2010
I’m no good at fitting these lists into any set numerical order.
Top 10? Top 40? How about……This is all stuff that I liked this year.
More of a singles year for me.
None of this is in order and there is no doubt that I forgot lots. :)
Songs
CEO-Come With Me
Robyn-Dancehall Queen
LCD Soundsystem-All I Want/I Can Change
Pure Ecstacy-Voices
Foals-Spanish Sahara
Yeasayer-Madder Red
Male Bonding-Franklin
Deerhunter-Desire Lines
Lonely Galaxy-Nutts
Porcelain Raft-Gone Blind
Glasser-Apply
Fresh & Onlys-Waterfall
Museum of Bellas Artes-Watch the Glow
Memoryhouse-Caregiver
No Age-Inflorescence
Best Coast-When I’m With You
Grinderman-Evil
Wolf Parade-Yulia
Still Corners-Wish
Crystal Castles (feat Robert Smith)-I’m Not In Love
Reading Rainbow-Wasting Time
Kisses-People Can Do The Most Amazing Things
Caribou-Odessa
Albums
Beach House-Teen Dream *
No Age-Everything In Between *
Male Bonding-Nothing Hurts *
Twin Shadow-Forget
Lower Dens-Twin Hand Movement
Robyn-Body Talk
Beach Fossils-S/T
*People always give you a hard time when you list a band on your label on a year end list. I think that’s total bullshit. If we didn’t love those records then we shouldn’t have put them out. Those are some of my favorite bands. We just happen to work together and frankly I am stoked about that!
Other Good Stuff that I saw/did this year:
GOT MARRIED!
No Age/Pavement at the Hollywood Bowl
Beach House at the Hollywood Bowl
Grinderman at the King Cat in Seattle
Niki & the Dove at the Lexington. Finally got back to the UK and saw Jen more than once in a year. Always a good thing.
Honestly my memory of most of this year is fuzzy at best. I know a lot of good stuff happened.
I know a very bad thing happened.
Looking forward to more of the good and less of the bad in 2011.
RIP Andy K.
