It's time
that I share with you 25 albums that you may want to
check out before 2010 rolls around. Below is the
fourth part.
Enjoy.
- 10 Through 6 -
#10) Spoon - Transference
Have Spoon become the most consistent band around? It's certainly
starting to seem like it, as shown by Transference and the seemingly
unbreakable string of enjoyable moments that litter it. Even jaded
"indie" fans should find something to like here.
:Spoon
- The Mystery Zone:
#09) Titus Andronicus - The Monitor
Wild. That's what this full length is, and if you don't acknowledge
that particular fact then you can expect to randomly wake up in nothing but
your underwear with a bunch of empty beer cans around you and a fuzzy memory
of "letting loose." Listen to this LOUD.
:Titus
Andronicus - No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future:
#08) The Black Keys - Brothers
While this is easily the mainstream album of the year, I do think it should
be pointed out that the duo didn't just deliver a nine or ten song LP with a
couple of great singles. Brothers is a mammoth 15-track listen
that's impressive from beginning to end.
:The
Black Keys - Next Girl:
#07) Splinters - Kick
The Dum Dum Girls' I Will Be is probably a better album when it comes
to just straight up retro pop, but I can't begin to describe how much fun
I've had with the charming songs that fill Kick. Yeah, maybe
that means eventual burnout, but at least I'll say that in 2010 it ruled me.
:Splinters - Mysterious:
#06) Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way
Because it's just what they do, this Daptone artist put another amazingly
great soul record. If at this point you haven't realized that Sharon
Jones has a golden voice or that the Dap-Kings are one of the best bands
working, you might want to reshuffle your brain.
:Sharon
Jones And The Dap-Kings - Better Things To Do:
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