Best Of 2010



  1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
  2. Penning their magnum opus, the Canadian collective delivers bold statements bundled with dazzling melodies, well-crafted scores, & vocals full of epiphany.

    Key Track: Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

  3. Fang Island – Fang Island
  4. High-five rock is born on the LP that will define your road trips & brighten even your worst day. Bold pick for the best of the year, but listen to it & you’ll find out why.

    Key Track: Daisy

  5. Contra – Vampire Weekend
  6. The reigning Indie monarchs grow into their crowns with a polished record highlighting their creativity that constantly pushes the boundaries on genres.

    Key Track: Giving Up The Gun

  7. High Violet – The National
  8. Darkness never shined as bright as it does on this work of captivating angst & blistering self-discovery.

    Key Track: Bloodbuzz Ohio

  9. Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon
  10. Mixing their new-found stadium rock with southern charm & garage rock roots, the quartet deliver another chronicle in a true rock album catalog.

    Key Track: Mary

  11. Transference – Spoon
  12. Despite recent success, the Texan quartet revisit their roots & show off their best qualities in a bright, new light.

    Key Track: Who Makes Your Money

  13. Odd Blood – Yeasayer
  14. Shattering the genres, the expiermental trio one-ups their debut with their infectiously brilliant sophmore album.

    Key Track: Amblin Alp

  15. Together – The New Pornographers
  16. The indie folk gang deliver some of their best work yet with bittersweet & prionous songs that won’t soon leave your mind’s inner playlist.

    Key Track: Crash Years

  17. Port Entropy – Shugo Tokumaru
  18. The vivid Japanese dreamer again uses his plethora of instruments & sparkling creative to bring his gallant dreamscapes to life in song.

    Key Track: Lahaha

  19. American Slang – The Gaslight Anthem
  20. New Jersey’s reinging kings finally fully rely on themselves to deliver a pure Rock ‘N Roll sound for a new age.

    Key Track: The Queen Of Lower Chelsea

  21. Invented – Jimmy Eat World
  22. Combining all the factors from their best work, the Arizona group delivers a seasoned album that shows the band still has relevance.

    Key Track: Heart Is Hard To Find

  23. Distant Relatives – Nas & Damian Marley
  24. Jr. Gong and Nastradamus fuse together reggae & hip-hop fuse by way of tribal beats while sending a message fit for citizens of the world.

    Key Track: Dispear

  25. The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) – Janelle Monae
  26. Debuting strong, the quirky R&B heiress shows us with each song how she will rule the R&B world and just why she deserves too.

    Key Track: Cold War

  27. Recovery – Eminem
  28. The prolific rapper releases the album that was everything Relapse should have been & more while showing no signs of slowing down.

    Key Track: Space Bound

  29. How I Got Over – The Roots
  30. Enjoying a cushy job as Jimmy Fallon’s house band didn’t soften ?uestlove at all as the group delivers perhaps their finest work.

    Key Track: The Fire

  31. Forgiveness Rock Record – Broken Social Scene
  32. The original gang of interconnected Indie rockers return with a more direct & cohesive album than most trios, quartets, or quintets could even pull off.

    Key Track: Art House Director

  33. Treats – Sleigh Bells
  34. The debut album from rock’s newest guy-girl duo delivers noise pops treats galore as they contrast blazing guitars versus etheral punk singing.

    Key Track: Riot Rhythm

  35. Stuck On Nothing – Free Energy
  36. Power Pop enters a new decade strong with a new quintet bringing us tunes full of memorable melodies & ties to rock’s rich past.

    Key Track: Bang Pop

  37. So Runs The World Away – Josh Ritter
  38. Lush, rich, diverse, and polished; one of America’s best singer-songwriters shows how he’s earned the title with his best work yet.

    Key Track: Change Of Time

  39. I Learned The Hard Way – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
  40. The soul revival leaders deliver a big reason to turn your ear to soul music once more while making it seem like the genre truly never went away.

    Key Track: Money

  41. Wake Up The Nation – Paul Weller
  42. The Modfather delivers a true rock and roll album that appeals to fans of all genres & keeps The Jam’s legacy thriving.

    Key Track: Moonshine

  43. Plastic Beach – Gorillaz
  44. Trip-hop, meet symphony. A big gamble pays off for the virtual band while an eclectic variety of guest stars illumniate their best effort yet.

    Key Track: On Melancholy Hill

  45. Congratulations – MGMT
  46. The sophomore album from Indie darlings shows off dazzling maturity while diving deeper into the minds of the eclectic duo.

    Key Track: It’s Working

  47. Astrocoast – Surfer Blood
  48. Debut album finds Indie music colliding with Beach Boy ideology & Weezer angst wrapping up one of rock music’s best new acts.

    Key Track: Floating Vibes

  49. Teen Dream – Beach House
  50. Aptly-named, the Dream Pop duo return with a soundtrack to what can only be described as an elaborate dream sequence encompassing your whole mind.

    Key Track: Norway

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