Best Of 2010
- Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
- Fang Island – Fang Island
- Contra – Vampire Weekend
- High Violet – The National
- Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon
- Transference – Spoon
- Odd Blood – Yeasayer
- Together – The New Pornographers
- Port Entropy – Shugo Tokumaru
- American Slang – The Gaslight Anthem
- Invented – Jimmy Eat World
- Distant Relatives – Nas & Damian Marley
- The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) – Janelle Monae
- Recovery – Eminem
- How I Got Over – The Roots
- Forgiveness Rock Record – Broken Social Scene
- Treats – Sleigh Bells
- Stuck On Nothing – Free Energy
- So Runs The World Away – Josh Ritter
- I Learned The Hard Way – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- Wake Up The Nation – Paul Weller
- Plastic Beach – Gorillaz
- Congratulations – MGMT
- Astrocoast – Surfer Blood
- Teen Dream – Beach House
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)
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
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
Darkness never shined as bright as it does on this work of captivating angst & blistering self-discovery.
Key Track: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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
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
Shattering the genres, the expiermental trio one-ups their debut with their infectiously brilliant sophmore album.
Key Track: Amblin Alp
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
The vivid Japanese dreamer again uses his plethora of instruments & sparkling creative to bring his gallant dreamscapes to life in song.
Key Track: Lahaha
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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