Tuesday, January 4, 2011

My top 20 releases of 2010

  1. Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt
  2. Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: III/IV
  3. Bruce Springsteen: The Promise
  4. Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
  5. The Radio Dept: Clinging To A Scheme 
  6. Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot…The Son Of Chico Dusty
  7. Dr. Dog: Shame, Shame
  8. Wild Nothing: Gemini
  9. The National: High Violet
  10. Phosphorescent: Here’s To Taking It Easy
  11. Neil Young: Le Noise
  12. Bob Dylan: The Witmark Demos 
  13. Superchunk: Majesty Shredding
  14. Glossary: Feral Fire
  15. Deer Tick: The Black Dirt Sessions
  16. The Posies: Blood/Candy
  17. Titus Andronicus: The Monitor
  18. The Dead Weather: Sea Of Cowards
  19. Best Coast: Crazy For You
  20. Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

 

Honorable Mention (almost made the cut):

  • Lil Wayne: I Am Not A Human Being
  • Beach House: Teen Dream
  • Wavves: King of The Beach
  • Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me
  • Local Natives: Gorilla Manor

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