For the probaly very few people who care what albums i rate highly this year.

 

This shall start sometime in the next few hours, for now some few statz:

 

4 SOUNDTRACKS

5 EP'S

10 DEBUT'S

1 ALBUM OF COVER'S

1 REMIX ALBUM

 

and the album's i listened to this year that didnt make the list, some deserve top 50 but didnt quite make, some deserve top 50 but i hadnt listened to it enough for me to place it, some just werent that great an album:

 

Ef - Mourning Golden Morning

Everybody Was In The French Resistance... Now! - Fixing The Charts, Volume 1

Filter - The Trouble With Angels

Field Music - Measure

Flobots - Survival Story

Hadouken! - For The Masses

Hot Hot Heat - Future Breeds

Jimi Hendrix - Valleys of Neptune

Linkin Park - A Thousand Suns

Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring

Lower Than Atlantis - Far Q

New Politics - New Politics

Ou Est le Swimming Pool - The Golden Year

Paul Wall -Heart of a Champion

Robb Blake - Aint Got No Soul

Sky Architects - Excavations of the Mind

Street Sweeper Social Club - Ghetto Blaster EP

We Are The Union - Great Leaps Forward

50. Meat Beat Manifesto - "Answers Come In Dreams"

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genre: electronic

highlight track:

To be fair this should be much higher, as it's pretty incredible, but I just haven't listened to it enough.

 

49. Fake Problems - "Real Ghosts Caught On Tape"

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genre: indie rock/beach punk/folk

highlight track: 'White Lies'

Another one that could be higher if I listened to it more, this was an improvement on their last album but still didn't quite catch the greatness of their first album.

 

48. The Soft Pack - "The Soft Pack"

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genre: indie rock

highlight track:

This album gives me hope that new guitar indie bands can be good, infact this is a great album i'm thinking i should have ranked it higher.

 

47. Pin Me Down - "Pin Me Down"

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genre: indie/alternative dance

highlight track:

This album is a bit of a wasted potenial, I like the vibe but in the end most tracks sound too similar to make it a great album.

 

46. We Are Scientists - "Barbara"

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genre: indie

highlight track: 'Rules Don't Stop'

This was dissapointing, as a big fan of their former albums this was a massive new low for the band, i can only hope they will improve with the next album.

45. Jimmy Eat World - "Invented"

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genre: alternative rock

highlight track:

This band appears to get worse with every album, shame really, it's not bad but it's nothing special at all.

 

44. And So I Watch You From Afar - "The Letters" EP

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genre: post-rock

highlight track: 'S is For Salamander'

I've given this EP a fair few listens since the start of this year, such a powerful use of guitars.

 

43. Gallops - "Gallops"

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genre: post-rock/electronic

highlight track: 'Miami Spider'

Discovered this band at Reading Festival this year, was really impressed so checked out the EP, and love it.

 

42. Bomb The Music Industry! - "Adults!!!: Smart!!! $h!thammered!!! And Excited by Nothing!!!!!!!"

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genre: ska punk/punk rock

highlight track: 'You Still Believe In Me?'

I feel like I should have listened to this more as it's pretty great, not quite as good as BTMI!'s 2009 release 'Scrambles'.

 

41. The Automatic - Tear the Signs Down

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genre: post-punk revival

highlight track:

I was a bit underwhelmed by this release really, after their last album being great after they added Paul Mullen to the band, and the pre-release track from this album ('Something Else') being one of the best tracks they have done, it was a shame the album really didn't capture me much, although it was cool to hear Paul Mullen doing lead vocals for a lot of the tracks on this album.

The Automatic are still going are they? I've not heard anything by them since the 2007. I never even bothered with the We Are Scientists album, I didn't like the first couple of singles at all. Come to think of it, I didn't bother with the previous album either...

The Automatic are still going are they? I've not heard anything by them since the 2007. I never even bothered with the We Are Scientists album, I didn't like the first couple of singles at all. Come to think of it, I didn't bother with the previous album either...

 

The Automatic got better since 2007 when Paul Mullen from Yourcodenameis:milo joined them, W.A.S' album isnt worth bothering with tbh, their last album was alright though (but still not a patch on WLAS).

Out of those I've listened to:

 

Pin Me Down: Such a letdown! I wasn't expecting it to be brilliant but I loved 'Crytpic' and 'Time Crisis'. The rest of the album just basically blended into one.

 

We Are Scientists: Another huge disappointment. I even liked their last album quite a bit but this was just boring. Hopefully, like you say, the next album will

be a big improvement.

 

The Automatic: I loved 'This is a Fix', such a good album (which I wasn't expecting). Wasn't a fan of this one at all though.

 

40. Autolux - "Transit Transit"

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genre: alternative rock

Highlight track:

I checked out this album on reccomendation from Trent Reznor, it's good $h!t.

 

39. Tyrannosaurus Alan - Campaign

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genre: ska punk

Highlight track:

This is one of the best ska punk releases this year, and the most underated for sure, rap style vocals with a great horn section.

 

38. HEALTH - DISCO2

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genre: noise rock

Highlight track:

A great album of remixes, lead by the wonderful 'USA Boys'. Some of the remixes are fantasic on this album, my favourite being 'Before Tigers' (Blindoldfreak rmx).

 

37. Weezer - Death to False Metal

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genre: alternative rock

Highlight track: 'The Odd Couple'

I really enjoyed this, and it was cool to hear the couple of tracks from Pinkerton times.

 

36. Elvis Costello - National Ransom

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genre: alternative country

Highlight track: 'National Ransom'

I felt this was an improvement on some of his material from recent years, but it still failed to grab me to take me back for more listens.

35. Carl Barat - "Carl Barat"

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genre: indie rock

Highlight track: 'Run With The Boys'

A big improvement on the last Dirty Pretty Things album, but after a triumphant performance from the Libertines at Reading this year it's clear he has more potenial when working with Pete Doherty.

 

34. &U&I - "Kill the Man That Shot That Man"

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genre: post-hardcore

Highlight track: 'Don't Die'

This is f***ing awesome, I accept no other opinion on this.

 

33. Anamanaguchi - "Scott Pilgrim the World: The Game Soundtrack"

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genre: chiptune/8bit

Highlight track: 'Toronto Map'

This is the best 8-bit I have ever heard, f***, best game soundtrack ever, so so good, and so so fitting to the game.

 

32. The Xcerts - "Scatterbrain"

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genre: alternative rock/powerpop

Highlight track:

A great return from a mega underrated band, it also happens I met them on Friday night, and they are all super nice guys, so listen to their music. yeah.

 

31. Matt Skiba - "Demos"

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genre: indie/punk

Highlight track:

Matt Skiba is one of my favourite song writers, this is an album of tracks he has done solo and recorded to his computer, there are some real gems.

30. Serj Tankian - "Imperfect Harmonies"

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genre: neo-prog

Highlight track:

Serj is a real classy musician, although not as good as his first solo album, this is still great.

 

29. Kele - "The Boxer"

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genre: alternative dance

Highlight track:

A good first solo effort from Kele imo, but not a patch on his work with Bloc Party.

 

28. Losers - "Beautiful Losers"

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genre: electronic

Highlight track:

Easily one of the best electronic albums released this year, a collaboation between xfm DJ Eddy Temple-Morris and former The Cooper Temple Clause member Tom Bellamy.

 

27. Laura Marling - "I Speak Because I Can"

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genre: folk

Highlight track:

No where near as good as her debut album, but this album does explore some interesting experimentation compared to her first.

 

26. The Gaslight Anthem - "American Slang"

http://cdn.pastemagazine.com/www/articles/the%20gaslight%20anthem%20american%20slang.jpg

genre: punk rock/heartland rock

Highlight track: 'American Slang'

Not as good as their two earlier albums, and too similar to their last album, but still a great album, brilliant band.

25. Angels & Airwaves - "Love"

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genre: alternative rock/neo-prog

Highlight track:

I think I perfer their earlier albums but I thought this was a good listen with some excellent songs.

 

24. Iron Maiden - "The Final Frontier"

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genre: heavy metal

Highlight track:

Why kill a bad fomula right? ok so they might not have changed much as a band but this is still a powerful metal album.

