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Capacity 

 Big Thief

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"It seems every release from Lenker and Meek kind of resets my expectations and introduces something new to consider. This second Big Thief album is, on its face, perhaps a similar experience to Masterpiece. But there is something barely noticeable that kept pulling me back to listen and listen ag...""It seems every release from Lenker and Meek kind of resets my expectations and introduces something new to consider. This second Big Thief album is, on its face, perhaps a similar experience to Masterpiece. But there is something barely noticeable that kept pulling me back to listen and listen again and again. There are many more shades to this album even than their amazing debut. This album continues Lenker’s and Big Thief’s trend toward how I think of them. I first heard Lenker’s newest solo album as well as the 2 2019 Big Thief albums. On those albums there is a strange and subtle weirdness to the way the melodies are sung and how the songs are written. On Masterpiece there are shades of that unorthodox style already shining through, but with this album it seems that Big Thief have found their own sound much more fully. The big, Luconda-levels of badass rock star singing moments are mostly gone here. As are the more obvious and direct reminders of music I have heard before (even if on their debut these were done as well as imaginable and were never distractingly derivative). Instead this album is chilly, and even when there are some good rocking moments, those moments are shrouded in a sort of hazy, cold, and slightly weird atmosphere. The songwriting lyrically is different as well. Lenker has become by this point a master of abstract, poetic phrasing and word play. On tracks like “Mary” the momentum of the lines and the evocative words are almost overwhelming the further you go in. This, despite me not really fully understanding the allusions and the words. Just gorgeous. As for specific track standouts here, I love the icey groove and the bookending noisy outburst of track “Shark Smile” I also really get a kick out of the super simple chorus that sounds like it bottles so much classic rock music romance and power. “Oooh, baby, take me. And you say ‘Oooh, baby, take me too’” just lovely. There is a similar icey coolness on the other “rocking” moments and tracks on this album, such as “Objects” or the closing track “Black Diamonds”. I put rocking in quotes because there are no songs here that really kick ass in a rock way. The songs here have a distinct groove achieved by the consistently excellent and stripped down and patient bass playing and drumming. As a result even the songs that perhaps don’t have the same emotional punch as the slower and more dramatic tunes, still have a motion or a deep and alluring … something. I don’t know how to explain it and instead of sitting here searching for the words for another minute I decided to just abandon it. ? The soft, brittle, fragile tunes here such as the opener “Pretty Things” or “Watering” have a timeless sound. They are excellently recorded and enveloping and gorgeous. The more trippy and divergent tracks such “Mythological Beauty” and “Capacity” are for me just absolutely gorgeous and, when I dig into the words and the melodies and the parts of these seemingly simple songs, my appreciation of this band grows and grows. This album may not be as immediately ear-catching or “badass” as their excellent debut, but every inch and corner of this album has something beautiful and subtle and lovely going for it. Of course this album also features 2 of my favorite Lenker or Big Thief songs in “Mary” and “Coma”. I have touched on “Mary” before in this comment but I want to say again that the way the song builds and builds and the way the poetic lyrics sort of flow and fall out of Lenker’s mouth and the emotion of the delivery everything is just so gorgeous. As for “Coma”, words can’t do the chorus justice and the way that chorus is built up to and the way it is all so purposeful… man that track is genius. Not going to lie, when I first heard this I was thinking “Okay, I feel I have a grip on what this is and what I wanna say”. I thought I could listen a couple times and move on to the next albums. But then each time through (up to listen 7 or 8 now) a little more revealed itself. Now here I am listening again and I am just a fan and that is all it comes down to. I thought their debut was probably as good as Big Thief would get, based on my sampling of their later albums and knowing that they never would make an album quite as folk rockin’ and anthemic as that one. But, nah, this is in many ways a development and improvement. At the very least this makes Big Thief 2 for 2 on making just absolutely beautiful, well written, performed, recorded, consistent, addictive modern indie rock and folk rock gems. As for Masterpiece, I initially gave it a 9.2/10. I reduced that to 8.7/10. Then I proceeded to think yet again that giving a number to these pieces of art seems silly and pointless. But I am 5 albums in and I won’t remove the numbering grade system now. Just know that depending on the day, Masterpiece or those Meek/Lenker EPs or this could be the best Big Thief/Lenker project in my opinion. This bad boy gets a 9.2/10. Just a fantastic album with only a couple songs that don’t blow me away (“Objects”, “Pretty Things” and perhaps “Great White Shark”) but with 6 songs that, in isolation, I can say are some of my new favorites. Also looking at the tracks individually misses the point for me, because what makes this album special is the whole package and how it all weaves its way together in a beautiful way. Check out this album 3 or 4 times if you have a little time. Its great. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

1,146

Rank in 2017:

24

Rank in 2010s:

231

Overall Rank:

1,495

Average Rating:

 77 (192 votes)

Comments:

8

232.

