[Solrighal]

There's less than a week to go so I guess it's safe to name the "best" of 2010.
 
In no particular order : Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
                               The National - High Violet
                               The Hidden Cameras - Origin:Orphan
                               Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
                               Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy
                               Rumer - Seasons Of My Soul
                               Robyn - Body Talk Pt.3
                               Royksopp - Senior
                               Kanye West - MBDTF
                               
If Adele's new album, 19, had made it I've no doubt it would make this list. I have high hopes for her.
 
There's a couple of stand-out albums that were released in 2009 but it's taken me this long to get around to them.
 
In no particular order : Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
                               The Antlers - Hospice
                
 
It always makes me laugh when people say - particularly people of my generation (45) - "there's no good music any more. The music in the charts is s**t!" They need to dig deeper!
 
I think the new music scene has never been more vibrant and I look forward to see what 2011 brings.

 

[Ynoskire]

Senior is propably the biggest disappointement for me this year, it's quite funny how tastes can differ.

 

[virometal]

Ynoskire:

3. Redshape - Red Pack

Dude, I need to check that out. I absolutely loved The Dance Paradox. It made my list last year in fact. 

swoon:

so just a list.
 
1. nina nastasia - outsider
/~/
50. toro y moi - causers of this 

 
Still a pretty good list. 
 

 

[Solrighal]

Quote:

Senior is propably the biggest disappointement for me this year, it's quite funny how tastes can differ.

It's a fair point. Royksopp are a band who can't seem to live up to their first album and so I believe expectations are artificially high. On Senior they reference Mike Oldfield which is good enough for me, lol.

 

[SpiralStatic]

My favorites of this year are:
 
Beach House - Teen Dream
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
No Age - Everything in Between
Kanye West - MBDTF
Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
The National - High Violet
The Black Keys - Brothers
The Walkmen - Lisbon
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Broken Bells - Broken Bells
Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
 
*edited. Can't believe I forgot some of these fantastic albums.

 

[jbluzb86]

30 seconds to mars 
Merry Christmas II you

 

[swoon]

Quote:

Ynoskire:

3. Redshape - Red Pack

Dude, I need to check that out. I absolutely loved The Dance Paradox. It made my list last year in fact. 

swoon:

so just a list.
 
1. nina nastasia - outsider
/~/
50. toro y moi - causers of this 

 
Still a pretty good list. 
 

hah. i meant broken wrist. curse this broken...
 

 

[RazorJack]

Here's my top 10 favorite albums of this year. I added the artist's country of origin and short genre descriptions due to some/most artists being relatively unknown

 
1 Lights Out Asia - In The Days Of Jupiter (US, experimental/electronic/post-rock)
2 Massive Attack - Heligoland (UK, electronic/trip hop)
3 The Future Sound of London - Environments 3 (UK, ambient/experimental)
4 Mortiis - Perfectly Defect (NO, nu-metal)
5 The Orb feat. David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres (UK, ambient/dub)
6 Harvestman - In A Dark Tongue (US, experimental/psychedelic)
7 Gonjasufi - A Sufi And A Killer (US, hip hop)
8 Scorn - Refuse; Start Fires (UK, dubstep/electronic)
9 Ufomammut - Eve (IT, stoner metal)
10 Solefald - Norron Livskunst (NO, metal)
 

 

[sonci]

My favorites this year,
 
The Tallest Man On Earth- Thousand Ways (Probably my favorite of all)
Arcade Fire- the Suburbs
Bryan Ferry- Olympia
The National- High Violet
Anathema- We're Here Because We're Here (the 5.1 mix)
Beach House- Teen Dream
The Cinematic Orchestra- Late Night Tales
The Radio dept- Clinging To A Scheme
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti- Before Today
 
Honorable Mentions
 
Shearwater- The Golden Archipelago
Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse- Dark Night of the Soul
Tame Impala- Innerspeaker
Steve Mason- Boys outside
The Black Keys-  Brothers
The Charlatans- Who We Touch
Band Of Horses- Infinite Arms
Bonobo- Black Sands
Goldfrapp- Head First
 
pretty good year btw..

 

[leichnitz]

Quote:

              
It always makes me laugh when people say - particularly people of my generation (45) - "there's no good music any more. The music in the charts is s**t!" They need to dig deeper!
 
