2010 Year end lists

[RPS]

25 favorite songs, in alphabetical order.

1. Beach House – Silver Soul

2. Broken Bells – The High Road

3. The Black Keys – Everlasting Light

4. Caribou – Swim

5. Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You

6. Diamond Rings – All Yr Songs

7. Drake – Find Your Love

8. Duck Sauce – Barbara Streisand

9. Flying Lotus - ...And The World Laughs With You (Ft. Thom Yorke)

10. Gorillaz – Plastic Beach

11. Hercules & Love Affair – My House

12. Hot Chip – I Feel Better

13. Janelle Monae – Tightrope

14. Kanye West - Power

15. Kanye West – Runaway

16. Kele - Tenderoni

17. Kelis – 4th of July

18. LCD Soundsystem – Dance Yrself Clean

19. M.I.A. – Born Free

20. Mark Ronson – Somebody To Love (ft. Boy George, Andrew Wyatt)

21. Robyn – Dancing On My Own

22. Scissor Sisters – Whole New Way

23. Sleigh Bells – Infinity Guitar

24. Vampire Weekend – Diplomat’s Son

25. Yeasayer – Ambling Amp

Edited December 11, 2010 by RockPaperScissors

[slain]

I know this isn't a request topic, but did anything Frightened Rabbit, Mumford And Sons, The Tallest Man On Earth, or Damien Rice-esque come out this year? I really dig slower rock/folk, and need more of it. Any suggestions?

[Jimmy]

Bombay Bicycle's new album had some folk influence on there, so I'd check that out if you haven't already.

[LittleDaniel]

I haven't listened to their new cd, but She & Him are good. Slow Club too. Crywank. Pedals on our Pirate Ship. The Wild. Paul Baribeau. I'm sure YI can finish this for me.

[YI]

I know this isn't a request topic, but did anything Frightened Rabbit, Mumford And Sons, The Tallest Man On Earth, or Damien Rice-esque come out this year? I really dig slower rock/folk, and need more of it. Any suggestions?

"Good Old War" by Good Old War (although their debut "Only Way To Be Alone" is better again...very Mumford-y, but a bit more folksy)

"Boots Met My Face" by Admiral Fallow (another Scottish group of guys/gal, been touring with Frightened Rabbit, fucking awesome)

"Let This Be the Last Night We Care" by Alcoholic Faith Mission (love this band, get all their stuff)

[Lowerdeck]

Alright, let's try this one again.

1. Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More

2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

3. Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown

4. High on Fire - Snakes For The Divine

5. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - I Learned The Hard Way

6. Black Keys - Brothers

7. The National - High Violet

8. Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - Spread The Love

9. Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune

10. Fear Factory - Mechanize

Too new to be reviewed, but contenders for the list out of the few listens so far:

Brian Eno - Small Craft on a Milk Sea

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals - III/IV

[OctoberRaven]

I'm a bit late on this, but my top 10 albums of 2010 are... ten copies of Beer Bear's debut album "Honey".

Wacky Russian folk metal that is absolutely awesome. And this is from someone who doesn't even like folk metal in general.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I don't think I've bought any albums that are classed as a 2010 release. I've finally hit musical old age where I just delve backwards to fill in my collection.

IT'LL HAPPEN TO ALL OF YOU TOO ONE DAY! Mark my words you young whippersnappers.

[R.W.]

I don't think I've bought any albums that are classed as a 2010 release. I've finally hit musical old age where I just delve backwards to fill in my collection.

IT'LL HAPPEN TO ALL OF YOU TOO ONE DAY! Mark my words you young whippersnappers.

Same here - though I think Brandon Flowers' "Flamingo" was a 2010 release, so I at least have one

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

We both turned 30 in 2010.....Coincidence?!

[Skummy]

I had to put together a list for Chunklet, so I'll C&P it here. It's probably missing some really obvious ones.

The Vaselines - Sex With An X (Sub Pop)

Sage Francis - Li(f)e (Anti-)

Harvey Milk - A Small Turn Of Human Kindness (Hydra Head)

The Fall - Your Future, Our Clutter (Domino)

John Grant - Queen Of Denmark (Bella Union)

Neil Young - Le Noise (Reprise)

Grinderman - Grinderman 2 (Mute)

Scout Niblett - The Calcination Of Scout Niblett (Drag City)

Faust - Faust Is Last (Klangbad)

Timbre Timbre - Timbre Timbre (Full Time Hobby)

...in no particular order, really.

Best gigs of the year, also in no particular order;

Iggy & The Stooges

Chrome Hoof

Spiritualized

Boredoms

The Residents

Scout Niblett

Keiji Haino

[Sousa]

I don't think I've bought any albums that are classed as a 2010 release. I've finally hit musical old age where I just delve backwards to fill in my collection.

IT'LL HAPPEN TO ALL OF YOU TOO ONE DAY! Mark my words you young whippersnappers.

You're right; it is an old people condition, because I did the same exact thing.

I'm going to give the title of the best of the new stuff I've bought this year to The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth, though.

[livid]

It is an old person's thing.

I mean BUYING albums? What in the hell is that?

[METALMAN]

My favourites -

Ali Farka toure & toumani Diabate - Ali & toumani

Arcade Fire - the Suburbs

Beach House - teen Dream

Belle & Sebastian Write About Love

Best Coast - Crazy For You

Billy Cobham - Palindrome

Caribou - Swim (2nd best)

the Divine Comedy - Bang Goes the Knighthood

Drive-By truckers - the Big to-Do

Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep

Frightened Rabbit - the Winter Of Mixed Drinks

Grinderman 2

James taylor & Carole King - Live at the troubadour

Janelle Monáe - the Archandroid

Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

John Grant - Queen Of Denmark

Josh Rouse - El tourista (best)

Lloyd Cole - Broken Record

Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man

Marina & the Diamonds - Family Jewels

Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead

Mose Allison - the Way of the World

Neil Young - Le Noise

Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms

Roky Erickson with Okkervil River - true Love Cast Out All Evil

Skream - Outside the Box

tinie tempah - Disc-Overy

[ROC]

I don't know if I should blatantly plug the link to my deal, so I'm going to do exactly that, but since I don't expect reading, I'll just list the things here, and the reasons can be what gets you to click, or some such horseshit.

10. The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang

9. Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid

8. Sharon Van Etten – Epic

7. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening

6. The National – High Violet

5. Dum Dum Girls – I Will Be

4. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

3. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record

2. Marnie Stern – Marnie Stern

1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

http://cw.ua.edu/2011/01/18/ten-best-albums-of-the-year/ for the reasons and horseshit.