2010 revisited.  Top 20 albums remain unchanged except for swapping in the great Australian psych-rock band Tame Impala’s “Innerspeaker” for the still really good “Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz.  2010 still really shines for me and I will say that I think it was an overall stronger year than 2011.  My five favorite albums- Kanye’s “MBDTF”, Deerhunter’s “Halcyon Digest”, Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs”, the late LCD Soundsystem’s “This Is Happening” and the should be world conquering pop star Robyn’s “Body Talk” still sound just as good if not better than they did last year.  The great tracks in 2010 are seemingly endless.  I still had to cut ridiculously good stuff at volume 8 so eventually I’ll re-revisit 2010 and just keep going.

After a few years in the gutter rap music seemed back in 2010 and it still shows no signs of stopping.  Big Boi, Drake, Kanye & Rick Ross are still some of the music’s leading lights.  Looking very forward to the sophomore releases from Surfer Blood & Best Coast, the next Beach House record & the 3rd from Vampire Weekend all coming in 2012.

Rock On!!

TITUS ANDRONICUS- THE MONITOR

Buy The Monitor – Titus Andronicus

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NO AGE- EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

Buy Everything In Between – No Age

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BEACH HOUSE- TEEN DREAM

Buy Teen Dream – Beach House

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LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- THIS IS HAPPENING

Buy This Is Happening – LCD Soundsystem

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DEERHUNTER- HALCYON DIGEST

Buy Halcyon Digest – Deerhunter

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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE- FORGIVENESS ROCK RECORD

Buy Forgiveness Rock Record – Broken Social Scene

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KANYE WEST- MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY

Buy My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

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DRAKE- THANK ME LATER

Buy Thank Me Later – Drake

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SLEIGH BELLS- TREATS

Buy Treats – Sleigh Bells

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ARIEL PINK’S HAUNTED GRAFFITI- BEFORE TODAY

Buy Before Today – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti

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VAMPIRE WEEKEND- CONTRA

Buy Contra (Bonus Track Version) – Vampire Weekend

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ARCADE FIRE- THE SUBURBS

Buy The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

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SURFER BLOOD- ASTRO COAST

Buy Astro Coast – Surfer Blood

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TWIN SHADOW- FORGET

Buy Forget – Twin Shadow

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JANELLE MONAE- ARCHANDROID

Buy The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe

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FLYING LOTUS- COSMOGRAMMA

Buy Cosmogramma – Flying Lotus

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BEST COAST- CRAZY FOR YOU

Buy Crazy for You – Best Coast

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TAME IMPALA- INNERSPEAKER

Buy InnerSpeaker – Tame Impala

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BIG BOI- SIR LUCIOUS LEFT FOOT: THE SON OF CHICO DUSTY

Buy Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty (Deluxe Edition) – Big Boi

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ROBYN- BODY TALK

Buy Body Talk – Robyn

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