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Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:25:30 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/20/2010 05:25

been listening to alot of Ariel Pink's lately, and really liking it. Also, finally warmed up to Arcade Fire's new album... so as of right now...

1. Before Today- Ariel Pink
2. Kesha- Animal
3. Big Boi- Lucious Left Foot
4. Flying Lotus- Cosmogramma
5. Arcade Fire- the Suburbs

though, most of these are likely due to nuance than musical ingenuity. and the Kesha pick isn't a joke: listen to Blah Blah Blah, Backstabber, Tik Tok, Your Love is My Drug, Kiss & Tell, etc and tell me it's not addictive...

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

TheDog — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:17:55 GMT

Author: TheDog

Posted: 09/20/2010 00:17

10. Hot Chip - One Life Stand

surprising album from a steadily improving band

9. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker

well on course to be a kind of psychadelic revival answer to the strokes of the 10s

8. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

another solid album though less epic and more punch

7. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Funeral it is not...will be saying about all their subsequent albums..but enough to maintain there status as stadium fillers they so rightly are

6. Wavves - King Of The Beach

Just been realesed but is already the "album you cant put down" of the year, pure summery happiness

5. Lcd Soundsystem - This Is Happening

the ironic king of cool James Murphy puts another album thats of the highest quality musically (obviously) and lyrically (surprisingly)

4. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

Must be criticised for having too many tracks, but theres enough classic to keep up her 100% record of albums that just blow your mind

3. Jonsi - Go Do

a complete step away from sigur ros and hes still able to create an album that hits you to the depths of your very soul, beautiful and child like definatley up there with soem of sigur ros' best

2. Gil Scott-Heron - Im New Here

Tragic tales told straight from the heart of a musical veteran, could even be one of his greatest, worth the wait after 16 years

1. The National - High Violet

a big surprise here, considering the fate of their peers in the 00s (i.e. becoming complete turd by the time of their 3rd big realese) you wouldnt expect The national to be leading the way in the 10s but they came up trumps,its been a long time since weve hered such a perfectly scuplted easy to listen album that falls so gently on the ears but so hard to the heart (perhaps since ok computer?) I cant see this being topped...over to you fleet foxes or possibly radiohead

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Grzywa — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:53:25 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 09/19/2010 18:53

Norman Bates wrote:

I must add Gil Scott-Heron somewhere in this year's best-of. His I'm New Here is simply beautiful.

Don't know why I forgot about this one. So glad to hear an album that really is about something.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Norman Bates — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:50:58 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 09/19/2010 18:50

I must add Gil Scott-Heron somewhere in this year's best-of. His I'm New Here is simply beautiful.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Grzywa — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:49:34 GMT

Author: Grzywa

Posted: 09/19/2010 18:49

1. Caribou - Sun
2. Beach House - Teen Dream
3. Gonjasufi - A Sufi and a Killer
4. The National - High Violet
5. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
6. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
7. These New Puritans - Hidden
8. Archie Bronson Outfit - Coconut
9. Sleigh Bells - Treats
10. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

cartoken — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:36:19 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 09/03/2010 17:36

Applerill wrote:

Okay, the albums I've been looking forward to the most (Avril Lavigne, Radiohead, Vanessa Carlton, etc.) still aren't out yet. But until those inevitably steal my top three, here's a quick top 5 for the year for me:

1. Janelle Monae-ArchAndroid
2. Miley Cyrus-Can't Be Tamed
3. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
4. Katy Perry-Teenage Dream
5. Beach House-Teen Dream

i agree about your n°1 ! and arcade Fire in the top 5.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Applerill — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:27:56 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 09/03/2010 16:27

Okay, the albums I've been looking forward to the most (Avril Lavigne, Radiohead, Vanessa Carlton, etc.) still aren't out yet. But until those inevitably steal my top three, here's a quick top 5 for the year for me:

1. Janelle Monae-ArchAndroid
2. Miley Cyrus-Can't Be Tamed
3. Arcade Fire-The Suburbs
4. Katy Perry-Teenage Dream
5. Beach House-Teen Dream

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

sugarhi — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:43:04 GMT

Author: sugarhi

Posted: 08/22/2010 06:43

I like the music this year
1. We Stitch These Wounds- Black Veil Brides
2. Congratulations- MGMT
3. The Emptiness- Alesana
4. Contra- Vampire Weekend
5. I'm Alive I'm Dreaming- The Ready Set
6. Fixed at Zero- VersaEmerge
7. Favorite Fix- Artist vs. Poet
8. The Suburbs- Arcade Fire
9. What We Left Behind- Veara
10. Transference- Spoon
11. Noir- William Control

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

videoheadcleaner — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:31:14 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 08/16/2010 10:31

Updated 2010 list

from 36 albums:

1. National, The - High Violet
2. Midnight Juggernauts - The Crystal Axis
3. Thirsty Merc - Mousetrap Heart
4. Delphic - Acolyte
5. Gabriel, Peter - Scratch My Back
6. Birds Of Tokyo - Birds Of Tokyo
7. Birds Of Tokyo - The Broken Strings Tour (live album)
8. UNKLE - Where Did The Night Fall
9. Massive Attack - Heligoland
10. Hot Chip - One Life Stand
11. Sade - Soldier Of Love
12. Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
13. Stone, Angus & Julia - Down The Way
14. Aqualung - Magnetic North
15. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
16. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
17. Beach House - Teen Dream
18. Jónsi - Go
19. Spoon - Transference
20. Tonic - Tonic
21. Scissor Sisters - Night Work
22. Bowie, David - A Reality Tour (live album)
23. David Byrne & Fatboy Slim - Here Lies Love
24. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
25. Stornoway - Beachcombers Windowsill
26. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
27. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil's Tattoo
28. Crowded House - Intriguer
29. Kelis - Flesh Tone
30. White Stripes - Under Great White Northern Lights (live album)
31. Weller, Paul - Wake Up The Nation
32. Goldfrapp - Head First
33. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
34. Kele -The Boxer

Not listened:
35. Gray, David - Foundling
36. Hancock, Herbie - The Imagine Project

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Anonymous — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 11:48:45 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/15/2010 15:48

been away for 6 weeks and didn't get any new music in that time, but been listening to alot of...

