It's time
that I share with you 25 albums that you may want to
check out before 2010 rolls around. Below is the
third part.
Enjoy.
- 15 Through 11 -
#15) Menomena - Mines
If I wanted "interesting" this year then all I had to do was load up
Mines by Menomena and hit play. These guys are on another level
when it comes to creating music, and this album does nothing but prove it.
Be sure to slap on headphones for every play through.
:Menomena
- Five Little Rooms:
#14) Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
Like I've said a million times over, this year had more than its fair share
of all-girl retro pop bands. They were everywhere. And most of
them were good. The Dum Dum Girls, however, had one of the better
albums. Good luck finding anything on I Will Be that's not
super catchy.
:Dum
Dum Girls - Bhang Bhang, I'm A Burnout:
#13) The Walkmen - Lisbon
I'm actually a bit surprised at my level of love for Lisbon.
The album isn't exactly "easy to love" with so many sprawling arrangements
(that can sometimes be borderline overwhelming), but there is just something
about it that has me hooked for all eternity.
:The
Walkmen - Stranded:
#12) The New Pornographers - Together
Before this came out I can honestly say that I wasn't too concerned with
whatever the New Pornographers had going on. They had lost me.
And now? I'm back in! Together is a really fun album
that's packed with the sort of sing-a-long worthy tracks that are impossible
to not like.
:The
New Pornographers - Your Hands (Together):
#11) The Octopus Project - Hexadecagon
As if it was made specifically for those who aren't big admirers of anything
that contains the word "instrumental," Hexadecagon contains some of
the most entertaining and accessible music that 2010 had to offer.
Talk about 48 minutes and 43 seconds repeatedly well spent.
:The
Octopus Project - Korakrit:
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