Kveikur 

 Sigur Rós

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"It's not as big of a change as a lot of people think it is from the usual Sigur Ros, but you can easily point it out from the other album's sounds. My only problem is that a lot of the songs are shorter, and don't build up as much as other Sigur Ros songs; they are pretty immediate. But really mo...""It's not as big of a change as a lot of people think it is from the usual Sigur Ros, but you can easily point it out from the other album's sounds. My only problem is that a lot of the songs are shorter, and don't build up as much as other Sigur Ros songs; they are pretty immediate. But really most bands don't build up so I shouldn't be complaining. But the song Kveikur and Brennisteinn are the only two songs that I can say are really different from the usual Sigur Ros. But it's still very good and much better than Valtari in my opinion."  [+]  Reply

- benjameen | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,145

Rank in 2013:

30

Rank in 2010s:

232

Overall Rank:

1,497

Average Rating:

 77 (399 votes)

Comments:

26

233.

Veteran 

 JPEGMAFIA

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"Because sometimes we do not care anymore about Migos news, we feel like we're talking about K-dot because we have to, and we think that this American hip-hop never seemed also absent, we need a guy like Barrington Hendricks, aka JPEGMAFIA. Peggy's music is first and foremost a very special atmosp...""Because sometimes we do not care anymore about Migos news, we feel like we're talking about K-dot because we have to, and we think that this American hip-hop never seemed also absent, we need a guy like Barrington Hendricks, aka JPEGMAFIA. Peggy's music is first and foremost a very special atmosphere, between irony and violence. Listening to this album, I had the impression to get into the mind of a real genius. Jpegmafia writes all his songs, he produces his own samples by screaming in a microphone or by striking objects. Everything is recorded, produced and mixed by him. And that makes the difference. And yet this originality does not make it enter the alternative rap box of Death Grips or Shabazz Palaces. His references are not those of experimental music or noise: his god is Ol 'Dirty Bastard. JPEGMAFIA will probably never be the new Kendrick Lamar. But he is making us demanding again with hip-hop. 9/10 Best track: "Baby I'm Bleeding""  [+]  Reply

- Kurtco | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,144

Rank in 2018:

21

Rank in 2010s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,499

Average Rating:

 77 (306 votes)

Comments:

26

234.

Coexist 

 The xx

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"Liked this more on another (third) listen. Didn't find it quite as bland as before. Though it might just be a consequence of listening to "Kill for Love" beforehand. Anyway.. I still don't think it's anywhere near their debut. The sound is there though, and I do think there are tracks here, which...""Liked this more on another (third) listen. Didn't find it quite as bland as before. Though it might just be a consequence of listening to "Kill for Love" beforehand. Anyway.. I still don't think it's anywhere near their debut. The sound is there though, and I do think there are tracks here, which build on that atmosphere to create something that is catchy/easy to listen while remaining very toned down, "chill", almost ambient. Swept Away and Try are two like that. Our Song is very interesting too."  [+]  Reply

- 19loveless91 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,139

Rank in 2012:

21

Rank in 2010s:

234

Overall Rank:

1,504

Average Rating:

 70 (447 votes)

Comments:

26

235.

Swim 

 Caribou

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"This album sounds like the cover looks like it tastes."  Reply

- SquishypuffDave | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,136

Rank in 2010:

23

Rank in 2010s:

235

Overall Rank:

1,509

Average Rating:

 77 (304 votes)

Comments:

12

236.

Queen Of Denmark 

 John Grant

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"1976 and heartbroken. Classic songwriting of the sort not seen since Rufus Wainwright's 'Want', the quality here is so good that John Grant's debut would be critically acclaimed in any decade since the 1960s. Love is hell, other people are hell, and over and over again. Massaging a bruise until i...""1976 and heartbroken. Classic songwriting of the sort not seen since Rufus Wainwright's 'Want', the quality here is so good that John Grant's debut would be critically acclaimed in any decade since the 1960s. Love is hell, other people are hell, and over and over again. Massaging a bruise until it is a rhapsody in purple, red, and blue. Is this album excellent? Yes. "  [+]  Reply

- johnner | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

175 charts

Rank Score:

1,132

Rank in 2010:

24

Rank in 2010s:

236

Overall Rank:

1,513

Average Rating:

 77 (157 votes)

Comments:

8

237.

