Hey guys! As we are coming to an end, of this year that is , here is a list of my favorite albums released in 2010. Hopefully 2011 will be giving us good music too! 2009 has been splendid! With so many new bands surfacing in many genres , 2010 has kept up well with its explosions. Featured here , are many good debut albums as well.
Had a hard time to choose who i wanted to put down here cos there are so many good albums this year.So many didnt make the cut - MGMT, The Futureheads, Serj Tankian, Minus The Bear, I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper, Owen Pallet, Comeback Kid, These New Puritans, Vampire Weekend, Sufjan Stevens, Caribou, Wild Nothing, The Courteeners, Gorillaz, The Whigs, Wolf Parade, The Concretes, Holy Fuck, Hurts, Sleigh Bells, God Is An Astronaut, Japandriods, The New Pornographers, We Call It A Sound, Gogol Bordello and many more. Not that their shit wasnt good. Its just that the ones below truly stand out for me...plus i didnt have the time to dl ! As it goes .....................
And its sad , cos somehow there are new music that im stumbling upon , but its hard to find proper download links. Deerhunter's latest , halcyon digest is a must to download soon. Their song "Revival" is cool. Cos its hard, im kinda not bothered trying to find a good link to other good good bands like no age(check out song eraser) , dinosaur feathers (check out song family waves) at the moment. Im getting lazy looking for a fucking working link. Ill go hunting soon.
So without further ado , here is a list of my 23 favorite albums of 2010. Fuck the order of numbers. 23 rocks. (albums are in no order whatsoever!) .
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Ready? Steadyyyy....GO GO GO !!!
Of the Blue Colour of the Sky is the third studio album by American rock band OK Go .
OK Go is a Grammy Award–winning rock from Chicago, , now residing in Los Angeles, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash (lead vocals and guitar), Tim Nordwind (bass guitar and vocals), Dan Konopka (drums and percussion) and Andy Ross (guitar, keyboards and vocals). Known for their great indie-alt-rock songs such as "A Million Ways" and "Here It Goes Again" and their high concept, low budget, one-shot music videos
My favorite tracks? Well , all 13 songs are good. I personally like "This Too Shall Pass" , "End Love" , "WTF" , "Skyscrapers" , "I Want You So Bad I Cant Breathe" and "White Knuckles" . Listen and enjoy their awesome video clips. Below is one of my favorite , from the 2010 released album , here is "White Knuckles" and "End Love"
-white knuckles-
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When it shines...
The Sunshine Underground are an Leeds based indie rock band. The Sunshine Underground play a variety of punk, funk and indie rock styles as heard in their songs. Tunes are catchy and fresh. Though songs are simple and not as heavy as the klaxons or late of the pier , TSU is deemed to be a new rock-rave movement treasure (thanks to a producer who made it so , barny or something).
My favorite tracks are "We've Always Been Your Friend" , "In Your Arms" , "Change Your Mind" and "Here It Comes" . All 10 tracks are good ones. Enjoy my selection below of a track titled "Here It Comes"
-here it comes-
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Psychedelic Aussies!!!
Tame Impala had previously released four small podcast snippets of their album following to their release, showing them practicing the songs, "Expectations", "The Bold Arrow of Time", "Island Walking" and another instrumental piece. The album consist of two re-recorded songs, "Desire Be Desire Go" (previously released on their self-titled EP) and "The Bold Arrow of Time".
I love all tracks from this awesome album ! But if i had to choose , it would be "Alterego", "Solitude Is Bliss" , "Desire be Desire Go" and "Lucidity" . Trip to Tame Impala man. Here is "Alter ego".
-alter ego-
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Welsh Pop Punk anyone??? YES PLEASE!!!
Los Campesinos! are an eight piece indie pop band that met at Cardiff, Wales that formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University.
I am so happy to find this band. Their style is fucking sweet. Strong distinct vocals to crazy old skool punk riffs with an electro feel . More towards noise punk than pop actually...
There are 15 tracks in the album. My favorite tracks are " Romance Is Boring" , "These Are Listed Buildings" , "We've Got Your Back" and "Plan A" . Here is Romance Is Boring.
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From coast to coast
Best Coast is an American indie pop trio based in Los Angeles, California. The band is recognizable for their fuzzy, low-fidelity sound in the vein of surf rock.
