And you're expecting to be blown away, to have your whole perspective on 2010 altered, by exactly...what?...in the next four weeks?
the ciara and diddy/dirty money albums aren't out yet. neither is the nicolas jaar compilation. the jazmine sullivan, kanye west, rihanna and yelawolf albums have only just been released (not that i like the kanye/rihanna ones but they were certainly anticipated for good reason). nov/dec release dates for big artists are par for the course in the music industry.
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Sunday, 28 November 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
big partists, particularly hip-hop, r&b and pop ones - it's just a commercially obvious time to release it
― lex lex lex lex lex on the track BOW (lex pretend), Sunday, 28 November 2010 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
*artists
ugh typos
http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=10&title=albums_of_2010_75_73&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 28 November 2010 06:04 (10 hours ago)
Dude [Visitor] //November 25 2010 at 11:42I see Sufjan Stevens got a complimentary nod because you all realised you'd be totally fucking lame if you ignored it completely. This angers me.
― calpolaris (nakhchivan), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
loooooool at the mgmt on this thread.
2010 has been terrific although you wouldn't have guessed it by looking on here.
― wheezy f baby (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
yup
― The Reverend, Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, some kind of turning point for me -- I know and like 6 of the things on the Decibel list, which is more than on any of the other ones.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
And there's at least 3 or 4 more things on the Decibel list I really want to check out, which is also more true than for Q or Mojo.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
commenters under NME articles are so overwhelmingly miserable and solipsistic
― cthulhu thuggin (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I see [x] got a complimentary nod because you all realised you'd be totally fucking lame if you ignored it completely
going to catch on in 2k11 imo
― calpolaris (nakhchivan), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
five years since 'no sufjan, no credibility' and, well, how life changes
― rip whiney g weingarten 03/11 never forget (history mayne), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:19 (thirteen years ago) link
John Grant's my album of the year - unusually Mojo of me. I don't see it getting much ILX love though.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:45 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe it's a 'we ignored the czars mostly' thing so they overpraise his mediocre solo record.
― keythhtyek, Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Or maybe not.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think it's a mediocre album.
― henry s, Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Not a magazine, but here's the Rough Trade Shops 100 of the year:
1. Caribou - Swim2. Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here3. These New Puritans - Hidden4. Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now5. Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy6. Darkstar - North7. Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM8. Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner9. Wild Nothing - Gemini10. Tame Impala - Innerspeaker11. Broken Bells - Broken Bells12. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo13. The National - High Violet14. Emeralds - Does It Look Like I’m Here?15. Beach House - Teen Dream16. Voice Of The Seven Thunders - Voice Of The Seven Thunders17. Perfume Genius - Learning18. Crocodiles - Sleep Forever19. The Black Keys - Brothers20. The Morning Benders - Big Echo- Foals - Total Life Forever21. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs22. Salem - King Night23. Brian Eno - Small Craft On A Milk Sea24. Dylan Leblanc - Paupers Field25. Joanna Newson - Have One On Me26. Matthew Dear - Black City27. Warpaint - The Fool28. Liars - Sisterworld29. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening30. John Grant - Queen Of Denmark31. Konono No 1 - Assume Crash Position32. Smoke Fairies - Through Low Light And Trees33. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast- Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest34. Villagers - Becoming A Jackal35. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles36. Mount Kimbie - Crooks And Lovers37. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma38. Best Coast - Crazy For You39. PVT - Church With No Magic40. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can41. Vampire Weekend - Contra42. Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep43. Yeasayer - Odd Blood44. Midlake - The Courage Of Others45. The Soft Pack - The Soft Pack46. Sleigh Bells - Treats47. O Children - O Children48. Glasser - Ring49. Zola Jesus - Stridulum 250. Holly Miranda - The Magician's Private Library51. Sea Of Bees - Songs For The Ravens52. JJ - No353. Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise54. Twin Shadow - Forget55. Gonjasufi - A Sufi And A Killer56. Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth57. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Before Today58. Cours Lapin - Cours Lapin59. Darwin Deez - Darwin Deez60. School Of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire61. Beach Fossils - Beach Fossils62. Shit Robot - From The Cradle To The Rave63. Jonsi - Go64. Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be65. Belle And Sebastian - Belle And Sebastian Write About Love66. Chilly Gonzales - Ivory Tower67. Connan Mokasin - Please Turn Me Into The Snat68. Holy Fuck - Latin69. The School - Loveless Unbeliever70. Tobacco - Maniac Meat71. Dios - We Are Dios72. Allo Darlin’ - Allo Darlin’73. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky74. Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts75. El Guincho - Pop Negro76. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal77. Kort (Kurt Wagner And Cortney Tidwell) - Invariable Heartache78. Solar Bears - She Was Coloured In79. Free Energy - Stuck On Nothing80. Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz81. Kings Go Forth - The Outsiders Are Back82. Grinderman - Grinderman 283. Dan Michaelson And The Coastguards - Shakes84. Stornoway - Beachcomber’s Windowsill85. Tamaryn - The Waves86. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt87. Four Tet - There Is Love In You88. Magic Kids - Memphis89. Marina And The Diamonds - Family Jewels90. Mystery Jets - Serotonin91. Black Angels - Phosphene Dream92. Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse - Dark Night Of The Soul93. Fool’s Gold - Fool’s Gold94. Frankie Rose And The Outs - Frankie Rose And The Outs95. Aloe Blacc - Good Things96. Drums Of Death - Generation Hexed97. Am - Future Sons And Daughters98. Field Music - Field Music (Measure)99. Hot Chip - One Life Stand100. Time And Spacemachine - Set Phazer To Stun
― henry s, Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I have 11.
― henry s, Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
(Not tellin' which ones.)
― henry s, Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:15 (thirteen years ago) link
33 The Roots – How I Got Over You
love Mojo's inadvertent "we love this album so much we can't remember the exact title" over here
― some dude, Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:25 (thirteen years ago) link
― keythhtyek, Sunday, 28 November 2010 17:48 (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I've not heard the album in question (dude is only on my radar at all cos two of my friends made a lol video for him, so I'm mildly o_0 about him being near the tops of these lists) but this makes no sense - why would mags have any obligation to care about him?
― cthulhu thuggin (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:30 (thirteen years ago) link
They have an obligation to write about him because youtube commenters say he writes beautiful melodies
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 28 November 2010 19:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I really like the new MGMT, better than the first in fact.
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 28 November 2010 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno if it's in the 'spirit' of this thread but here is a bunch of dorks from bands etc listing their 'best sounds of 2010': http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/28/best-sounds-2010?CMP=twt_gu
dude from Magnetic Man just edging out Antony in the thinly-disguised nepotism contest
― cthulhu thuggin (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 November 2010 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Serge Pizzorno, KasabianKaty B
I heard a tune on the radio that I liked so much that I went and bought it, which proves it must be the best thing I've heard this year, because no one buys anything these days! It was "On a Mission" by Katy B. I love the bass on it; it reminds me of the old rave days. And I don't know the first thing about who she is or who made the record, and I like that about it as well.
― rouxymuzak (nakhchivan), Sunday, 28 November 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
not following your emphasis tbh - wouldn't exactly expect Kasabian bro to study the pop landscape day-by-day
― cthulhu thuggin (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:01 (thirteen years ago) link
as in she couldn't possibly have made it herself
― rouxymuzak (nakhchivan), Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
tbf to kasabro, i guess his syntax allows that....but suggests otherwise
― rouxymuzak (nakhchivan), Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I had no idea who Serge Pizzorno was before I read that.
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Is that Plan B album (#3 on the Q list) generally considered a big deal in the U.K.? It comes out in the States in January, and the advance I heard was okay, but not what I'd call exciting. Didn't get through half of it, though. Maybe I'll listen to it more, maybe not.
Didn't realize people cared about the Robert Plant album (which I haven't heard, and don't expect I'd like much given his output over the past couple decades, but who knows), either. And Ludicra at #7 on the Decibel list is a surprise for me, too -- I liked an Alternative Tentcales EP they did several years ago called Fex Urbis Lex Orbis, but had no idea metal critics had since fallen for them in such a big way. (Assuming it's the same Ludicra, I guess.)
I agree Thanksgiving weekend is way too early to publish best-of-the-year lists, but I've said that for years. (Do publications that do that count December '09 releases as 2010, by the way? Or are all December, and presumably most November releases given deadlines, always just shit out of luck?) Doubt my own list will change much if any between now and year's end, but odder things have happened.
