The Albums Of The Year 2010
Every new year, my oldest friend and I exchange best of year music lists. This is based purely on how much we’ve enjoyed stuff, no attempts to be cool or comprehensive (well, OK, I do try to listen to everything, must have heard over a hundred new albums this year, some of which have yet to sink in). The positions freeze at midnight so maybe I’ve put Kanye too low and the Eels should have slipped in rather than The Fall, but it’s too late to change. Here’s my top twenty.
1 The National – High Violet
2 Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
3 John Grant – Queen Of Denmark
4 Spoon – Transference
5 Vampire Weekend – Contra
6 Robyn – Body Talk
7 Drive By Truckers – The Big To-Do
8 Steve Mason – Boys Outside
9 Band Of Horses – Infinite Arms
10 Teenage Fanclub – Shadows
11 Rumer – Seasons of My Soul
12 Scissors Sisters – Night Work
13 Goldfrapp – Head First
14 Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
15 Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
16 Lloyd Cole – Broken Record
17 Tindersticks – Falling Down A Mountain
18 Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid
19 The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever
20 The Fall – Your Future, Our Clutter