I think the new music scene has never been more vibrant and I look forward to see what 2011 brings.

Totally agree.  I am similar age and when I installed some upgraded equipment lately, my good friend immediately asked if I had blasted Led Zeppelin and AC/DC on the new system yet.  Legendary bands, yes.  But I held my tongue and did not respond that, actually, the CDs I am playing to test my system are my favorite CDs of 2010, not 1979.   So here is my end of year list, no particular order except Broken Bells, which is my #1 pick of year.
 
Broken Bells - Broken Bells 
Black Keys - Brothers
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Massive Attack - Heligoland
School of Seven Bells - Disconnect from Desire
Villagers -- Becoming a Jackal
Vampire Weekend -- Contra
Levi's Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings (various artists)
 
Honorable Mention:
Kate Nash - My Best Friend is You
Eels - End Times
Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy (great atmospheric soundtrack)
 
 

 

[cheemo]

oops wrong thread...but my fav of the year goes to Scuba - Triangulation
 
Honourable mention to the Fabric 50 mix - Martyn and Fabric mix 53 - Surgeon, the latest Fabric mix 55 - Shackleton is a great way to end off 2010 and begin 2011.
 

 

[illkemist]

Quote:

oops wrong thread...but my fav of the year goes to Scuba - Triangulation
 
Honourable mention to the Fabric 50 mix - Martyn and Fabric mix 53 - Surgeon, the latest Fabric mix 55 - Shackleton is a great way to end off 2010 and begin 2011.
 

I really dug the Scuba album too.  I kept going back to it many times this year.  In a time where I have so much music, for me to seek something out to listent to it (completely), is amazing.

 

[SpiralStatic]

Quote:

Quote:

              
It always makes me laugh when people say - particularly people of my generation (45) - "there's no good music any more. The music in the charts is s**t!" They need to dig deeper!
 
I think the new music scene has never been more vibrant and I look forward to see what 2011 brings.

Totally agree.  I am similar age and when I installed some upgraded equipment lately, my good friend immediately asked if I had blasted Led Zeppelin and AC/DC on the new system yet.  Legendary bands, yes.  But I held my tongue and did not respond that, actually, the CDs I am playing to test my system are my favorite CDs of 2010, not 1979.   So here is my end of year list, no particular order except Broken Bells, which is my #1 pick of year.
 
Broken Bells - Broken Bells 
Black Keys - Brothers
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Massive Attack - Heligoland
School of Seven Bells - Disconnect from Desire
Villagers -- Becoming a Jackal
Vampire Weekend -- Contra
Levi's Pioneer Sessions 2010 Revival Recordings (various artists)
 
Honorable Mention:
Kate Nash - My Best Friend is You
Eels - End Times
Daft Punk - Tron: Legacy (great atmospheric soundtrack)
 
 

 
Nice profile picture. That was definitely my favorite album of 2009.
 

 

[Fastnbulbous]

XP - guess 2010 was the wrong thread. I originally didn't put my list on this one because there's usually some difference between the albums you like mid-year and what you decide on after some re-listening and thinking at the end of the year.
 
I finished the list for my site just before Xmas, and if you're curious, see link below to see what horrible things I did to Dr. Seuss' Grinch.
 
