2010 in music. • Page 4

I don't like much of that album either, so there won't be any dying alone.

 

Future might have a chance with his mixtape run and DS2.

 

Gonna give the second Taylor Hawkins & The Coattails Riders a spin tomorrow. Heard a track on shuffle today and truly enjoyed it. Was actually bummed to realize that the first album of his from '06 is not on streaming.

 

if this was a songs list FDT would* win its year

*should

 

mbdtf is hardly my favorite kanye album and i haven’t listened to it in forever but “mediocre” is a bit strong

the dude mostly votes for pop punk and buttrock, who cares. it isn’t his bag that’s fine

 

These years really start to produce COUNTLESS bands/artists/songs that have been, as someone mentioned, "memory holed" - I like that term but it has a bit of a negative connotation to it. What was the term @Craig Manning used a few weeks back about the mp3 "lost" years?

Heard this one today and it made me remember I really enjoyed this album in 2010, and this song at least holds up. Not sure what happened to this band, I think they released maybe one more album after this? They were maybe too earnest to really catch on with critics, but too quirky/folky (?) to fit in with the scene stuff. Anyway, I think this is a great little pop song with some unique instrumentation.

 

Esquire dubbed them “The Deleted Years.”

 

That's the one, thank you.

Yeasayer probably falls into that too - albeit they were a bit more well-known at least with the P4K/S'gum crowds.

Their album from 2010 really holds up for me, the right mix of their psych-pop weirdness and just awesome catchy melodies.

 

What is buttrock

 

1. Chad Perrone - Release
2. Dessa - A Badly Broken Code
3. Sara Bareilles - Kaleidoscope Heart

Others I love:
The Hold Steady - Heaven Is Whenever
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
Casey Sullivan - For the Birds
The National - High Violet
Jimmy Eat World - Invented
Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Age of Miracles
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Francis and the Lights - It'll Be Better
Donovan Woods - The Widowmaker
Cee-Lo Green - The Ladykiller
Hanson - Shout It Out
Tom Jones - Praise and Blame
John Butler Trio - April Uprising
John Mellencamp - No Better Than This
Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
Valencia - Dancing with a Ghost
Candy Hearts - Ripped Up Jeans and Silly Dreams
Stars - The Five Ghosts
Hellogoodbye - Would It Kill You?
Seal - VI: Commitment
Joe Cocker - Hard Knocks
Jazmine Sullivan - Love Me Back
Chromeo - Business Casual
Bryan Ferry - Olympia
65 Days of Static - We Were Exploding Anyway
The Foreign Exchange - Authenticity
The Weepies - Be My Thrill
Emancipator - Safe in the Steep Cliffs
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Bird and the Bee - Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1
Arrows - Try and Stay Upright
The Ember Days - Finger Painting EP
Esperanza Spalding - Chamber Music Society
Andrew Belle - The Ladder
Shad - TSOL
The Rescues - Let Loose the Horses
Brandon Flowers - Flamingo
Angus and Julia Stone - Down the Way
Cheap Girls - Find Me a Drink Home
Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
Corrine Bailey Rae - The Sea
The Narrative - The Narrative
Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Ryan Adams - III/IV
The Wonder Years - The Upsides

Sorry I just don't have time to type out all 295 albums and EPs I've heard this week. I'm leaving for my bachelor party weekend tomorrow and won't be back 'til Sunday night. Next week I might be able to do the exhaustive one again.

 

Guessing this is the year where our lists are the most similar.

 

2010 was peak era for memory-holed indie rock.

 

Damn I should’ve voted for Flockaveli. A game changer.

 

Man, Adults has some of my favorite lyrics ever:

 

I saw Adults and immediately thought, "OHH WHEN DID THOSE DADS ALBUMS COME OUT"

 

Yeah not only 2/3 overlap but both in the same spots.

Ironically, while my #1 is the same, my list I made IN 2010 has completely different albums at 2 and 3. Time does interesting things.

 

Strongly advocate for anyone looking for a random listen to give the Casey Sullivan album a go. For an independent, no budget artist, it’s a pretty fucking remarkable debut.

 

I mean, if Kanye doesn't get it, surely Kendrick will be the first rapper to win, right.... right?

 

Yeah, my top 3 back then was (I think) Chad, Jimmy, and Butch. And then I think my next two were Cary Brothers and Brandon Flowers. I didn't do a great job of guessing what was going to stick with me from that year.

 

kanye is getting it. it isn't close.

 

It’s funny that I did not vote for the one rap winner

 

Hurley is another solid but kinda unremarkable Weezer album.

 

Great year

1. Los Campesinos - Romance is Boring
2. The National - High Violet
3. Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
4. Kanye - MBDTF
5. The Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
6. Robyn - Body Talk
7. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
8. Vampire Weekend - Contra
9. Beach House - Teen Dream
10. Sleigh Bells - Treats
11. The Drive By Truckers - The Big To Do / Go-Go Boots
12. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks
13. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
14. Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz
15. Spoon - Transference

 

1. Motion City Soundtrack: My Dinosaur Life (who could’ve seen that coming?)
2. Kanye West: MBDTF
3. Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid

Other favorites:
Circa Survive: Blue Sky Noise
Chiodos: Illuminaudio
Kid Cudi: Man on the Moon II
MCR: Danger Days
Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz
Taylor Swift: Speak Now
The Wonder Years: Upsides
Hellogoodbye: Would It Kill You?
Katy Perry: Teenage Dream

 

Neighborhoods gonna win 2011 lol