#1. Jumbling Towers – The Kanetown City Rips Ever since Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band blew about a billion minds back in 1967,… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – The Kanetown City Rips
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Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #2. Bruce Springsteen – The Promise
#2. Bruce Springsteen – The Promise Bruce Springsteen buried a time capsule in 1978. It wasn’t a deliberately packed container full… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #2. Bruce Springsteen – The Promise
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #3. Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes
#3. Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes Full disclosure: I know Elsinore quite well, and have probably seen them play close to… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #3. Elsinore – Yes Yes Yes
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #4. Robyn – Body Talk
#4. Robyn – Body Talk I’ve already talked about how I fell in love with Robyn, and how much I… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #4. Robyn – Body Talk
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway
#5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin hit the spot… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #5. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Let It Sway
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #6. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
#6. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record If you ever have a chance to see Broken Social Scene live, you… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #6. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #7. (tie) The Bird & the Bee – Interpreting The Masters, Vol. 1, & Mates of State – Crushes
#7. (tie) The Bird and the Bee – Interpreting The Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Hall & Oates & Mates of… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #7. (tie) The Bird & the Bee – Interpreting The Masters, Vol. 1, & Mates of State – Crushes
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #8. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You?
#8. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You? Part 1: Goodbye Goodbye dancebeats. Goodbye vocoder and autotune. Goodbye harmonizers and other techno… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #8. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You?
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #9. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
#9. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man Some of my favorite things from Das Racist’s Sit Down, Man mixtape: The Jay-Z sample and… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #9. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #10. The Love Language – Libraries
#10. The Love Language – Libraries I play Libraries, and the opening swell of flitting strings and sparse piano introduce “Pedals”, the… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #10. The Love Language – Libraries
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #11. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
#11. Hot Chip – One Life Stand Hot Chip has always been the kind of band that sounded pretty much like… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #11. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #12. Beach House – Teen Dream
#12. Beach House – Teen Dream I gave Beach House’s Devotion a cursory listen when it came out back in 2008, found it… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #12. Beach House – Teen Dream
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
#13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Because this album has been written about quite extensively, I’ll spare you my own internal… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #13. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #14. Jamie Lidell – Compass
#14. Jamie Lidell – Compass You have to understand how crazy the success of Jamie Lidell’s solo career is. Here was… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #14. Jamie Lidell – Compass
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #15. Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now (OST)
#15. Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now (OST) Before anyone freaks out, wondering how they didn’t know that… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #15. Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now (OST)
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #16. The New Pornographers – Together
#16. The New Pornographers – Together You’d be hard pressed to find a more consistent band than The New Pornographers. Each… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #16. The New Pornographers – Together
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #17. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
#17. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz I’m still not quite sure what to make of this record, to be… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #17. Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #18. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
#18. Deftones – Diamond Eyes Deftones made their best album since White Pony this year and no one really seemed to care. I’m… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #18. Deftones – Diamond Eyes
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #19. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
#19. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening James Murphy has “it”, whatever it is. As cliché as that sounds, you know… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #19. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #20. Absofacto – All The Songs
#20. Absofacto – All The Songs If a tree falls in a forest If a band makes a great record, and no… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #20. Absofacto – All The Songs
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #23. The National – High Violet
#23. The National – High Violet When The National released Boxer back in 2007, I wasn’t really familiar with their music. I was… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #23. The National – High Violet
Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #24. Yeasayer – Odd Blood
#24. Yeasayer – Odd Blood Let me start by saying that I did not like Yeasayer’s debut, All Hour Cymbals. It was… Read more Top 25 Favorite Albums of 2010 | #24. Yeasayer – Odd Blood
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – Ramifications Of An Exciting Spouse
#1. Jumbling Towers – Ramifications Of An Exciting Spouse It’s been almost four years since Jumbling Towers released their eponymous… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #1. Jumbling Towers – Ramifications Of An Exciting Spouse
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #2. BRONZE – BRONZE
#2. BRONZE – BRONZE Sometimes the winners take things too seriously. Sometimes the ones who come out on top spend… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #2. BRONZE – BRONZE
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #3. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 & 2
#3. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 & 2 Robyn was not an instant obsession for me, as I’m sure she… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #3. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 & 2
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #4. Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People
#4. Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People There are many examples in the history of popular music of artists throwing their… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #4. Sufjan Stevens – All Delighted People
Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #5. Dear Vincent – So Long Winter
#5. Dear Vincent – So Long Winter Often times a band’s debut EP can prove transparent, betraying their calculated vision and… Read more Top 5 Favorite EP’s of 2010 | #5. Dear Vincent – So Long Winter