I love their sound. I love this whole feel that they give. Surf rock bands like Real Estate , Surfer Blood , The Drums , Wavves all share the love i have for lo-fi surf rock recordings. Just awesome! 2010 is a good year for surf rock. :)
Songs worth checking out ( though all 13 tracks are good) , are "Crazy For You" , "The End" , "When Im With You" and "Happy" . Here , enjoy When Im With You.
-when im with you-
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Surf Rock !!!
Surfer Blood is an indie rock band from Florida , USA. With sounds that remind me of Weezer , this band adds energy of a diff level to their songs. Their youthfulness and enthusiasm in their songs explodes in your speakers if you give them the chance too. Expect more good things from this band .
Good songs... such as "Floating Vibes" , "Swim" , "Take It Easy" and others. I like this band. The lo-fi surf rock feel it has makes me feel good. Makes me feel as if im at the beach , on a hot afternoon , sipping on my cold beer and just lazing the day. Here is a youtube video of "Swim"
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Drumming into 2010!!!
The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York
All their songs are catchy and pop-ish with dash of surf rock to it. Good job by the lads in The Drums. Definately one of my favorite 2010 albums.
Im stuck on tracks " Lets Go Surfing" , "Me And The Moon " and "Skippin Town" . Here is a youtube video of their song " Lets Go Surfing"
-lets go surfing-
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Are you are follower of the brothers followills? I SURE AM!!!!
Do you know this band? Do i need to give you guys an intro? Huh? Hehehe....Well , someother time perhaps. For those of you who do not know who Kings Of Leon are , well , its about fucking time. :)
All the songs on this album is awesome. Continuing their trend of awesome songs. Its been 5 albums already!!! Love em! Well , im gonna preview "Radioactive" here for you all. I Love KOL.
-radioactive-
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Portugal , the man is a helluva band !
Portugal. The Man is an American experimental rock band.
This experimental-indie rock 4 piece outfit is indeed funky and fresh . Gives a very nice look to the progressive sounds of rock. A good 2010 album for sure. Favorite tracks are "The Dead Dog" , "60 Years" , "All My People" and many others. Here is "the dead dog"
-the dead dog-
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My Man , MR E!!!!
Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as E.
Love his songs. From the 1st album till this one. This album is much more mellow than the earlier releases. Coming from a personal favorite album of 2009 (hombre lobo) , Eels has kept the torch burning. Good stuff Mr.E!!!
All songs are nice. His voice is still as good as gold. Tracks that i like are "Mansions of Los Feliz" , "Gone Man" , "End Times" and "In My Younger Days" . Here is "Mansions of Los Feliz"
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Lighting up 2010!!!
Just heard of this band a while ago. Nice songs and its a good debut album by this band.(8 songs though)
Neon Trees is a rock band, from USA who came to light when they used to open for The Killers on several occasions.
Their first single "Animal" has climbed to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Alternative Rock Chart. Its a good song. But i prefer "1983" and "Love and Affection" . Here is Love and Affection on youtube , the tube that spews shit for all to see.
-love and affection-
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Northern Irish outfit knocking out a beauty!
Two Door Cinema Club are an alternative electropop band that is storming airwaves all over the world with their fast paced indie electro pop sounds.
When I first heard of this band , fell in love with their tracks. They are religiously touring the world right now , with concerts in Brazil , Europe , Aust , the USA , and even in Jakarta next february 2011. Hoping to go for it! Great dancy catchy tunes!!! One of my favorite finds of 2010 ! Here is "What You Know" on youtube.
-what you know-
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Paint it black !!!
The Black Keys are an American blues-rock music duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney.
With 4 Grammy nominations and a whole mess of recognitions , this album is fucking awesome !!! Following from their background of 5 good albums ( specially attack & release and rubber factory) , the brothers album ( which has 15 tracks ) has many awesome tracks for your listening pleasure including "howling for you" , "tighten up" , "everlasting light" , "too afraid to love you " , "unknown brother" and many others. Love this album !!!! 5 fucking stars!!! Here is "tighten up" .
-tighten up-
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Favorite Silverware!!!
Spoon is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas.
Now this album , for me , has more funky tracks that the previous released ones. Coming out from two previous successful albums - Gimme Fiction and Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga , Transference proves a big success as well , peaking to No 4 on the US Album Charts when it was released.
