Albums of 2010

[STC]

Some albums I've enjoyed this year:
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
Sia - We Are Born
Miami Horror - Illumination
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Massive Attack - Heligoland
Midnight Juggernauts - The Crystal Axis (Not listened all that much but love the single)
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
Royksopp - Senior
Jamaica - No Problem
Hot Chip - One Life Stand
Grum - Heartbeats
Groove Armada - Black Light
Chilly Gonzales - Ivory Tower
The Golden Filter - Voluspa
Goldfrapp - Head First
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim - Here Lies Love
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
The Chemical Brothers - Further
The Cat Empire - Cinema (Not listened much but liking so far)
Booka Shade - More!
Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way
Kele - The Boxer

My top 10:
1. Groove Armada - Black Light
2. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
3. The Chemical Brothers - Further
4. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
5. Miami Horror - Illumination
6. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles II
7. Massive Attack - Heligoland
8. Chilly Gonzales - Ivory Tower
9. Sia - We Are Born
10. Jamaica - No Problem

I really didn't rate Plastic Beach though.

Still some great ones to come too - Infadels, Pnau, Bag Raiders, Cut Copy, TAS, Chromeo, Cassius off the top of my head. Been a good year for my money.

 

[Heisenberg_]

Top 5 so far:

1: M-Phazes - Good Gracious!
2: Free Energy - Stuck on Nothing
3: Eminem - Recovery
4: Sia - We Are Born
5: Ash Grunwald - Hot Mama Vibes

*Still awaiting proper listenatude: Bliss N Eso, Washington, Birds of Tokyo, Blue King Brown, The Roots

Bliss N Eso' sits comfortably amongst the worst albums of the year.
Was forced to listen to it at work last week, my ears were bleeding by the end of this horrible experiance.

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

Can't believe I forgot Two Door Cinema Club! Awesome shit.

 

[STC]

Bliss N Eso' sits comfortably amongst the worst albums of the year.
Was forced to listen to it at work last week, my ears were bleeding by the end of this horrible experiance.

Ironically that's how I heard my first Bliss N Eso album too.

 

[ManWithNoName]

Upon realising how many 2010 albums I'd listened too, and further listening, I submit my first top 10 for 2010:

1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
2. Royal Wood - The Waiting
3. Washington - I Believe You Liar
4. Built on Sectets - Reflections
5. Coheed and Cambria - Year of the Black Rainbow
6. She & Him - Volume Two
7. Blood Red Shoes - Fire Like This
8. Hans Zimmer - Inception (OST)
9. The Dead Weather - Sea of Cowards
10. Slash - Slash

 

[ObaMartins]

1. Damian Marley & Nas - Distant Relatives
2. Booka Shade - More!
3. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
4. Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way
5. Brandon Flowers - Flamingo
6. Grum - Heartbeats
7. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
8. Eminem - Recovery
9. Big Boi - Sir Lucious
10(a). Birds Of Tokyo - Birds Of Tokyo
10(b). Hot Chip - One Life Stand
10(c). The Roots - How I Got Over
10(d). Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli, Hi-Tek) - Revolutions per Minute

Honourable Mentions
The Beautiful Girls - Spooks
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Klaxons - Surfing The Void
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders - Red Light Fever
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
Kele - The Boxer
Washington - I Beleive You, Liar
The Chemical Brothers - Further
MGMT - Congratulations

Haven't listened to Midnight Juggernaughts or Crystal Castles new ones so could be some quality there.

 

[anti_]

Top 10 in some sort of order:

1. Women - Public Strain
2. Is going to be Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
3. No Age - Everything In Between
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Foals - Total Life Forever
6. Wolf Parade - Expo 86
7. Jonsi - Go
8. Candy Claws - Hidden Lands
9. Wild Nothing - Gemini
10. Beach House - Teen Dream

 

[Bradesmaen]

Got a lot of listening to catch up on, but for me so far:

1. Blood Red Shoes - Fire Like This
2. Deftones - Diamond Eyes
3. Soulfly - Omen
4. Marina & the Diamonds - The Family Jewels
5. The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
6. Johnny Cash - American XI: Ain't No Grave
7. Wolf Parade - Expo '86
   
