Best Albums of 2010
Last night's Grammy Awards reminded me that I forgot to list my top albums of 2010. Two of my top three took home some hardware last night, with Arcade Fire deservedly winning Album of the Year, and The Black Keys taking home the awards for Best Rock Album by a Group and Best Alternative Album (Kanye's album was released after the cutoff date). Here are the albums that I really enjoyed last year.
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Nightmare
Drop your biases against Kanye. Yeezy takes it to a whole nutha level as he confidently hops between different styles and puts together arguably the best rap album of the last decade.
The Black Keys - Brothers
Great blues influenced garage rock. They could have trimmed off some of the fat at the end of this album and made it an even better album, but I won't complain about getting more songs for my money.
I love Arcade Fire, and this album contains some amazing music. However, as someone who grew up and currently lives in the suburbs, I don't quite think they captured the Suburbia theme they were seeking. Still, a great album.
The Broken Bells - The Broken Bells
James Mercer of The Shins plus Danger Mouse equals a kick ass album.
The National - High Violet
This album got a huge write up in the NY Times, which is great for a deserving band such as The National.
Mumford and Sons
An english band who sounds like and Irish band playing American folk rock. Good stuff.
Kings of Leon - Come Aound Sundown
Other really good albums from 2010:
Jack Johnson - To the Sea
The New Pornographers - Together
Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Spoon - Got Nuffin
She & Him - Volume 2
posted by Me @ 3:29 PM
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2 Comments:
'bout time you posted something n'lita. I've got to disagree with you. I can't say I (or you) grew up in the suburbs, but it meets my imagination's expecations of what suburbs are like perfectly. It's a great album - mostly because it's an old school album where a central theme is apparent on every song. It's a good piece of work and I like those cannucks. jsg
Don't get me wrong, it is a great album. I think that alot of the songs are about alienation and uncertainty associated with growing up. It seems to me as though AF just used the suburbs to frame those ideas. I think a small town, big city, or suburban kid all can and do experience the same things. But, Win Butler did live in the suburbs a decade plus ago when maybe he was going through those things, so I guess that probably is the impetus behind the album.
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