Top 20 Albums of 2010

So, I know that a "Top 20" list is an odd first topic to begin a blog with, but I thought it fitting seeing as how it's the end of the year and an apt time to look back on the tunes that really grabbed me. Also, despite the fact that I've heard some say that 2010 has been a terrible year for music, I thought it was quite a good year for music. Here you go.

1. Avi Buffalo by Avi Buffalo - Checkout the song "What's In It For" and "Five Little Sluts"
2. InnerSpeaker by Tame Impala - Checkout "Solitude Is Bliss"
3. Teen Dream by Beach House - Checkout "Walk In The Park" and "Norway"
4. o0O0o0O0o (Not an album but songs available online) by Oberhofer - Checkout "o0O0o0O0o
5. Learning by Perfume Genius - Checkout "Learning" and "Write To Your Brother"
6. La La Land by Plants and Animals - Checkout "The Mama Papa" and "Jeans Jeans Jeans"
7. At Echo Lake by Woods - Checkout "Suffering Season"
8. Lisbon by The Walkmen - Checkout "Angela Surf City" and "Victory"
9. Life of Leisure EP by Washed Out - Checkout "Feel It All Around" and "New Theory"
10. Big Echo by The Morning Benders - Checkout "Excuses"
11. Destroyer of the Void by Blitzen Trapper - Checkout "The Tree (feat. Alela Diane)" and "Below the Hurricane"
12. The Wild Hunt by The Tallest Man on Earth - Checkout "The Wild Hunt" and "Burden of Tomorrow" and "You're Going Back"
13. The Waves by Tamaryn - Checkout "Love Fade"
14. New Chain by Small Black - Checkout "Photojournalist"
15. Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles - Checkout "Not In Love (version feat. Robert Smith)" and "Celestica"
16. Here's to Taking it Easy by Phosphorescent - Check out "The Mermaid Parade"
17. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire - Checkout "Ready To Start" and "The Suburbs"
18. Plastic Beach by Gorillaz - Checkout "Stylo" and "Empire Ants"
19. Stridulum EP by Zola Jesus - Checkout "Night"
20. Baby Style by Keepaway - Checkout "Yellow Wing" and "5 Rings"

The jury is still out on how I feel about the much hyped Kanye album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. It has some decent beats, but I really want to slap him, too, which might be poisoning how I feel about it. "Lost in the World" and "So Appalled" are pretty tight jams, though.


Here are some songs from the last year that either don't have a full album to call home yet or I didn't think the album was that great overall.

1. "Out, Don't.." by Gauntlet Hair
2. "Deadbeat Summer" by Neon Indian
3. "Blue Moon" by Kendal Johansson
4. "King Night" by Salem
5. "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn