20 | The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

19 | Muse - Uprising

18 | IKO - Look What You've Done To Me

17 | The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea

16 | Vampire Weekend - Cousins

15 | Phoenix - Lisztomania

14 | Animal Collective - My Girls

13 | Kong - Leather Penny

12 | The Drums - Let's Go Surfing

11 | Dan Deacon - Build Voice

 

Temper Trap, Vampire Weekend, Horrors and Phoenix are all in my top 20. Must and Dan are pretty good too. I liked 'I Go Surfing' for a bit but I got bored of it after awhile, prefer their newie. Only listened to the Vampire Weekend song a couple of times so far, seems good enough...

 

Thanks for the comment Mark, you seem to like a very good amount. Look forward to your albums of the decade.

 

Thanks to you to Jonny, hope you're liking it so far. Brother Sport is :wub:

10 | Frank Turner - The Road

 

 

One of my artists of the year and definitely my discovery of the year, found out about him in the summer from Rich. A great singalong song this one.

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09 | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Come Saturday

 

 

When I first listened to this band I didn't really get the fuss, but I listened again and realised their brilliance. The first three songs on the album are all amazing, this is the second, it is amazing.

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08 | Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension

 

 

This song is so fun, it is a shame the album didn't match up to it and this was by far the standout track. Brilliance.

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Right, I'm going to have to listen to Frank Turner.

 

'Come Saturday' is great, but it's my least favourite of theit three singles.

07 | Colour - Unicorns

 

 

I doubt anyone on here has heard this, but I love it. They have split up now but this is from their EP earlier in the year. Youtube only had live versions. If you want to listen to the recorded version go here: http://www.last.fm/music/Colour/_/Unicorns

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06 | Metric - Gimme Sympathy

 

 

A brilliant single from my favourite album of the year, Metric could do no wrong this year. Great video aswell, Emily :wub:

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10 | Love it and love him as I have said on many occasions. To the EAST, to the EAST!

09 | Not heard this to be honest matey. I would listen now but Paramore takes priority

08 | Superb. Agree, the album was a letdown in comparison

07 | See response to No.9

06 | Excellent. Really love this. Possibly my favorite of theirs

 

05 | Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes

 

 

Amazing song from the critically acclaimed Animal Collective, their third and final entry. The album has grown over time, I now think it is phenominal and regret not including it in my decade countdown.

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04 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

 

 

This song really caught my imagination after previously liking the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but not to a greta degree. This really got me into them, absolutely awesome.

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You only found out about Frank this summer :o I love how when you first listen to Frank it is like the music is an old friend, my old friend Frank, such a legend. Anyway, 'The Road', great track. Sea Within A Sea is also phoenominal.

03 | Paramore - Brick By Boring Brick

 

 

Brilliant song, probably the best thing they've ever done. Rich describes how good the album is very well in his countdown. Haterz gonna be hatin' but they can fudge off.

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02 | Metric - Help, I'm Alive

 

 

Had this since late 2008 but it was officially released this year. An excellent song and another notification of how good everything Metric did this year was. Stunning.

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01 | Bon Iver - Blood Bank

 

 

This song is stunning, and it goes a long way to showing how much I love Bon Iver that this porbably isn't my favourite track of his. A surprising choice maybe? It wasn't officially released as a single but it was the title track from his EP which is good enough for me. It is just gorgeous.

I havent actually heard your number 1, :blush: i'll give it a listen later.

05 | Not heard. Will listen shortly

04 | Brilliant. Unpopular choice but I do prefer 'Heads Will Roll'

03 | Amazing. Can't fault it.

02 | Brilliant, grown to love it a lot more in recent months

01 | Will listen shortly.

 

Thoroughly enjoyable countdown :wub:

 

Bon Iver and Animal Collective. :wub:

Fantastic number one, not massive on Bon Iver but 'Blood Bank' is very good. Also good to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric and moreso Animal Collective in the top 5. :wub:

01 | Bon Iver - Blood Bank

04 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

08 | Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension

19 | Muse - Uprising

20 | The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

24 | Lady GaGa - Bad Romance

26 | The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale

28 | Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets

30 | Bloc Party - One More Chance

31 | Editors - Papillon

33 | White Lies - Farewell To the Fairground

35 | Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)

37 | Little Boots - Remedy

45 | Coldplay - Life In Technicolor II

47 | Jamie T - Sticks 'n' Stones

50 | Doves - Kingdom Of Rust

 

:D