― xhuxk, Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
the national?? really?? what a dire thing that record is.
― nonightsweats, Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
National is a fucking bore, and the fact that p4k celebratest this .... well I don't even know.
i wuzzzz afraaaid i'd eat ur brainnnnnnnsi wuzzzzz afraiiid i'd eat ur brainnnnnnnscaus im evillllllllllcause im evillllllll
UUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
― Good news, everyone! (kelpolaris), Sunday, 28 November 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I really like the Plan B album, xhukx. It helps that I didn't get a copy when it came out so the singles just sneaked up on me one by one over the course of a few months. On first exposure it may seem like Mark Ronson-style retro-soul but it's packed with earworms and I like the tension between the violence and gloom of the lyrics and the sweetness of the voice and production. No more retro than the Cee Lo album at any rate so it would be nice to see Plan B make some impact in the US.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Sunday, 28 November 2010 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Enjoyed that bloke from MGMT declared DI Go Pop as his album of the year (in Mojo).
― djh, Sunday, 28 November 2010 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Listening to John Grant and not liking it. Sounds like sub-Silver Jews jokery and confessions backed by... Midlake
― i should loko (rip van wanko), Sunday, 28 November 2010 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
that ludicra album is really good, fwiw. (and not an accident that two of the top 10 decibel albums have the same drummer, imo.)
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Monday, 29 November 2010 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
the rough trade shops list is pretty good -- i can get behind a 1-2 punch of caribou + gil scott heron, that's unfuckwithable
looool @ mojo and q lists
― i look at the interior of my sack and feel sad (ilxor), Monday, 29 November 2010 04:30 (thirteen years ago) link
at closer examination, Q is really the worst offender here -- yaaaaaawn!
the Mojo list at least has a few more adventurous choices i can get behind (matthew dear, swans, gonjasufi, m.i.a. in 2010, neil young, gil scott heron, grinderman, caribou -- all great albums)
rough trade is a goldmine, i own close to 30 of those ^____^
decibel i'm satisfied having heard 7 of the 40, i'm not a HUGE metal fan but do need a little in my listening diet
― i look at the interior of my sack and feel sad (ilxor), Monday, 29 November 2010 04:43 (thirteen years ago) link
all lists need more hip-hop/r&b/dance btw
― some dude, Sunday, 28 November 2010 18:25 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Its printed correctly in the magazine, was this not a typo on the part of whoever uploaded the list to the interwebs, ie not MOJO?
― it ain't about the sauce it's about the danger (stevie), Monday, 29 November 2010 08:16 (thirteen years ago) link
disappointed that taylor swift didnt make the decibel list
― markers, Monday, 29 November 2010 08:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I did the typo, I always do one just to see how far it travels.
posted before but
The Fly Magazine (Nov/Dec issue)
