So many great albums released this year

What were your favourites?

_{01. I BELIEVE YOU LIAR / washington}

_{02. GILGAMESH / gypsy & the cat}

_{03. TEEN DREAM / beach house}

_{04. PASSIVE ME, AGGRESSIVE YOU / the naked and famous}

_{05. I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN / laura marling}

_{06. TOGETHER / the new pornographers}

_{07. THE SUBURBS / arcade fire}

_{08. BURNING YOUR HOUSE DOWN / the jim jones revue}

_{09. DOWN THE WAY / angus & julia stone}

_{10. HEART THAT'S POUNDING / sally seltmann}

_{11. TRANSFERENCE / spoon}

_{12. INNERSPEAKER / tame impala}

_{13. CONTRA / vampire weekend}

_{14. FLY YELLOW MOON / fyfe dangerfield}

_{15. I'M HAVING FUN NOW / jenny & johnny}

_{16. CRAZY FOR YOU / best coast}

_{17. RECORD COLLECTION / mark ronson & the business intl}

_{18. HELIGOLAND / massive attack}

_{19. HEAD FIRST / goldfrapp}

_{20. BIRDS OF TOKYO / birds of tokyo}

Donbot, you've inspired me to name 20 instead of 10.

This mightn't be definitive as I haven't yet made good on mental notes to check out Factory Floor, Deerhunter, Ariel Pink and These New Puritans. Haven't even heard Come Around Sundown yet, how weird is that? Anyway, away we go...

01. Beach House - Teen Dream

I half-jokingly called this my album of 2010 way back in January and not only have I not heard anything that tops it, I'm still obsessed with it almost a full year later. I'd even go so far as to say that it's become an all-time favourite.

02. Warpaint - The Fool

03. Field Music - Field Music (Measure)

04. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

05. MGMT - Congratulations

06. Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be

07. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

08. Best Coast - Crazy For You

09. The Walkmen - Lisbon

10. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

11. The Dead Weather - Sea Of Cowards

12. Sleigh Bells - Treats

13. The Black Keys - Brothers

14. Wavves - King Of The Beach

15. Spoon - Transference

16. Avi Buffalo - Self titled

17. School Of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire

18. Yeasayer - Odd Blood

19. Vampire Weekend - Contra

20. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

^Never really hit it off with Kings of Leon. I've heard bits and pieces of their latest.. seems the standard fare, but no idea how it rates in the context of their back catalogue

Cool list though, I'll have to check out some of those I haven't heard. Especially Warpaint, whom I've heard many a good things about but haven't delved into yet (Y)

It's also awesome that Tame Impala have gotten some international recognition. It always warms the cockles of my heart when that happens with a band from my little corner of the world

They're still so young too.. it'll be interesting to see how their music evolves over the years. Their album was certainly one of the most unique and standout sounds of this year.

still compiling, thus unfinished and in no order:

Fire On Dawson - Prognative

Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy

Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void

7 Days Awake - Interference

Les Discrets - Septembre et ses dernières Pensées

Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork

...

I don't know why, but since I started work I haven't been able to fully appreciate the albums I listen to. My list will probably be based on what I've been listening to most this year. In no particular order:

Beach House - Teen Dream

How To Dress Well - Love Remains

Vampire Weekend - Contra

MGMT - Congratulations

Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Record Collection

Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History

School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire

Interpol - Interpol

Honorable mentions:

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today

Hot Chip - One Life Stand

Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin

New Pornographers - Together

New Young Pony Club - The Optimist

The Holidays - Post Paradise

Foals - Total Life Forever

^Never really hit it off with Kings of Leon. I've heard bits and pieces of their latest.. seems the standard fare, but no idea how it rates in the context of their back catalogue

Cool list though, I'll have to check out some of those I haven't heard. Especially Warpaint, whom I've heard many a good things about but haven't delved into yet (Y)

Give Warpaint five listens and you'll be hooked, like me.

I think the backlash against KOL has gone too far but I'd be lying if I said my interest in them hadn't waned somewhat over the past year or so. Neither "Pyro" nor "Radioactive" hit the spot for me, so I've been a little hesitant in checking out CAS. I'd highly recommend the first three albums though. The fourth suffers from having too much samey, mid-paced stuff towards the end, but "Closer" and "Crawl" are well worth a listen too.

No Washington love, red_ed?

I think the backlash against KOL has gone too far but I'd be lying if I said my interest in them hadn't waned somewhat over the past year or so. Neither "Pyro" nor "Radioactive" hit the spot for me, so I've been a little hesitant in checking out CAS. I'd highly recommend the first three albums though. The fourth suffers from having too much samey, mid-paced stuff towards the end, but "Closer" and "Crawl" are well worth a listen too.

Thanks, maybe I'll give them more of a chance after I give those a spin (Y)

No Washington love, red_ed?

Good album but it didn't have much repeat value for me Loved the Sunday Best video clip though

No Washington love, red_ed?

Good album but it didn't have much repeat value for me Loved the Sunday Best video clip though

Ah I see. I listened to it a ridiculous number of times

I love that video too. The Hardest Part has a really good one as well

Meanwhile, what the fuck is going on in this one?

Meanwhile, what the fuck is going on in this one?

I believe there's a video for every song on "Teen Dream" and although that's the strangest one, it has to be said that they're all pretty random.

1.Wolf Parade - Expo 86

2.Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

3. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening

4. Massive Attack - Helligoland

5.Black Keys- Brothers

6.Soft Pack - The Soft Pack

7.Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

8.Caribou - Swim

9. Deerhunter - Hacylon Digest

10. Holy Fuck - Latin

^ The music god hath spoken. That is the official Top 10 for 2010

And I don't get that Beach House video either. If their music weren't so good, I would've boycotted them after seeing that video.

How's the Interpol album, Ed?

Kanye West - MBDTF

...I haven't listened to many albums.

Only one I cared about:

Kanye is such a douche :|

The album was really good though

Kanye is such a douche :|

The album was really good though

He is an entertaining douche. IMO at least.

^

_{but a douche nonetheless}

Kanye is such a douche :|

The album was really good though

I think he's misunderstood.

And I listen to him for his music, not his personality.

Tiger Suit - KT Tunstall

Loud - Rihanna

The Beginning - Black Eyed Peas

Lights - Ellie Goulding

Animal + Cannibal - Ke$ha

Superficial - Heidi Montag

Planet Jedward - Jedward

Wide Awake - Joe McElderry

The Remix - Lady Gaga

Body Talk Parts 1 + 2 - Robyn

Sun In My Pocket - Locnville

Revolution - Alyosha (if that counts, it hasn't been released afaik)

Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj

Science and Faith - The Script

In no particular order, ha.