Ok, so here is the obligatory and highly subjective look back at 15 albums that made the Poule’s plumage tickle most in 2010:
15. Gold Panda – Lucky Shiner
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Vast soundscapes, so dreamy, so groovy. Outstanding debut.
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14. MGMT – Congratulations
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Why was everyone hating on this? I really enjoyed Congratulations. Siberian Breaks!
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13. Everything Everything – Man Alive
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Fantastic album.
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12. Hot Chip – One Life Stand
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Solid album, hands down.
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11. Chew Lips – Unicorn
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So overlooked, totally digging this..
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10. Diamond Rings – Special Affections
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Feels kinda wrong to like this, but it’s sooooo damn good !!
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9. Crystal Fighters – Star Of Love
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Their sound is so different, great album.
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8. Delphic – Acolyte
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Excellent album, been grooving hard to this all year.
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7. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
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mmmmmyea .. It’s pretty aight I guess
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6. Wild Nothing – Gemini
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Not much to say here really, phenomenal!
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5. Darwin Deez – Darwin Deez
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Awww yes, grrrreat album, grrreat live. Magnificent.
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4. Twin Shadow – Forget
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Brilliant album, no skips for me.
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3. Kisses – The Heart Of The Nightlife
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Wonderful wonderful album. Soooo addictive, literally cannot stop listening to this over and over and over and over .. and over.
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2. Germany Germany – Last Summer
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Best new artist award 2010. Countless releases, new sound each time, never boring. Last Summer stands for all of Germany Germany’s releases. Fantastic. And for free.
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1. Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History
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My number one, without a doubt. Got so much mileage out of this one. Two great concerts, too. Best album this year for me.
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Closing remarks: Never fell in love with Beach House and Deerhunter. Foals, Arcade Fire are okay, yeah. The Drums’ album was good but it wore off surprisingly fast. Sleigh Bells?! Seriously?! Vampire Weekend’s Contra isn’t bad, never felt like actually listening to it though.
I also really enjoyed Futurecop! (It’s Forever Kids), Good Shoes (No Hope No Future), Hurts (Happiness / filed under: guilty pleasures), We Have Band (WHB) and Theophilus London (I Want You).
should have put Futurecop in there as well, maaaaad fresh.
totally agree with one and two