Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

"Borrowed" from NPR All Things Considered
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1. Plastic Beach

  • Artist: Gorillaz
  • Album: Plastic Beach [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD]
  • Song: On Melancholy Hill

 
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2. High Violet

  • Artist: The National
  • Album: High Violet
  • Song: Bloodbuzz Ohio
 
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3. Brothers

  • Artist: The Black Keys
  • Album: Brothers
  • Song: Everlasting Light
 
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4. Broken Bells

  • Artist: Broken Bells
  • Album: Broken Bells
  • Song: The High Road
 
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5. This Is Happening

  • Artist: LCD Soundsystem
  • Album: This Is Happening
  • Song: All I Want
 
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6. Contra

  • Artist: Vampire Weekend
  • Album: Contra
  • Song: Taxi Cab
 
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7. Teen Dream

  • Artist: Beach House
  • Album: Teen Dream
  • Song: Zebra
 
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8. Sigh No More

  • Artist: Mumford & Sons
  • Album: Sigh No More
  • Song: The Cave
 
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9. Transference

  • Artist: Spoon
  • Album: Transference
  • Song: I Saw the Light
 
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10. Treats

  • Artist: Sleigh Bells
  • Album: Treats
  • Song: Rill Rill
 
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11. Gorilla Manor

  • Artist: Local Natives
  • Album: Gorilla Manor
  • Song: Camera Talk
 
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12. Odd Blood

  • Artist: Yeasayer
  • Album: Odd Blood
  • Song: Ambling Alp
 
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13. Together

  • Artist: The New Pornographers
  • Album: Together
  • Song: Moves
 
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14. Cosmogramma

  • Artist: Flying Lotus
  • Album: Cosmogramma
  • Song: Do the Astral Plane
 
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15. Volume Two

  • Artist: She & Him
  • Album: Volume Two
  • Song: Ridin' In My Car
 
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16. Infinite Arms

  • Artist: Band of Horses
  • Album: Infinite Arms
  • Song: Older
 
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17. Go

  • Artist: Jónsi
  • Album: Go
  • Song: Animal Arithmetic
 
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18. Tomorrow, In A Year

  • Artist: The Knife
  • Album: Tomorrow, In A Year
  • Song: Annie's Box (Alt. Vocal)
 
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19. Forgiveness Rock Record

  • Artist: Broken Social Scene
  • Album: Forgiveness Rock Record
  • Song: World Sick
 
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20. I Learned the Hard Way

  • Artist: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
  • Album: I Learned the Hard Way
  • Song: Money

2 comments:

meg. said...
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meg. said...

there are three bands from your list that my niece recently suggested; guess I'd better get on that!