8. The Melvins - The Bride Screamed Murder
9. The Vasco Era - Lucille
10. Washington - I Believe You Liar

Another Blood Red Shoes fan! Thought I was the only one in Aus

 

[The Passenger]

have a load of catching up to after my laptop and hard drive both crashed, but have rectified this in the last week or so.

albums i've enjoyed this year;

arcade fire - suburbs
anathema - we're here because we're here
vampire weekend - contra
foals - total life forever
the gaslight anthem - american slang
titus andronicus - the monitor
the besnard lakes - are the roaring night

a fair few others as well

 

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Chromeo - Business Casual

 

[Darcy S]

For me it'd have to be either

Youngbloods-The Amity Affliction
or
Rohnert Park-Ceremony

 

[saintal]

At The Soundawn - Shifting
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here

very hard to split those two for my album of the year so far

My pick also. Sensational album, which is only getting better with age.

 

[anti_]

Top 10 in some sort of order:

1. Women - Public Strain
2. Is going to be Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
3. No Age - Everything In Between
4. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
5. Foals - Total Life Forever
6. Wolf Parade - Expo 86
7. Jonsi - Go
8. Candy Claws - Hidden Lands
9. Wild Nothing - Gemini
10. Beach House - Teen Dream

lock it in. this album is the shit. under-whelming after a couple of listens but now im totally addicted to it.

been thrashing swans new album too. really ****ing good.

 

[STC]

Just got a hold of Nas & Damian Marley and also John Legend & The Roots so having a listen in now.

 

[AtomicBlonde]

My top 10:

Intriguer - Crowded House
Thank Me Later - Drake
Praise And Blame - Tom Jones
You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples
Bingo! - Steve Miller Band
Soldier Of Love - Sade
Mojo - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Aphrodite - Kylie Minogue
Going Back - Phil Collins
The Performance - Shirley Bassey

Nelly's new album 5.0 will be brilliant.

and very late 2009:
Stronger With Each Tear - Mary J Blige

 

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laughing out loud

 

[P.A.F.C]

 

[Knowledge]

check out 'Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - hawk'

if you like belle and sebastian that is, which I presume you do.

 

[HARKER]

Maximum Balloons new one is good, especially for TV on the Radio fans.

Not so sure there will be an album worthy of album of the year status this year.
Ordinary times.

 

[HARKER]

albums i've enjoyed this year;

arcade fire - suburbs
anathema - we're here because we're here
vampire weekend - contra
foals - total life forever
the gaslight anthem - american slang
titus andronicus - the monitor
the besnard lakes - are the roaring night

a fair few others as well

Forgot about that one. Very impressive follow up for Besnards

These New Puritans was something fresh from earlier this year.
Worth a listen

 

[Isandula]

Hmm haven't heard much interesting ones this year....I'll put Audio Secrecy Stone Sour as one...

 

[jimmy_clement#8]

Noticed the five nominees for ARIA hard rock album of the year:

-Dead Letter Circus/This Is The Warning
-The Amity Affliction/Youngbloods
-Violent Soho/Violent Soho
-Airbourne/No Guts, No Glory
-Parkway Drive/Deep Blue

I have no idea how'd the judges will decide this, but gosh I hope DLC get up.

 

[omit]

I don't know how the judges could decide either. how Grinderman 2 didn't get a nomination over any of them is beyond me. absolute tripe

my top 10 so far... in some what of an order

Women - Public Strain
Salem - King Night
Deer Hunter - Halcyon Digest
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
Suma - Ashes
Four Tet - there is love in you
Surfer Blood - Asrto Coast
The Roots - How I got over
Grinderman - Grinderman 2

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Childish Gambino - Culdesac

I was about to "New Thread" this, but I searched for any mention - Truly was wondering if anyone else around here had heard of Donald Glover's alter-ego.

I was on board as of the two I Am Just A Rapper mixtapes, but with CULDESAC, he really seems to have come of age as a real artist.

Gives something different too, as he's got fair claims to being the funniest and best writer in the game, given that he's written for 30 Rock, written a feature length film and stars in Community.

There - I've said my peace about Childish Gambino.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Nelly's new album 5.0 will be brilliant.