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The best albums of 2010

Here it is, finally, my list of the best discs of the year…

15. Teenage Fanclub, Shadows

14.The Delta Mirror, Machines That Listen

The Delta Mirror, Going to Town

13. The Radio Dept, Clinging to a Scheme

12. Sleigh Bells, Treats

11. Chemical Brothers, Further

10. M.I.A., ///Y/

9. Belle and Sebastian, Write About Love

8. Shout Out Louds, Work

7. Underworld, Barking

6. Vampire Weekend, Contra

5. Goldfrapp, Head First
Solid pop tunes with an 80’s sensibility.

4. Scissor Sisters, Night Work
Never sexier and just what the disco doctor recommends.

3. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Listening to this the other day, it truly does make sense from end to end. A little heavy towards the late half of the disc, but very good over all.

Arcade Fire, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

2. Beach House, Teen Dream
Dreamy, beautiful, haunting.

1. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
Hands down, from start to finish, the best disc of the year. It’s smart, catchy, infectious.

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    And now, the Why? Awards…

Most boring disc, or Haven’t we heard this before? award:
Interpol, S/T
Bad production and mediocre song writing. And we wonder why Carlos D. left the group.

It’s so bad that it’s funny award:
Liz Phair, Funstyle
She raps on it, and I think that should say it all.

Great song but worst title award:
Kele, Tenderoni
Just bad. So bad, that Kele doesn’t even say it in the song. He has to spell it.

Overrated and full of shit award:
Kanye West
Just because. It’s funny ’cause it’s true.
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    and finally…

Best reissue of the year- TIE:
The Cure, Disintegration
Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine

A great trip back to 1989

The best in music 2010 part 2

Here we are again, this time bringing you my top 10 songs of 2010. They are all awesome tracks. My top 5 was the toughest to make finite, simply because I’m so torn between the tracks depending on my mood. So sit back and listen, and enjoy!

and just a remind, Jon’s blog is a Beiber-free zone…

10. Shout Out Louds, Walls

…feel so much better now, getting rid of my rage…

9.Kylie Minogue, All The Lovers

… dance, it’s all I want to do, so dance…

8. M.I.A., Born Free
(Warning, video content is explicit and disturbing, NSFW)

…I throw this shit in your face when I see ya, cause I got something to say…

7.Goldfrapp, Head First

…my whole world in light, head first in love…

6. Underworld, Diamond Jigsaw

…premium tequila, diamond jigsaw makes me feel fine…

5. Robyn, Dancing On My Own

…yeah I know it’s stupid, I just gotta see it for myself…

4. Beach House, 10 Mile Stereo

…they say we can throw far but we don’t know how far we throw…

3. Scissor Sisters, Invisible Light

…painted whores, sexual gladiators, fizz filled party children…

2. Arcade Fire, We Used To Wait

… but stranger still, is how something so small can keep you alive…

1. LCD Soundsystem, Home

…Forget your past, this is your last chance now/And we can break the rules, like nothing will last…

Underworld, Diamond Jigsaw

Leave it Underworld to release an album that isn’t quite reinvention but has some of the most buoyant tracks they’ve put together in some time. Barking was released this week, and while it features Scribble (Which made my music you must love post sometime back) and the first single, Always Loved A Film, it’s this track that is on repeat on my iPod playlist.
Whether it’s the guitar riff that is reminiscent of Madonna’s Ray of Light or the lyrics, “Premium tequila diamond jigsaw makes me feel fine”, it’s music I am loving, and you should too. Or else.