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album By Earl Sweatshirt 

 Earl Sweatshirt

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"I really love the vibe on this album. It's not grandiose, but sincere and moody. People might call it too short, but when listening it doesnt really feel to short (though I do love it so much that I woudn't say no to more). It feels much more concise than short; he whittles away all the excesses ...""I really love the vibe on this album. It's not grandiose, but sincere and moody. People might call it too short, but when listening it doesnt really feel to short (though I do love it so much that I woudn't say no to more). It feels much more concise than short; he whittles away all the excesses of hip-hop, making songs of just a dark repetitive sample and no hook, yet its engrossing in a way thats hard to describe. All the songs are glued together by small interlude bits, that just get catchier and more intriguing the more you listen. Everything about this album just keeps improving every time I listen to it. This small, unassuming, dark, and almost anti-commercial album is a masterpiece of hip-hop. In my eyes its a close one between this and Steven Wilson's "Hand Cannot Erase" for AOTY for 2015. 90/100"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,125

Rank in 2015:

24

Rank in 2010s:

237

Overall Rank:

1,527

Average Rating:

 77 (331 votes)

Comments:

20

238.

I Am Easy To Find 

 The National

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"After having listened to this 6+ times over the past couple of days I can firmly say that this is one of the best records The National has ever produced. I loved every second of this from the very beginning, and every time I've listened to it my love has only grown. Although it isn't necessary, o...""After having listened to this 6+ times over the past couple of days I can firmly say that this is one of the best records The National has ever produced. I loved every second of this from the very beginning, and every time I've listened to it my love has only grown. Although it isn't necessary, one can better understand I Am Easy To Find if seen as a companion to the short film and vice-versa. They compliment each other in a magnificent way. Providing not only imagery but context for the lyrics, which are some of the best the band has ever written. In "Quiet Light", the first verse struck a chord with me as few other songs in their catalogue have done. This album shows us that The National can still evolve as a band, incorporating new elements into their songwriting but still maintaining their own style. The guest vocals don't feel alien, but compliment Matt's voice in the best way possible. The contrast between high and low tones makes every song reach deeper into the soul. This synergy is best heard in "Where Is Her Head", an extremely energetic song about parent paranoia. I Am Easy To Find is a record about marriage (oh, surprise) and about being a parent. The tracklist follows a narrative; it has a three-act structure that shows us the evolution of the narrator through all of his dilemmas, and when you realize you've reached "Light Years", you can contemplate what a beautiful experience you just had. The strings, the arrengements, everything in here is extremely well done. It may feel somehow long at first, but the more you listen to it, the more it grows on you and it's when you can start dissecting the songs at a deeper level. I Am Easy To Find is my favorite record of 2019 and it may become one of my all-time favorites this decade. In my opinion, it doesn't top Boxer or High Violet, but it's still an almost-perfect album. A very beautiful experience that only gets better with time. I may raise my 90 to a 95 soon."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,115

Rank in 2019:

18

Rank in 2010s:

238

Overall Rank:

1,540

Average Rating:

 75 (320 votes)

Comments:

32

239.

Virtue 

 The Voidz

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"This album is all over the place but not in a bad way. Track 1 is pretty poppy and fun, track 2 has a middle eastern vibe to it but still sounds like it could be the same album as track 1. Then track 3, Pyramid of Bones, comes on and I’m blindsided by a straight up metal track. There are some mom...""This album is all over the place but not in a bad way. Track 1 is pretty poppy and fun, track 2 has a middle eastern vibe to it but still sounds like it could be the same album as track 1. Then track 3, Pyramid of Bones, comes on and I’m blindsided by a straight up metal track. There are some moments on here that remind me of classic strokes, one prog rock song with some electronic, a somewhat new wave song, and an Origin of Symmetry era Muse like track. Overall the album is great and somewhere in my top 3 for the year so far."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,109

Rank in 2018:

22

Rank in 2010s:

239

Overall Rank:

1,548

Average Rating:

 76 (293 votes)

Comments:

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240.

The Monitor 

 Titus Andronicus

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"Patrick Stickles merges reality with fantasy in this album. The Civil War serves as a backdrop for something larger. The Monitor is constantly referencing "the enemy" as the Confederates of the Civil War, as well as the conformists of modern society. Listen to this album hard. Move all distractio...""Patrick Stickles merges reality with fantasy in this album. The Civil War serves as a backdrop for something larger. The Monitor is constantly referencing "the enemy" as the Confederates of the Civil War, as well as the conformists of modern society. Listen to this album hard. Move all distractions out of the way. This album is instantly relatable and it is very intense."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2010

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,108

Rank in 2010:

25

Rank in 2010s:

240

Overall Rank:

1,551

Average Rating:

 77 (308 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of the 2010s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
2010	91	9%
2011	122	12%
2012	103	10%
2013	114	11%
2014	93	9%
2015	106	11%
2016	85	9%
2017	115	12%
2018	91	9%
2019	80	8%

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	8	1%
Drake	6	1%
Lana Del Rey	6	1%
Death Grips	6	1%
Brockhampton	5	1%
Kendrick Lamar	5	1%
Taylor Swift	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	557	56%
	214	21%
	70	7%
	32	3%
	29	3%
	20	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%