Fantastic year for music. I had nearly 20 legitimate top-10 choices – probably the most I’ve ever had. But enough chit-chat. You know the drill. Here it is, my 10 favorite albums of 2010, in no particular order. An asterisk denotes “with honors.” They’re all albums I find myself coming back to, time and again.
Yeasayer – Odd Blood
*Sharon Van Etten – Epic
*Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest
The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Minus the Bear – Omni
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
Jonsi – Go
Jeremy Messersmith – The Reluctant Graveyard
*The Head and the Heart – The Head and the Heart
Favorite song of the year: Fitz and the Tantrums – “Moneygrabber”
Honorable mention albums:
Laura Veirs – July Flame
Mumford and Sons – Sigh No More
Josh Ritter – So the World Runs Away
The Morning Benders – Big Echo
The Black Keys – Brothers
LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening
Horse Feathers – Thistled Spring
