Best of 2010

whiskeyfortheholyghost · 01-11-2010, 08:26 AM

Figure we could try this out again, although I am not sure anyone is even here anymore.

whiskeyfortheholyghost · 01-11-2010, 08:33 AM

So far I have liked:

Beach House Teen Dream
Retribution Gospel Choir 2
Lindstr?m & ChristabelleReal Life Is No Cool
Sufer Blood Astro Coast (actually had it on my best of list from last year, but will be re-released this month)
Eels End Times
Toro Y Moi Causers of This

Slightly Disapointed by but still checking out:
Spoon Transference
Midlake The Courage of Others
Broken Bells Broken Bells

Not digging at all:
Vampire Weekend Contra

solace · 01-11-2010, 09:27 AM

LOVING the hell out of:

Beach House Teen Dream (would have probably been in my top 3 of 2009 honestly)
Retribution Gospel Choir 2 (blows the first album to pieces)
Eels End Times (huge step up from Hombre Lobo, maybe one of his best actually)
Title Tracks It Was Easy (as good if not better than Georgie James)

Pretty damn good:
Yeasayer Odd Blood (it's on the cusp of loving it, but a few tracks don't do it for me)
Spoon Transference (liking it more than Gax5 already, and almost as much as Gimme Fiction. harkens back to their earlier (and better) records at times (see: Trouble Comes Runnin')
Broken Bells Broken Bells (not a GREAT record, but a very fun/chill album that i easily enjoy 10x more than the last Shins album)

Decent:
Vampire Weekend Contra (not as fun/energetic as the debut... certainly a more refined sound. i think they played it a bit safe, but all in all not a bad record)Not digging at all:

Not digging at all:
Midlake The Courage of Others (certainly pretty/gorgeous, but SOOOO boring/monotonous)

Mojo Marshall · 01-11-2010, 12:45 PM

Haven't heard much new stuff from 2010 yet, but Beach House is definitely the best I've heard so far.

solace · 01-11-2010, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mojo Marshall

Haven't heard much new stuff from 2010 yet, but Beach House is definitely the best I've heard so far.

hells yeah. April 4th @ Cedar, put that shit on your calendar and i'll see you there

solace · 01-12-2010, 04:38 PM

The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night

holy mother of god.

now i loved their last record from '07 a ton, but this is WAY more impressive and ambitious.

Beach House might just have some competition...

whiskeyfortheholyghost · 01-13-2010, 07:29 AM

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The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night

holy mother of god.

now i loved their last record from '07 a ton, but this is WAY more impressive and ambitious.

Don't know if I am ready to say it is "way more impressive" than ..are the Dark Horse, but I was listening to it last night as I fell asleep and it is very, very awesome.

solace · 01-13-2010, 11:04 AM

i've only listened to it 4-5x so far, but it's def superior to Dark Horse for me (which was in my top 10 of 2007)

Chicago Train nearly had me in tears the first time i heard it. i repeated that song 3-4x the first time i listened to the album.

Bob Loblaw · 01-13-2010, 05:19 PM

Agree that Beach House rules and Vampire Weekend sucks. I have hardly heard anything else brand new yet. I have only just heard Yeasayer once or so and wasn't crazy about my first impression.

Am really looking forward to hearing more from British band Let's Wrestle - they have an album in March I think and I like what I have heard so far even if it is extremely derivative

solace · 01-13-2010, 06:46 PM

the new Yeasayer is pretty good, but ALL over the place...

super 80's vibe. i don't love the first song really, but ONE is a mindfuck.

01-11-2010, 08:26 AM	#1
whiskeyfortheholyghost Senior Contributor Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 286	Best of 2010 Figure we could try this out again, although I am not sure anyone is even here anymore. __________________

01-11-2010, 08:33 AM	#2
whiskeyfortheholyghost Senior Contributor Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 286	So far I have liked: Beach House Teen Dream Retribution Gospel Choir 2 Lindstr?m & ChristabelleReal Life Is No Cool Sufer Blood Astro Coast (actually had it on my best of list from last year, but will be re-released this month) Eels End Times Toro Y Moi Causers of This Slightly Disapointed by but still checking out: Spoon Transference Midlake The Courage of Others Broken Bells Broken Bells Not digging at all: Vampire Weekend Contra __________________

01-11-2010, 12:45 PM	#4
Mojo Marshall Senior Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 507	Haven't heard much new stuff from 2010 yet, but Beach House is definitely the best I've heard so far. __________________ switchbladecomb.com

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01-11-2010, 09:27 AM	#3
solace Senior Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Louis Park Posts: 4,567	LOVING the hell out of: Beach House Teen Dream (would have probably been in my top 3 of 2009 honestly) Retribution Gospel Choir 2 (blows the first album to pieces) Eels End Times (huge step up from Hombre Lobo, maybe one of his best actually) Title Tracks It Was Easy (as good if not better than Georgie James) Pretty damn good: Yeasayer Odd Blood (it's on the cusp of loving it, but a few tracks don't do it for me) Spoon Transference (liking it more than Gax5 already, and almost as much as Gimme Fiction. harkens back to their earlier (and better) records at times (see: Trouble Comes Runnin') Broken Bells Broken Bells (not a GREAT record, but a very fun/chill album that i easily enjoy 10x more than the last Shins album) Decent: Vampire Weekend Contra (not as fun/energetic as the debut... certainly a more refined sound. i think they played it a bit safe, but all in all not a bad record)Not digging at all: Not digging at all: Midlake The Courage of Others (certainly pretty/gorgeous, but SOOOO boring/monotonous)

01-12-2010, 04:38 PM	#6
solace Senior Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Louis Park Posts: 4,567	The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night holy mother of god. now i loved their last record from '07 a ton, but this is WAY more impressive and ambitious. Beach House might just have some competition...

01-13-2010, 11:04 AM	#8
solace Senior Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Louis Park Posts: 4,567	i've only listened to it 4-5x so far, but it's def superior to Dark Horse for me (which was in my top 10 of 2007) Chicago Train nearly had me in tears the first time i heard it. i repeated that song 3-4x the first time i listened to the album.

01-13-2010, 05:19 PM	#9
Bob Loblaw Senior Contributor Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 1,145	Agree that Beach House rules and Vampire Weekend sucks. I have hardly heard anything else brand new yet. I have only just heard Yeasayer once or so and wasn't crazy about my first impression. Am really looking forward to hearing more from British band Let's Wrestle - they have an album in March I think and I like what I have heard so far even if it is extremely derivative

01-13-2010, 06:46 PM	#10
solace Senior Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St. Louis Park Posts: 4,567	the new Yeasayer is pretty good, but ALL over the place... super 80's vibe. i don't love the first song really, but ONE is a mindfuck.