon – Transference
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  1  >> LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening


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BONUS STUFF!!!!


Best Singles of 2010:

Titus Andronicus – A Pot in Which to Piss
Spoon – I Saw the Light
The Black Keys – Sinister Kid
Beach House – 10 Mile Stereo
Harlem – Someday Soon
LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean
Local Natives – Wide Eyes
Menomena – TAOS
The Bad Plus – Never Stop

3 comments:

  1. i like this list, nathan.
    did you catch no age's release this year?
    thought that one was pretty good along with _high violet_ and best coast's _crazy for you_
    "does not suffice" is the saddest song of the year, in my estimation.
    keep TAO kicking the best you can and enjoy the new year, my friend

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  2. hi Nathan!
    solid list
    I would definitely include Two Door Cinema Club's Tourist History
    album review...
    http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/05/03/album-review-two-door-cinema-club-tourist-history/
    all the tracks are on grooveshark. "something good can work" is a highlight

    Two Door Cinema Club is currently on tour with two other bands with '10 releases that were decent
    Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway
    Tokyo Police Club – Champ

    are you going to post a 2011 forecast? BBC's list is promising http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11904585

    happy listening

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  3. thanks Sharon! I'll for sure check out Two Door Cinema Club. I was into SSLYBY's last album, but it looks like I missed it this year (they have the best band name ever. am I wrong?)

    I haven't looked at any forecasts for next year too much, all I know is Fleet Foxes is supposed to come out with something new which has to be good.

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