50 Wavves - King of The Beach49 Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner48 Connan Mockasin - Please Turn Me Into The Snat47 Menomena - Mines46 Jonsi - Go45 Midlake - The Courage of Others44 Kele - The Boxer43 Vampire Weekend - Contra42 Steve Mason - Boys Outside41 No Age - Everything In Between40 Archie Bronson Outfit - Coconut39 Delphic - Acolyte38 Dinosaur Pile-Up - Growing Pains37 Caribou - Swim36 Crocodiles - Sleep Forever35 Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History34 Sufer Blood - Astro Coast33 Les Savy Fav - Root For Ruin32 Zola Jesus - Stridulum II31 Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts30 Chew Lips - Unicorn29 MGMT - Congratulations28 The Black Keys - Brothers27 Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep26 Villagers - Becoming A Jackal25 Hot Chip - One Life Stand24 Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can23 Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring22 Liars - Sisterworld21 Mystery Jets - Serotonin20 Gorrilaz - Plastic Beach19 Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws18 Warpaint - The Fool17 Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks16 The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Blood & Fire15 The Drums - The Drums14 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today13 Pulled Apart By Horses - Pulled Apart By Horses12 Sleigh Bells - Treats11 Best Coast - Crazy For You10 Beach House - Teen Dream09 Interpol - Interpol08 Yeasayer - Odd Blood07 The National - High Violet06 Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo05 Everything Everything - Man Alive04 These New Puritans - Hidden03 LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening02 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs01 Foals - Total Life Forever
La Quenelle Culturelle
50) Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Grace Potter & The Nocturnals49) Menomena - Mines48) The New Pornographers - Together47) Maximimum Balloon - Maximimum Balloon46) Da Brasilians - Da Brasilians45) Barton Carrol - Together You and I44) The Stone Foxes - Bears and Bulls43) The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt42) The Parting Gifts - Strychnine Dandelion41) Mystery Jets - Serotonin40) Pete Molinari - A Train Bound For Glory39) Blackbird Blackbird - Summer Heart38) Joe Pug - Messenger37) The Go Find - Everybody Knows It's Going To Happen36) James Yuill - Movement In A Storm35) Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way34) Forest City Lovers - Carriage33) Francois Morel - Le Soir Des Lions32) Spoon - Transference31) Good Old War - Good Old War30) Jonsi - Go29) Pure Reason Revolution - Hammer and Anvil28) Maps and Atlases - Perch Patchwork27) Ray LaMontagne - God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise26) Jason Collett - Rat A Tat Tat25) Lone Wolf - The Devil and I24) Fyfe Dangerfield - Fly Yellow Moon23) Junip - Fields22) Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo21) Yeasayer - Odd Blood20) The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang19) Minus The Bear - Omni18) Saycet - Through The Window17) Mando Diao - Above and Beyond (MTV Unplugged)16) Uniform Motion - Life15) Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can14) Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame13) Josh Ritter - So Runs The World12) Adam Kesher - Challenging Nature11) Janelle Monane - The Archandroid10) Kula Shaker - Pilgrims Progress9) Broken Bells - Broken Bells8) He's My Brother She's My Sister - Self-Titled EP7) She and Him - Volume Two6) The Black Keys - Brothers5) Gigi - Maintenant4) Folded Light - Kelly3) Portugal. The Man - American Ghetto2) Lightspeed Champion - Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You1) Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
Get Off the Coast : Favorite 25 of 2010
