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Old 11-30-10 | 12:33 PM
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NME's Top 75 albums of 2010

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They've done it without making it an actual list, but rather a collection of album covers, one at a time. So, I haven't added the easy-to-read list here yet. Click the link to start at #75.

It's actually a pretty decent list, too!

Top ten... for now...

1. These New Puritans - Hidden
2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
3. Beach House - Teen Dream
4. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
5. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can
6. Foals - Total Life Forever
7. Zola Jesus - Stridulum II
8. Salem - King Night
9. Liars - Sisterworld
10. The Drums - The Drums

and the rest...
Spoiler:
11. The National - High Violet
12. Caribou - Swim
13. Gayngs - Relayted
14. The Fall - Your Future, Our Clutter
15. Yeasayer - Odd Blood
16. Grinderman - Grinderman 2
17. Factory Floor - Untitled
18. Warpaint - The Fool
19. MGMT - Congratulations
20. Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

21. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
22. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me UP a Rope to the Sky
23. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
24. Vampire Weekend - Contra
25. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
26. Les Savy Fav - Root for Ruin
27. Best Coast - Crazy for You
28. New Young Pony Club - The Optimist
29. No Age - Everything in Between
30. Klaxons - Surfing the Void

31. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
32. Islet - Wimmy
33. Marina and the Diamonds - The Family Jewels
34. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
35. Glasser - Ring
36. Hurts - Happiness
37. Lonelady - Nerve Up
38. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
39. Magnetic Man - Magnetic Man
40. Sleigh Bells - Treats

41. Steve Mason - Boys Outside
42. Mystery Jets - Serotonin
43. Everything Everything - Man Alive
44. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From a Young Man
45. Four Tet - There is Love in You
46. Paul Weller - Wake Up the Nation
47. Pulled Apart by Horses - Pulled Apart by Horses
48. My Chemical Romance - Danger Days
49. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
50. Frightened Rabbit - The Winter of Mixed Drinks

51. Charlotte Gainsbourge - IRM
52. Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
53. Kelis - Flesh Tone
54. First Aid Kit - The Big Black and The Blue
55. Ikonika - Contact, Love, Want, Have
56. Mount Kimbie - Crooks & Lovers
57. Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me
58. Crocodiles - Sleep Forever
59. Errors - Come Down With Me
60. Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love

61. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
62. Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
63. Perfume Genius - Learning
64. Walls - Walls
65. Robyn - Body Talk Pt. 1
66. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
67. The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
68. Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
69. Happy Birthday - Happy Birthday
70. Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record

71. Field Music - Field Music
72. Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts
73. Interpol - Interpol
74. Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
75. The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Blood & Fire



And for those of you with Spotify, here's a playlist with most of the albums, but not all.

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Old 11-30-10 | 12:51 PM
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Yep. I'm offically out of it.
Old 11-30-10 | 01:26 PM
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Dum Dum Girls
Is this band named after the Talk Talk song?
Old 11-30-10 | 01:28 PM
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according to wikipedia, yes.
Old 11-30-10 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cungar
Yep. I'm offically out of it.
Same here.
Old 11-30-10 | 03:37 PM
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Wow, I've got an album by one of those acts!

Of course, it's a 40-year-old album by Gil Scott-Heron.
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I think they have #1 and #2 switched by mistake.
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All these damn hipster bands and their indie music.

I was somewhat disappointed to see Bob Dole's Frigid Arm and The Sad Tread of My Tires not on the list.
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Reminds me of the yearly Pitchfork top 100 list. 97 hipster bands with 2 or 3 bands more than 10 people have actually listened to thrown in.
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MGMT's last album is #19? REALLY? Then it truly was a shitty year for music...
Old 11-30-10 | 05:43 PM
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I have 3 of those albums...
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Glad to see These New Puritans topping the list - the rest of the Top 10 I could take or leave (mostly leave), but 'Hidden' is still blowing my mind almost a full year later.
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I tried to listen to the Klaxons album and I couldn't make it thru the whole thing. The cover is easily the best part of the release.
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55. Ikonika - Contact, Love, Want, Have

For all the hype this album caused, I was pretty underwhelmed.
Considering dubstep's ubiquity these days, I could come
up with 20+ producers doing better things this year...
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Originally Posted by Numanoid
Is this band named after the Talk Talk song?
It's also a nod to the Iggy Pop track "Dum Dum Boys."
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Looks like a damn good list. Need to check out some stuff I'm not familiar with. So far, I'd probably put that Deerhunter album near the top.
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I love seeing Zola Jesus in the Top 10, as she is probably in my top 5 this year, but The Foals & These New Puritans? Clearly there is some bias or connection there as these are two completely unoriginal acts and albums that sound like dozens of other bands that all do it better while some of the truly best albums of the year they have ranked at the bottom of the list.
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The only album I have from that list is The National - High Violet. It is a really good record though.
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Bands/Artists I have heard of from the list


2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
4. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
19. MGMT - Congratulations
21. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
24. Vampire Weekend - Contra
34. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
38. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

44. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From a Young Man
48. My Chemical Romance - Danger Days
53. Kelis - Flesh Tone
60. Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love
62. Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
66. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
73. Interpol - Interpol

The ones in bold are the ones I could identify at least one of their songs if I heard it.
The others I probably know their songs and might even dig a few but don't know they are the ones that perform them. I know I like a MGMT song or two couldnt tell you the names of them.
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Wow, that is a whole lot of bland.
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Re: NME's Top 75 albums of 2010

Originally Posted by Jacoby Ellsbury
Bands/Artists I have heard of from the list


2. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
4. LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
19. MGMT - Congratulations
21. Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
24. Vampire Weekend - Contra
34. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
38. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty

44. Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From a Young Man
48. My Chemical Romance - Danger Days
53. Kelis - Flesh Tone
60. Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love
62. Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here
66. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
73. Interpol - Interpol
You've never heard of Edwyn Collins or Paul Weller? Or The Fall? Or Sufjan Stevens?
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Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
MGMT's last album is #19? REALLY? Then it truly was a shitty year for music...
I liked that album. But I like youngsters attempting to play psychedelic rock.
Old 12-01-10 | 10:27 AM
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You've never heard of Edwyn Collins or Paul Weller? Or The Fall? Or Sufjan Stevens?
Edwyn Collins ain't exactly a household name. Certainly not in the US. I've heard the name but couldn't name a song by him. I confuse him with the guy that sang "I'll be" Edwin McCain.
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Listened to some samples of each of the top 10. Brutal. I'm glad I'm out of it. Laura Marling could be interesting to check out. The Drums actually seemed to be aware of melody unlike the rest of the list too.
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Originally Posted by cungar
Edwyn Collins ain't exactly a household name. Certainly not in the US. I've heard the name but couldn't name a song by him.


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