We’re Back, In A Big Way: 2010 In Retrospect

We’re nostalgic already. Remember Kanye’s album? That was dope. Seriously though, we had a great year and we hope you did too. Here’s a little something we put together to put all our love for 2010 in one place.

The list was made by averaging Matt, Steve, and Ethan‘s 25 favorite albums of 2010 (Arnold‘s opinion, though very highly regarded, was not included because he doesn’t like to confine music to lists…or he just didn’t make one). Click on the artist to see what we’ve had to say about them previously, and click the album art on a select few albums for a little surprise.

TOP 26 ALBUMS OF 2010

25t. Beach Fossils – Beach Fossils

25t. How To Dress Well – Love Remains

24. Delorean – Subiza

22t. Mos Dub – Mos Dub

22t. Tyler, The Creator – Bastard

20t. Long Long Long – Shorts EP

20t. The Fugitives – Eccentrically We Love

18t. Four Eyes – Debut 7”

18t. Curren$y – Pilot Talk

17. Caribou - Swim

16. Yeasayer – Odd Blood

14t. Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt

14t. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record

13. Julian Lynch – Mare [#]

12. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma

11. Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner

10. Vampire Weekend - Contra

9. Grimes – Geidi Primes [*]

8. Beach House – Teen Dream

7. Liam The Younger – Revel Hidden Worlds [#]

6. Four Tet – There Is Love In You

5. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening

4. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

3. The National – High Violet

2. Titus Andronicus – The Monitor [#]

1. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs [*]

*Montreal-based

#NJ-based

Honorable Mentions

27. No Age – Everything In Between

28. Wavves – King Of The Beach

29t. Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts

29t. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man

More Great Montreal-Based Music

-Blue Hawaii – Blooming Summer

-D’Eon – Palinopsia

-Grimes – Halfaxa

-Homosexual Cops – EP

-Le Chevalier – Songs From This Room

-Pop Winds – The Turquoise

-Sean Nicholas Savage – Movin Up In Society

More Great Music From Ridgewood and Glen Rock, New Jersey

-Andrew Cedermark – Moon Deluxe

-Big Troubles – Worry

-Ducktails – Live on WFMU

-Fluffy Lumbers – Harry Dolland’s EP

-Sirs – Vas Deferens EP

-Spook Houses – Real Ghosts // Pretend Ghosts

2011′s Gonna Rule

-Akron/Family – S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT (February 8^th)

-Asobi Seksu – Flourescence (February 15^th)

-The Babies – The Babies (February 8^th)

-Beach Fossils – Calyer 7” (January 11^th)

-Beach Fossils – What A Pleasure EP (February 22^nd)

-The Beets – Stay Home (January 11^th)

-Braids – Native Speaker (January 20^th)

-David Lynch – Good Day Today / I Know remixes 7”

-The Death Set – Michel Poiccard (March 15^th)

-Deerhoof – Deerhoof Vs. Evil (January 25^th)

-Destroyer – Kaputt (January 25^th)

-Ducktails – Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics (January 18^th)

-Fergus & Geronimo – Unlearn (January 18^th)

-The Go! Team – Rolling Blackouts (February 1^st)

-James Blake – James Blake (February 8^th)

-Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring for My Halo (March 8^th)

-La Sera – La Sera (February 15^th)

-Le Chevalier – Dancer (January 6th)

-The Luyas – Too Beautiful to Work (February 22^nd)

-Parts & Labor – Constant Future (March 8^th)

-Radiohead – TBA (TBA)

-Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde (January 18^th)

-Talib Kweli – Gutter Rainbows (January 25^th)

-Tennis – Cape Dory (January 18^th)

-many many more

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