25. Twins - The Other Side Of (Ruralfaune)24. Lush Cola - Lush Cola (Patient Sounds)23. Dem Hunger - Caveman Smack (Leaving)22. RxRy - VAEIOUWLS (RxRy)21. Sumsun - Samo Milagro (Leaving)20. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (4AD)19. Truman Peyote & Many Mansions - Peaced Together (Whitehaus Family Record)18. Emily Reo - Witch Mtn (Breakfast of Champs)17. GR†LLGR†LL - GR†LLGR†LL (Disaro)16. Ensemble Economique - Physcal (Not Not Fun)15. Woods - At Echo Lake (Woodsist)14. Twin Shadow - Forget (Terrible)13. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal (Editions Mego)12. High Wolf - Ascension (Not Not Fun)11. Autre Ne Veut - Autre Ne Veut (Olde English Spelling Bee)10. Julian Lynch - Mare (Olde English Spelling Bee)09. D'EON - Palinopsia (Hippos In Tanks)08. Velvet Davenport - Warmy Girls (Moon Glyph)07. Dylan Ettinger - New Age Outlaws (Not Not Fun)06. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Universal Motown)05. Pocahaunted - Make It Real (Not Not Fun)04. Clive Tanaka y su orquesta - Jet Set Siempre 1° (Tall Corn Music)03. LA Vampires & Zola Jesus - LA Vampires meets Zola Jesus (Not Not Fun)02. Toro y Moi - Causers Of This (Carpark)01. How To Dress Well - Love Remains (Lefse)
About.com alternative
30. The Walkmen 'Lisbon'29. The Morning Benders 'Big Echo'28. Magic Kids 'Memphis'27. The Radio Dept. 'Clinging to a Scheme'26. Club 8 'The People's Record'25. Wildbirds and Peacedrums 'Rivers'24. Dirty Projectors and Björk 'Mount Wittenberg Orca'23. Ólöf Arnalds 'Innundir Skinni'22. Sam Amidon 'I See the Sign'21. Sharon Van Etten 'Epic'20. Mountain Man 'Made the Harbor'19. How to Dress Well 'Love Remains'18. Grimes 'Halfaxa'17. Here We Go Magic 'Pigeons'16. Twin Shadow 'Forget'15. Toro y Moi 'Causers of This'14. The Ruby Suns 'Fight Softly'13. Vampire Weekend 'Contra'12. Best Coast 'Crazy for You'11. Kisses 'The Heart of the Nightlife'10. Arcade Fire 'The Suburbs'9. Deerhunter 'Halcyon Digest'8. Beach Fossils 'Beach Fossils'7. Beach House 'Teen Dream'6. White Hinterland 'Kairos'5. Zola Jesus 'Stridulum EP4. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti 'Before Today'3. Owen Pallett 'Heartland'2. Sufjan Stevens 'The Age of Adz'1. Joanna Newsom 'Have One On Me'
Amazon.co.uk
Black Keys - BrothersSleigh Bells - TreatsVampire Weekend - ContraBest Coast - Crazy for YouVillagers - Becoming a JackalSteve Mason - Boys OutsideMagnetic Man - Magnetic ManParkway Drive - Deep BlueArcade Fire - SuburbsCaribou - SwimPendulum - ImmersionChief - Modern RitualsImelda May - MayhemBeach House - Teen DreamTwo Door Cinema Club - Tourist HistoryThe National - High VioletBand of Horses - Infinite ArmsFoals - Total Life ForeverPlan B - The Defamation of Strickland BanksMeursault - All Creatures Will Make Merry
Dots and Dashes
20. Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus19. The Heart Of The Nightlife, Kisses18. Ariel Pink Before Today, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti17. Disc-overy, Tinie Tempah16. Treats, Sleigh Bells15. False Priest, of Montreal14. Astro Coast, Surfer Blood13. Crooks & Lovers, Mount Kimbie12. Puzzle, Amiina11. $, Mark Sultan10. Sisterworld, Liars9. Blooming Summer, Blue Hawaii8. Together, The New Pornographers7. Pop Negro, El Guincho6. The Way Out, The Books5. Hidden, These New Puritans4. Plastic Beach, Gorillaz3. Lucky Shiner, Gold Panda2. Teen Dream, Beach House1. Swim, Caribou
Sonic (Sweden)
1. Håkan Hellström - 2 Steg Från Paradiset2. Radio Dept. - Clinging To A Scheme3. Anna von Hausswolff - Singing from the Grave4. Midlake - Courage of Others5. Merle Haggard - I am What I am6. Teenage Fanclub - Shadows7. Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy8. Beach House - Teen Dream9. Arcade Fire - Suburbs10. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today11. National - High Violet12. Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty13. First Aid Kit - Big Black & the Blue14. Tracey Thorn - Love and It's Opposite15. Sade - Soldier of Love16. Robyn - Body Talk Pt 117. Steve Mason - Boys Outside18. The-Dream - Love King19. Glasser - Ring20. Roky Erickson with Okkervil River - True Love Cast Out All Evil21. Lloyd Cole - Broken Records22. Säkert! - Facit23. The Drums - The Drums24. Caribou - Swim25. Salem - King Night
― Mitchell Stirling, Monday, 29 November 2010 12:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Here's the rest of Mojo.
