Top Albums 2010
It’s near impossible to pick one top album with the massive amount of music I listened to this year but I thought I’d try to at least give you an idea of what you should grab this year before we start anew. Here’s my 20 thru 16.
Ghost Woman Blues
Ghost Woman Blues “Ghost Woman Blues” is the first single from Smart Flesh, set to be released February 2, 2010. The Low Anthem create heavy, haunting ballads and this is no different. A beautiful ballad with slow ambling keys and a clarinet solo. What’s extremely exciting is this song
Laughing Man
Mood & Dress Laughing Man is a Washington DC based trio comprised of Michael Andrew Harris (drums), Luke Stewart (bass, saxophone) and Brandon Moses (vocals, guitar). Over the last year or so, they’ve been getting attention for their artsy folk-soul-blues-jazz sound intermixed with indie rock. The band recenty released
Can't Stop Winning
Can’t Stop Winning Another west coast soul / rock band out there… and this sound is fantastic. The band, Sweaters, is a quartet out of L.A. just released a 7″ single on White Iris Records. The track, Can’t Stop Winning, is a glowing mid-tempo soul rock effort with
Last Night On Earth
Noah And The Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N by ListenBeforeYouBuy Noah and the Whale’s debut album, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, quickly became one of my favorite albums in 2008 with great tracks like 2 atoms in a molecule, shape of my
Preview
Tiny Head Tonight at the Paradise Rock Club, we can welcome The Luyas with open arms. Their upcoming album, Too Beautiful to Work will be released on February 22 (February 21, in the UK). I’ve gotten a chance to listen to the album, its a collection of echo-drenched space-age
november
This is my mixtape for November. As some of you are celebrating the end of Movember, I’m making mixtapes. Hope you enjoy it. Tracklist: 1. Jenny O – Well OK Honey 2. Girls – The Oh So Protective One 3. Sean Bones – Turn Them 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Simple Girl
Broken Records
A Darkness Rises Up In January, the new LP from Ediburgh’s Broken Records will release here stateside. In anticipation here is a brand new track “A Darkness Rises Up” which received a video treatment earlier in the month. Let Me Come Home, upcoming LP from Broken Records has already
Reading Rainbow
Check out Philly duo Reading Rainbow’s “Always On My Mind” off their recent release Prism Eyes. A black and white video with a hazy 60’s pop track that’s as catchy and fun as the bands name. Prism Eyes is out now on Hozac.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros – Fire & Water (iTunes Session) by VagrantRecords Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros just released their iTunes Session. New versions of some of my favorite tracks from their release “Up From Below” are available on the session. An unreleased track is also available through
Cave Singers
Swim Club Glad to finally hear that Seattle’s Cave Singers will release their third album, No Witch early next year. Its a follow up to their 2009 release ‘Welcome Joy,’ which to me was a fantastic entry in their body of work. This new album, No Witch, will be
Arcade Fire
Catch the video for ‘The Suburbs,’ the single from Arcade Fire’s recently released album entitled ‘The Suburbs.’ The Suburbs is certainly on my top 20 albums list of 2010. Buy The Suburbs for $1.99 Now.