Good album this one. Good stuff from the guys at spoon. Out of the 11 tracks made , my favorite tracks are "Mystery Zone" , "Who Makes Your Money" , "Written In Reverse" , and "I Saw The Light" . Here is " Mystery Zone" .
-mystery zone-
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Love the mornings !!!
The Morning Benders are an indie rock band from Berkeley, California.( Having played with other huge names thru out the years)
The band surely is carving a well-earned spot in 2010’s albums.The standout tracks for me include "Excuses", "Cold War (Nice Clean Fight)" and "Stitches".
Enjoy the tube -
-excuses-
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Liquid Crystal Displayed here
This Is Happening is the third and purportedly the last album from LCD Soundsystem. Well , im sure James will be pursuing what he does best - recording and making more music.
LCD Soundsystem is a musical project fronted by American musician, songwriter and producer James Murphy ( influencing UNKLE ,Juan Maclean Band , !!! , Hot Chip , OutHud and many more) and is the co-founder of record label DFA Records . He is , indeed a cool cat.
So many awesome dance punk shits that this band has produced. In this album , i enjoy all his tracks. Specially "I Can Change" and "All I Want" .Here is , on the tube , "I Can Change" . Peace out LCD Soundsys.
-i can change-
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I Like This Dude!!
Just found out bout this dude. Loving his music. He is kinda kooky and strung-well-up-in-the-air. :) And his music is just fun!
This dude used to be friends with MGMT , having leaving the same university and starting up his thing. Well , whatever. Love his shit.
Here is my favorite song from his debut album , " Radar Detector".
-radar detector-
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Im seeing shadows!!!
Twin Shadow is the stage name of American musician George Lewis Jr. Lewis who was born in the Dominican Republic.
Just like Darwin Deez , just found out bout this guy and his debut album a few weeks ago. Its awesome. Synth pop with an tinge of hazy 80's styled vocals.Overall , it takes me back to the past. This album is awesome.Here is my favorite track "Shooting Holes" .
-shooting holes-
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Say Yea!!!!
Yeasayer described their music as "Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel". Live performances often include psychedelic visuals.
This band 's 1st album was pretty good. And this one , is good as well. Real joy to hear a merge of different genre styles into an experimental output. Really enjoy their shit. :) Here is my favorite song " I remember" .
-i remember-
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Horses!!!
Band of Horses, originally briefly known as Horses, is an American rock band.
This album is , for me , the best ever by them so far. Its so good ! Their style of country-alt rock and folk indie really is something. So listenable....again and again....Good one ! Here is one of my favorite tracks from the album , " Blue Beard" .
-blue beard-
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Nationalists!!!
The National are a rock band formed in USA in 1999. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger, a baritone.( type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice.) Great songs here man. Here is my favorite , "Anyone's Ghost"
- anyone's ghost-
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What is the mammal in the sea called? Whale! Whale!
Freelance Whales is an indie rock band hailing from Queens, New York , who incorporates multi instruments in their indie - folk songs.
This album had mixed reviews from mediocre to excellent. For me , its a good album of 2010 , with many good songs. So many good debut albums this year !!!
Here is " Generator First Floor "
-generated first floor-
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How tall?
The Tallest Man on Earth is the moniker of folk musician Kristian Matsson of Sweden.
This dude reminds of Bob Dylan , only with a higher pitched voice. Awesome songs. Got to know bout him when i was really into Bon Iver , where this dude opened for Bon Iver in his US tours. Fell in love with the music ever since. One of my favorite albums of 2010 fo'sho! Great songs here !!!! Please listen !!! Here is the beautiful " Love Is All "
-love is all-
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FOR NOW , THATS ALL FOLKS !!!!
Will be putting up a blog on my top 20 2010 tracks thats in my playlist. Just love sharing good music. Thank you for stopping by Buskebulan. Hope that this blog was educational for ya ! Do come back for more and keep on rocking !!!!
For all , would like to wish a very happy new year. Hope that 2011 would be a peaceful year. A year with less murders , rapes , war-related deaths , bombings , and all that bad bad things that we humans do thru-out time. Sigh. Lets pray for a better future , lets pray for a good peaceful 2011.
LOVE ALL , SERVE ALL , ROCK ON !!!!