01. Ufomammut - Eve (Supernatural Cat)
02. Vampire Weekend – Contra (XL)
03. LoneLady - Nerve Up (Warp)
04. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit (Rune Grammofon)
05. Teeth Of The Sea - Your Mercury (Rocket)
06. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (DFA/Virgin)
07. The Soft Pack (Kemado)
08. Kvelertak (Indie Recordings)
09. Julie Christmas - The Bad Wife (Rising Pulse)
10. New Young Pony Club - The Optimist (PIAS)
11. These New Puritans - Hidden (Domino)
12. Robyn - Body Talk (Interscope)
13. Napoleon IIIrd - Christiania (Brainlove)
14. The Chap - Well Done, Europe (Lo)
15. Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)
16. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Warp)
17. Sennen - Age Of Denial (Hungry Audio)
18. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker (Modular)
19. Nina Nastasia - Outlaster (Fat Cat)
20. Crippled Black Phoenix - I, Vigilante (+1)
21. Ed Harcourt - Lustre (Piano Wolf)
22. Grinderman - Grinderman 2 (Epitaph)
23. Wild Nothing - Gemini/Golden Haze EP (Captured Tracks)
24. Dungen - Skit I Allt (Mexican Summer)
25. Warpaint - The Fool (Rough Trade)
26. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope To the Sky (Young God)
27. Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent (Spinefarm)
28. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
29. High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine (Relapse)
30. Good Shoes - No Hope No Future (Brille)
31. How To Dress Well - Love Remains (Lefse)
32. Abe Vigoda - Crush (Bella Union/Post Present Medium)
33. Intronaut - Valley Of Smoke (Century Media)
34. Slough Feg - The Animal Spirits (Profound Lore)
35. Kylesa - Spiral Shadow (Season Of Mist)
36. The Walkmen - Lisbon (Fat Possum)
37. Gozu - Locust Season (Small Stone)
38. Maximum Balloon (Interscope)
39. Grass Widow - Past Time (Kill Rock Stars)
40. Anika (Stones Throw)
41. Gonjasufi - A Sufi And A Killer (Warp)
42. Zola Jesus - Stridulum II (Sacred Bones/Soulterrain)
43. The Fall - Your Future Our Clutter (Domino)
44. White Denim - Last Day Of Summer (White Denim)
45. Rangers - Suburban Tours (Olde English Spelling Bee)
46. Shining - Blackjazz (The End)
47. Årabrot - Revenge (Fysisk Format)
48. Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here? (Editions Mego)
49. Lower Dens - Twin-Hand Movement (Gnomonsong)
50. Liars - Sisterworld (Mute)
51. Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom - Duppy Writer (Big Dada)
52. Black Breath - Heavy Breathing (Southern Lord)
53. Spoon – Transference (Merge)
54. Beach House - Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
55. Dawnbringer - Nucleus (Profound Lore)
56. The Sword - Warp Riders (Kemado)
57. Forest Swords - Dagger Path (Olde English Spelling Bee)
58. Dax Riggs - Say Goodnight To The World (Fat Possum)
59. Prins Thomas (Full Pupp)
60. Wovenhand - The Threshingfloor (Sounds Familyre)
61. Errors - Come Down With Me (Rock Action)
62. Caribou - Swim (Merge)
63. Alcest - Écailles De Lune (Prophecy)
64. Diddy Dirty Money - Last Train To Paris (Bad Boy)
65. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal (Editions Mego)
66. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffitti - Before Today (4AD)
67. Nachtmystium - Addicts - Black Meddle Pt II (Century Media)
68. El Guincho - Pop Negro (XL)
69. Enslaved - Axioma Ethica Odini (Nuclear Blast)
70. Twin Shadow - Forget (Red General)
71. Hot Chip – One Life Stand (EMI)
72. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can (Astralwerks)
73. Matthew Dear - Black City (Ghostly International)
74. Black Mountain - Wilderness Heart (Jagjaguwar)
75. Moon Wiring Club - A Spare Tabby at the Cat's Wedding (Geophonic)
76. Four Tet - There Is Love In You (Domino)
77. Torche - Songs For Singles EP (Hydra Head)
78. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me (Drag City)
79. Jonsi - Go (XL)
80. White Hills (Thrill Jockey)
81. Autre Ne Veut (Olde English Spelling Bee)
82. Quest For Fire - Lights From Paradise (Tee Pee)
83. Sahg - Sahg III (Indie Recordings)
84. Sleepy Sun - Fever (ATP)
85. Gypsyhawk - Patience And Persevereace (Creator-Destructor)
86. Black Milk - Album of the Year (Fat Beats)
87. Envy - Recitation (Temporary Residence)
88. Islaja - Keraaminen Paa (Fonal)
89. Electric Wizard - Black Masses (Rise Above)
90. Crocodiles - Sleep Forever (Fat Possum)
91. Ghost - Opus Eponymous (Rise Above)
92. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier (EMI)
93. Nails - Unsilent Death EP (Southern Lord)
94. Die Antwoord - $O$ (Interscope)
95. Salem - King Night (Iamsound)
96. Three Mile Pilot - Inevitable Past Is The Future Forgotten (Temporary Residence)
97. Christian Mistress - Agony & Opium (20 Buck Spin)
98. Grand Magus - Hammer Of The North (Roadrunner)
99. Wino - Adrift (Exile On Mainstream)
100. Actress - Splazsh (Honest Jon's)
 
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