Top Albums of 2010
 

http://www.spinner.com/2010/12/07/best-albums-2010/

A list of interest I would imagine.

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My top 20 for the year:

20 | James Blake | CMYK EP
19 | Rose Elinor Dougall | Without Why
18 | Here We Go Magic | Pigeons
17 | Girls | Broken Dreams Club
16 | LCD Soundsystem | This Is Happening
15 | Sufjan Stevens | The Age of Adz
14 | Wild Nothing | Gemini
13 | The-Dream | Love King
12 | Big Boi | Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
11 | Sun Kil Moon | Admiral Fell Promises
10 | Deerhunter | Halcyon Digest
09 | Janelle Monae | The ArchAndroid
08 | Robyn | Body Talk
07 | Owen Pallett | Heartland
06 | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Before Today
05 | Salem | King Night
04 | Laurie Anderson | Homeland
03 | Joanna Newsom | Have One on Me
02 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
01 | Twin Shadow | Forget

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My favorite album of the year was Sigh No More by Mumford and Sons. Nothing even came close for me this year and I was pleasantly surprised by the Grammy nominations it picked up.

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"Sigh No More" was easily my favorite too. Rounding out my top three are "Contra" by Vampire Weekend and "Astro Coast" by Surfer Blood.

And I know it doesn't count since it came out in 2009, but I only discovered it in '10: "I and Love and You" by the Avett Brothers is outstanding.

I also really like the band Girls - only just found out about them.

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That is a great album. Check out Live, Volume 3 if you want to hear the Avett Brothers at their best.

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Got the DVD for Christmas!

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My favorite release this year is Azure Ray's, Drawing Down the Moon.

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Ditto that.

Honorable mention to the albums from Arcade Fire and Broken Bells. Without putting too much thought into it, either of those would have been the best album of 2009 for me if they came out last year.

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I'd have to think about it more...but 3 that immediately come to mind are Infinite Arms by Band of Horses, III/IV by Ryan Adams and the Cardinals and Plastic Beach by The Gorillaz.

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I enjoyed

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
Broken Bells
Heaven is Wherever - The Hold Steady

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I'd add to that Brothers by the Black Keys and Majesty Shredding by Superchunk.

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Those two plus:

Astro Coast - Surfer Blood
Treats - Sleigh Bells
Fang Island - Fang Island
Of the Blue Colour of the Sky - OK Go (I have to the only person that's not a fourteen year-old girl talking about them on the internet haha)
Personal Life - The Thermals

Do it for me...

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I've seen both both Surfer Blood and The Thermals (who are from portland). Both very good live bands.

Re: Top Albums of 2010
 

Do they still make albums?

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