5/7/10

NPR's Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)


It is about time for half-year reviews on what we've heard for 2010.

NPR's All Songs Considered just released theirs... Here are the top 50 albums for 2010 so far:

Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
The National: High Violet
The Black Keys: Brothers
Broken Bells: Broken Bells
LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
Vampire Weekend: Contra
Beach House: Teen Dream
Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More
Spoon: Transference
Sleigh Bells: Treats
Local Natives: Gorilla Manor
Yeasayer: Odd Blood
The New Pornographers: Together
Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
She & Him: Volume Two
Band of Horses: Infinite Arms
Jonsi: Go
The Knife: Tomorrow, In A Year
Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: I Learned The Hard Way
MGMT: Congratulations
Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me
Josh Ritter: So Runs The World Away
Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid
Frightened Rabbit: The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
Dr. Dog: Shame, Shame
Caribou: Swim
Dead Weather: Sea Of Cowards
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles (II)
Gaslight Anthem: American Slang
Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever
Massive Attack: Heligoland
Freelance Whales: Weathervanes
Charlotte Gainsbourg: IRM
Jakob Dylan: Women And Country
Laura Veirs: July Flame
Four Tet: There Is Love In You
Blitzen Trapper: Destroyer Of The Void
The Flaming Lips: Dark Side Of The Moon
Ratatat: LP4
Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Pt. 2, Return Of The Ankh
Owen Pallett: Heartland
Quasi: American Gong
Kings Go Forth: Outsiders Are Back
Corinne Bailey Rae: The Sea
Sade: Soldier Of Love
Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can
Bettye LaVette: Interpretations: The British Songbook
David Byrne: Here Lies Love

Take a look at their story...HERE

Promise to post mine soon...

MM