 

23. Eminem - "Recovery"

http://www.getasol.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/eminem-recovery-album-cover-300x300.jpg

genre: hip hop

Highlight track:

Thank f*** for this album because I actually thought he had lost it with the terribleness that is "Relapse", ok so this isnt any where near as good as old eminem, but it's still got some great tunes and lyrics, omething which "Relapse" lacked.

 

22. Crystal Castles - "Crystal Castles"

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genre: electronic

Highlight track:

I very much perfer their first, but this is still a good listen. And although it's not the version on the album, the Robert Smith vocal version of 'Not In Love' is easily one of the best tracks this year.

 

21. Girl Talk - All Day

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genre: mash-up/electronic

Highlight track:

This is a mash up masterpiece, that said I think I perfer "Feed The Animals".

20. Cypress Hill - Rise Up

 

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genre: hip hop

 

Cypress Hill successfully return with this fantastic album featuring great guest musicians such as Tom Morello and Daron Malakin.

 

Highlight tracks:

 

Rise Up

 

Shut 'Em Down

19. Weezer - Hurley

 

http://hypetrak.com/images/2010/09/Weezer-Hurley-Full-Album-Stream.jpg

 

genre: alternative rock/powerpop

 

This was a massive improvement on their last album "Raditude". this also wins best cover art of the year.

 

Highlight tracks:

Memories

 

 

Trainwrecks

 

 

 

18. Gogol Bordello - Trans-Continental Hustle

 

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genre: gypsy punk

 

Fantastic album from an fantastic band, i've seen them live twice this year and so much fun both times, this album was very enjoyable and fantasically produced by Rick Rubin.

 

Highlight tracks:

 

Immigraniada (We Comin' Rougher)

 

 

Pala Tute

 

17. Sonoio - Blue

 

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genre: alternative rock/electronica

 

This is a beautiful album from the mega talented synth genius Allesandro Cortini (NIN live, Modwheelmood). seriously the man is amazing. The mood and style of this album is amazing and addictive.

 

Highlight tracks:

 

Not Worth Remembering

 

Houdini

 

MUCH love for Crystal Castles, Laura Marling and Girl Talk. I can't say that I really know anything else in your list so far, which few would you suggest I listen to?

 

thought Serj's album was one of the disappointments of the year :( as mentioned it's nowhere near like his first solo album but the 3 tracks I heard before it came out were so much better than anything else on the album unfortunately. Shame as I absolutely loved his debut solo album but I'm not sure if it was experimenting a bit too much or the songs were just of poor quality

 

I guess that's why SOAD are restarting again next year as Scars On Broadway didn't do too well either

Edited December 12, 201014 yr by Gerry1975

MUCH love for Crystal Castles, Laura Marling and Girl Talk. I can't say that I really know anything else in your list so far, which few would you suggest I listen to?

 

hmm, i'd say definatly checkout Sonoio (who you might have had a taster of from UP), Pin Me Down, and maybe Losers. And if you havent already, The Naked and Famous. go through some of the highlight tracks from those releases i linked to above and then maybe check out the whole album if you liked the single tracks.

 

thought Serj's album was one of the disappointments of the year :( as mentioned it's nowhere near like his first solo album but the 3 tracks I heard before it came out were so much better than anything else on the album unfortunately. Shame as I absolutely loved his debut solo album but I'm not sure if it was experimenting a bit too much or the songs were just of poor quality

 

I guess that's why SOAD are restarting again next year as Scars On Broadway didn't do too well either

 

Yeah definatly not as strong as Elect The Dead, I think his album was helped by me having a taster of it at his fantastic performance at Reading Festival this year, but I definatly think he is an excellent musician, I don't think that is the reason for SOAD being back at all though, they were always gonna be back at some point, and we may not even get a new SOAD album.

As low as 22nd?! I'm disappointed :(

16. Arcade Fire - "The Suburbs"

 

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genre: indie rock

 

Fantastic album from Arcade Fire, not much else to say, everyone knows it's brilliant.

 

highlight tracks:

 

'Modern Man'

 

 

'Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)'

 

Thought I'd better check this out actually. I rarely come in thsi forum but if I'm going to do my list I ought to check out some others.

 

Clearly I need to check some of these out but liking Weezer, Serj, Gaslight, Arcade and Gogol so far