Top Ten Albums of 2010

Was this an exceptionally good year in music, or was I just paying more attention? Ten good arguments against The Death of the Album:

10. Delorean Subiza (excellent for driving around San Francisco)

9. Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record

8. The Books The Way Out (I first heard this band being played at Bookend Cafe attached to Boulder Bookstore, “…and, I wish I was a boy”)

7. Vampire Weekend Contra (VW continue to pick up where Paul Simon left off)

6. Tame Impala Innerspeaker (TI continue Dungen’s run at gorgeous psychedelia)

5. Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid (best dance album of the year–I love finding out that Prince and I are on the same page: http://www.missxpose.com/2008/08/prince-says-he-loves-him-some-janelle-monae/)

4. Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adz

3. Local Natives Gorilla Manor

2. Arcade Fire The Suburbs

1. Beach House Teen Dream

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One Response to “Top Ten Albums of 2010”

jvw Says:
January 7, 2011 at 4:27 pm

Many of these are new to me. I shall have to check ‘em out. You might like some of my buddy Chris Roomian’s picks as well (I see he hasn’t posted his 2010 list yet):

http://www.roomian.com/music.htm

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