Re-issues
20 Various - Alan Lomax In Haiti19 Lightni'g Hopkins - His Blues18 Kenny Graham And His Satellites - Moondog Suite17 Charanjit Singh - Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat16 Galaxie 500 - On Fire15 Sandsy Denny - Sandy Denny14 Neu! - Box13 Bob Dylan - The Mono Box12 Kris Kristofferson - Please Don't tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-197211 David Bowie - Station To Station10 Various - Theme Time Radio Hour Vol. 39 R.E.M. - Fables of The Reconstruction8 The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition7 Robert Wyatt - His Greatest Misses6 Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 9: The Witmark Demos5 Miles Davis- Bitches Brew: Collector's Edition4 Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power3 Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy2 The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St: Deluxe Edition1 Bruce Springsteen - The Promise
Track of The Year: Janelle Monae - 'Tightrope'Book of The Year: Rob Young - 'Electric Eden'DVD of The Year: White, The Edge, Page - It Might Get LoudReturn of The Year: Edwyn Collins
Best of the rest
Jazz
10 John Ellis & Double-Wide - Puppet Mischief9 Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society8 Nigel Price - Organ Trio... Live!7 Paul Motian - Lost In A Dream6 Secret Quartet - Bloor Street5 Tom Harrell - Roman Nights4 Ivo Neame - Caught In The Light of The Day3 Django Bates - Beloved Bates2 Grigoryan Brothers - Distance1 Phronesis - Alive
Reggae Reissues
10 King Tubby - The Roots of Dub9 Sound Iritation - Sound Iritation In Dub8 Evolution of Dub: Vol 5 - The Missing Link7 The Flying Lizards - The Secret Dub Life of The Flying Lizads6 Dadawah - Peace and Love5 King Tubby & The Aggrovaters - Shalom Dub4 Prince Jammy - Strictly Dub3 Gregogry Issacs - Private Lesson2 Henry Junjo - Volcano Eruption1 Lee Parry and The Upsetter - Sound System Scratch
Soundtracks
10 Various - Flipper Pyschout9 Various - Shutter Island8 Brian McBride - The Effective Disconnect7 Hans Zimmer - Inception6 Maurice Jarre - Lawrence of Arabia5 Michael Small - Marathon Man/The Parallax View4 Ray Budd - Get Carter3 Lalo Schifrin - Bullit2 Teho Teardo - Soundtrack Work 2004-20081 The The - Tony: A Soundtrack
Blues
10 Pokey LaFarge & The South City Three - Riverboat Soul9 Cyndi Lauper - Memphis Blues8 Jimmy Dawkins - Presents The Leric Stroy7 Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock6 Various - Fire In My Bones.. Raw + Rare Otherworldy African-American Gospel (1944-2007)5 Janiva Magness - The Devil is An Angel Too4 Oli Brown - Heads I Win Tales You Lose3 Guitar Shorty - Bare Knuckle2 Lightnin' Hopkins - His Blues1 Various - Things About Comin' My Way: A Tribute To The Music Of The Mississippi Shieks
Folk
10 Emily Portman - The Glamoury9 O'Hooley & Tidlow - Silent June8 The Imagined Village - Empire & Love7 Pete Coe - Backbane6 Ian King - Panic Grass & Fever Few5 Alasdair Roberts and Friends - Too Long In This Condition4 Ewan McLennan - Rags and Riches3 Bellowhead - Hedonism2 The Burns Unit - Side Show1 Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson - Gift
Electronica
10 LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening9 Caribou - Swim8 Reboot - Shunyata7 Superpitcher - Kilmanjiro6 Phaeleh - Fallen Light5 Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner4 Luke Abbot - Holkham Drones3 Matthew Dear - Black City2 Actress - Splazsh1 Walls - Walls
Americana
10 Mountain Man - Made The Harbor9 Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Hawk8 Simon Joyner - Out Into The Snow7 Kort - Invariable Heartache6 Rocky Votolao - True Devotion5 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang - The Wonder Show of The World4 Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues3 Curtis Harvey - Box of Stones2 Dave Rawlings Machine - A Friend of A Friend1 Willie Nelson - Country Music
World
10 Tamikrest - Adagh9 Marcos Valle - Estatica8 Sa Dingding - Harmony7 Grupo Fantasma - El Existential6 Hangai - Juan Zou De Rem5 Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate – Ali & Toumani4 Konono No. 1 - Assume Crash Postion3 The Chieftains ft. Ry Cooder - San Patrico2 Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig1 AfroCubism - AfroCubism
Underground
10 Sun Araw - On Patrol9 Rachel Grimes - Book of Leaves8 Harvey Milk - A Small Turn of Human Kindness7 Richard Skelton - Landings6 Barn Owl - Ancestral Star5 Sophie Hutchings - Becalmed4 Black Breath - Heavy Breathing3 Tape & Bill Wells - Fugue2 Peter Broderick How They Are1 Endless Boogie - Full House Head
― Mitchell Stirling, Monday, 29 November 2010 12:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I see Caribou showing up a lot, but it's unclear yet if there will be an equivalent to last year's GAPDY. Possible contenders:
Arcade FireDeerhunterJoanna NewsomSufjan StevensYeasayerLCD SoundsystemVampire WeekendAerial PinkKanye West
YAKSVJALD?SLAKYJAVD?
