Top 10 Albums of 2010
10. Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
-Great new band. Little Lion Man was/is a big hit on the radio, and rightly so. The album as a whole is also excellent. Best use of the banjo since numerous sketch comedy bits about rednecks.
9. The National – High Violet
-Really glad I gave this a chance. This sound is so far off from my normal range of musical tastes, yet after a few spins, I was loving it. Super mellow, but captivating. Also, I think I get three hipster points for liking this, which brings my total to three.
8. Steel Train – S/T
-Their best album to date. Led to a lot of terrible car-singing (note to self: get windows tinted in order to retain public image)
7. Against Me! – White Crosses
-Oh, you had me at St. Augustine and references to Spanish moss on lost Florida streets. Digging their new sound on the past couple albums. I may lose a hipster point for that, I'm not sure.
6. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You?
-Total shift in sound for this band--this album is awesome. Still trying to figure out how they took a picture of my bedroom wall for their album cover...
5. Jimmy Eat World – Invented
-This band has never disappointed me. I’m pretty sure they are incapable of making a bad album. I sincerely hope I did not just jinx this band into making an album of Miley Cyrus covers.
4. You, Me, & Everyone We Know – Some Things Don’t Wash Out
-I’ve always had a soft spot (maybe I should get that checked out) for this band. High-energy, sarcastic, and a little bitter—they totally come through on their first full-length. The lyrics are what separate this band from their peers.
3. The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
-One of my favorite bands. Tough to follow up ‘The 59 Sound,’ one of my favorite albums of all time, but they did an admirable job. Really strong musically.
2. Rogue Wave – Permalight
-Indie-tastic! Just get this album and listen to it. It’s damn good.
1. The Wonder Years – The Upsides
-Here we are, my favorite album of the year…and none of you will probably like it. Is it incredible musically? No. Does the singer have an amazing voice? Nope. Is it ambitious and does it have variety? Nah. So why is this number one? A couple reasons: first of all, it’s that up-tempo classic Snake Craney style music. Second, the lyrics are great. Third, you know those hippies always touting some old record saying “that album changed my life man,” then taking a bong hit? Well, pass the pipe folks…this album helped change my life in a big way. I’ll leave it at that, if you’re interested in the full story, call me at 1-800-Live-Links, we’ll chat about it and maybe you’ll get turned on.
Other Good Ones:
Alkaline Trio – This Addiction
My Chemical Romance – Danger Days
Anberlin – Dark is the Way, Light is a Place
Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
Fake Problems – Real Ghosts Caught On Tape
Guster – Easy Wonderful
Neon Trees – Habits
Four Year Strong – Enemy of the World
Stuff I missed that I need to check out in 2011:
Valencia – Dancing With A Ghost
Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
LCD Soundsystem – This is happening
Transit – Keep This To Yourself
The Graduate – Only Every Time
The Black Keys - Brothers
Top 15 Songs of 2010
15. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
14. We Are Scientists – Jack and Ginger
13. Yeasayer – Ambling Alp
12. Tokyo Police Club – Boots of Danger (Wait Up)
11. The New Pornographers – Crash Years
10. Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You
9. Florence and the Machine – Dog Days Are Over
8. Motion City Soundtrack – Pulp Fiction
7. Rogue Wave – Solitary Gun
6. Jimmy Eat World – Heart Is Hard To Find
5. Anberlin – Pray Tell
4. Fake Problems – Grand Finale
3. Sage Francis – The Best of Times
2. Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man
1. Steel Train – Bullet
2010 Guilty Pleasures:
M.I.A. – XXXO
Flo Rida – Club Can’t Handle Me
David Guetta – Memories
Wiz Khalifa – Black and YellowSnake Alley Song of the Day: Steel Train - Bullet
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