LCD Soundsystem- This is Happening
Flying Lotus- Cosmogramma
The National- High Violet

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Freddie55 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:39:11 GMT

Author: Freddie55

Posted: 08/10/2010 15:39

thomas697 wrote:

Just a floating question .. How does Suburbs rank against Funeral?

The two are very different and both great. I am listening to The Suburbs everyday now and Funeral not at all. Funeral is grand music and Suburbs is pop. I can't separate my opinion of Funeral now from the fabulous video of Bowie singing Wake Up with Arcade Fire. Funeral was high in my top 50 and I tossed it out to make room for Suburbs because I have a one album per artist practice and wanted the 2010 album there. However, on most days I think that Funeral deserves a higher rank than Suburbs.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Norman Bates — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:37:18 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 08/10/2010 11:37

cartoken wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

So far :

2. Mahmoud Awad, Cheikh to the Future

this one has been released in 2009 i think

Was it ? My mistake then, I'll edit my list. Thanks.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

cartoken — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:27:31 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 08/10/2010 11:27

Norman Bates wrote:

So far :

2. Mahmoud Awad, Cheikh to the Future

this one has been released in 2009 i think

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

telefunker — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:20:43 GMT

Author: telefunker

Posted: 08/10/2010 11:20

1) the drums - the drums
2) janelle monae - the archandroid

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

thomas697 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:54:43 GMT

Author: thomas697

Posted: 08/10/2010 09:54

Just a floating question .. How does Suburbs rank against Funeral?

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Norman Bates — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:27:02 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 08/10/2010 09:27

So far :
1. Gonjasufi, A Sufi and A Killer
2. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang, The Wonder Show of the World
3. Laura Veirs, July Flame
4. Midlake, The Courage of Others

Special mention for Mahmoud Awad, Cheikh to the Future, which seems to have been released in 2009 but was my most fascinating discovery this year.

Greatest disappointments :
M.I.A., Maya
Massive Attack, Heligoland

I'm listening to The Suburbs as I'm writing this, sounds very good so far. Should make my top 10 list by the end of the year.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

videoheadcleaner — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:19:59 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 08/10/2010 08:19

luis wrote:

I'm not doing a list, I only want to ask you... what did you like about Scratch my Back? Peter Gabriel is one of my favourite artists and Red Rain is one of my top 10 songs, but I still can't found a good song in SMB. BTW, I think Gabriel's cover of Street Spirit (Fade Out) is lame .

Sorry Luis, I didn't see your post.

I think as a whole it is not great but each song creates an experience. However, over the last few weeks I have not considered listening to it. Fallen slightly off the radar. Best songs for me are Body Is A Cage and Mirrorball.

Will update my list for 2010 soon. Need to absorb The Suburbs and two other albums.

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Ironic Karma — Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:10:46 GMT

Author: Ironic Karma

Posted: 08/09/2010 19:10

Positive 10:

1. The National - High Violet = 8.8/10
2. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma = 8.7/10
3. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening = 8.6/10
4. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor = 8.6/10
5. Owen Pallett - Heartland = 8.6/10
6. The Morning Benders - Big Echo = 8.5/10
7. Beach House - Teen Dream = 8.4/10
8. Spoon - Transference = 8.4/10
9. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt - 8.3/10
10. Foals - Total Life Forever - 8.3/10

I've listened and rated a total of 28 albums this year.

Negative 10:

1. Sleigh Bells - Treats = 4.5/10
2. Julian Lynch - Mare = 5.7/10
3. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach = 5.9/10
4. The Chemical Brothers - Further = 6.8/10
5. Tame Impala - Innerspaker = 7.0/10
6. Vampire Weekend - Contra = 7.1/10
7. MGMT - Congratulations = 7.3/10
8. Fang Island - Fang Island = 7.4/10
9. Caribou - Swim = 7.5/10
10. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today - 7.5/10

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Freddie55 — Mon, 9 Aug 2010 02:48:21 GMT

Author: Freddie55

Posted: 08/09/2010 06:48

Best music year in a long time!

1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
2. The National - High Violet
3. The New Pornographers - Together
4. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
5. Foals - Total Life Forever
6. Wolf Parade - Expo 86
7. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
8. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
9. Pantha du Prince - Black Noise
10. The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever

*Not ranked but must listening:
Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté - Ali and Toumani

Re: 2010: your Midyear top 10

Xygni1 — Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:38:34 GMT

Author: Xygni1

Posted: 08/09/2010 04:38

1. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
2. Brothers - The Black Keys
3. Odd Blood - Yeasayer
4. Omni - Minus the Bear
5. High Violet - The National
6. Teen Dream - Beach House
7. Treats - Sleigh Bells
8. Travellers in Space and Time - The Apples in Stereo
9. This is Happening - LCD Soundsystem
10. Plastic Beach - Gorillaz