Here's a list of lists that I find interesting, and the date they came out last year. Not necessarily all that similar to my own tastes, but are unique enough that they always have some must-hear entries I missed earlier in the year. Anyone got the Rock-A-Rolla list?
Quietus, Dec 8FACT, Dec 11The Wire, Dec 14Brainwashed, Jan 4Silent Ballet, Dec 25Rock-A-Rolla, Nov 25Decibel, Nov 25Terrorizer, Dec 31Treblezine, Dec 14Cokemachineglow, Dec 22Resident Advisor, Dec 17Artrocker, Dec 3
These are more along lines of general critical consensus, and have few surprises, but generally okay choices, at least for my tastes.
Pitchfork, Dec 18NME, Nov 30 (Dec 8 last year)PopMatters, Dec 14Stereogum, Dec 10Drowned In Sound, Dec 14Onion A.V. Club, Dec 9Guardian, Dec 18
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 29 November 2010 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I think rock-a-rolla was out not that long ago so im not sure if there will be another out before dec. I subscribe so I'll put it up if there is one in dec.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Monday, 29 November 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Walls @ number one in the Mojo electronica poll is a weird one - didn't think it was all that.
Anyone want to tell me about any of these?
Sophie Hutchings - BecalmedBlack Breath - Heavy BreathingTape & Bill Wells - FugueReboot - ShunyataPhaeleh - Fallen LightLuke Abbot - Holkham Drones
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Monday, 29 November 2010 19:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Black Breath is a really really great thrashy deathy punky metal band who fall squarely into the 'people who like this sort of thing will find it to be the sort of thing they like' category
― smoking on his cigarette / listening to a Carcass set (DJ Mencap), Monday, 29 November 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Where's the fucking Fall in all these fucking lists? And Liars? And Swans? Gah, I'm going back to bed. Unperson's is better than most of these magazine's... and that dude's got pretty far out taste in music.
And by most, I mean all.
― Carl Jung Jeezy (Doran), Monday, 29 November 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Tape + Bill Wells is wonderful, well worth the ~£3 it costs to download. Dreamy melodic textures in an Ashra kind of vein.
― seandalai, Monday, 29 November 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Okay, might well jump for that at that price. Enjoyed the last Tape album, not really familiar with what Bill Wells does though (but have been seeing his name around since forever).
Black Breath - sounds like an odd one for Mojo to get behind?
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Monday, 29 November 2010 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Feel like it might be one writer riding primarily for them but hey all good by me
― smoking on his cigarette / listening to a Carcass set (DJ Mencap), Monday, 29 November 2010 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I wouldn't have!
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I still have no idea who the hell Beach House are.
― flutes & fucking mexican death horns (The Reverend), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Nor did I til a month ago and now it's one of my favourite records of the year. 104,217 Americans can't be wrong.
― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Thursday, 13 January 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
― flutes & fucking mexican death horns (The Reverend), Thursday, January 13, 2011 3:37 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark
lol rev we covered this earlier in this thread i think!
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 13 January 2011 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I just prefer thinking about Beach House as a bad Goa trance album name from 1998 on Moonshine.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 13 January 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
I would still prefer that to the actual Beach House
― Indolence Mission (DJP), Thursday, 13 January 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
lol you listen to beach house
― ilxor this could be a standout thread for you imo (ilxor), Thursday, 13 January 2011 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
they are good. it's crazy they sold 100 000+ copies! they seem like really great people, too. didn't listen to the new album much but devotion is an all time classic
― flopson, Thursday, 13 January 2011 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
15k in the US for Tame Impala is pretty impressive since, afaik, it still hasn't been given a domestic release (Amazon still has only the import for like $30)
― one pretty obvious guy in the obvious (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 January 2011 22:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Don't know if this has been posted yet:
Geoffrey Himes' Top 100 Albums of 2010
http://option-magazine.com/2011/01/01/himes-hundred-best-albums-of-2010/
― jetfan, Friday, 14 January 2011 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
awesome!
― some dude, Friday, 14 January 2011 18:52 (thirteen years ago) link