Best albums of 2010 so far?

There have already been some great albums in 2010 already. Its a great year for music so far even if it is very early.

1. Beach House- Teen dream

Ther last album was decent but it was very hit and miss. This however is much better.

2. Shearwater- Golden Archipelago

3. Four tet- There is love in you

4. Motorpsycho- Heavy metal fruit

5. Orphaned land- The never ending way of ORwarriOR

6. Pantha du prince- Black noise

7. Magnetic fields- Realism

8. Borknagar- Universal

9. Eluvium- Similes

10. North atlantic oscillation- Grappling hooks

Cant find a good pic of the album cover.

11. The Besnard lakes- Besnard lakes are the roaring night

12. Fang Island- Fang island

13. Liars- Sisterworld

14. Local natives- Gorilla manor

15. Morning benders- Big echo

16. Titus andronicus- The monitor

17. Gonjasurfi- A sufi and a killer

18. Karnivool- Sound awake

19. Joanna Newson- Have one on me

20. Surfer blood- Astro coast

21. Laura veirs- July flame

22. Los Campesinoas- Romance is boring

23. Owen Pallett- Heartland

24. Bonobo- Black sands

25. Freelance whales- Weathervanes

I haven't heard of a single one of those bands/artists.

Does this mean I'm getting too old?

I haven't heard of a single one of those bands/artists.

Does this mean I'm getting too old?

Matthew_Kaeser

You aren't cool enough to know about them:P

Technically it isn't out until May but I've already heard most of it, so I'll say:

I am officially boycotting any and all 2010 albums until I get my Obsidian Conspiracy by Nevermore. It was supposed to be released January 2010, then it got pushed to April, and now it's dated to end of May. RAGE!!!

Ill have to try some of these out. I love your taste in Film, so maybe Ill find I feel the same way about your music. Thanks for posting.

Love

I am officially boycotting any and all 2010 albums until I get my Obsidian Conspiracy by Nevermore. It was supposed to be released January 2010, then it got pushed to April, and now it's dated to end of May. RAGE!!!

XanderKage

I hate it when an album is pushed back. I never got into Nevermore, what is a good album of theirs to start with?

The Besnard Lakes

Yeasayer

Dum Dum Girls

Vampire Weekend

I haven't been buying much new stuff this year as of yet and it seems most of what I've been listening to are people who haven't recorded a full proper CD as of yet like Best Coast, Girls at Dawn & The Sand Witches. I'm not sure about the new Beach House yet as I've been listening to it but it hasn't been instantly clicking as easily as their last album did. I'm just going to keep playing it and see if it's just me not paying enough attention or not.

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Haven't really listened to many new albulms, but one that stands out for me is Valleys of Neptune.

Suicide commando - implements of hell

Suicidal romance - shattered heart reflections.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis :)

Plastic Beach - Gorillaz

AEALO by Rotting Christ. Majesty and Decay by Immolation. Everything Remains (As It Never Was) by Eluveitie. 12 Gauge by Kalmah. Belus by Burzum (not the best one from Burzum, but still decent).

And I am eagerly anticipating The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden (hopin it sees a 2010 release) and Nevermore's Obsidian Conspiracy. Maybe Wintersun will get off their ass and finish their album Time...That's high hopes though, Wintersun's first album was awwwwesome.

Plastic Beach - Gorillaz

JohnnyWPSP

Even though I like Gorillaz, I really hope Damon Albarn makes another Blur album. They are much better than Gorilllaz but I think it probably wont happen:(

I'm so far behind on 2010 it's imbecilic. I had 40+ albums lined up to listen to, and I've only gotten to like five. I thought I'd be chugging through these this year, but life thinks otherwise. So far, High on Fire, Ihsahn, and Triptykon have the top albums of 2010. Valborg and 1349 once again are keeping me optimistic until the end of April.

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ice_rootbeer

How is Contra compared to their first album? I heard mixed things. I liked their debut but some songs were hit and miss.

Plastic Beach - Gorillaz

JohnnyWPSP

exactly what i was going to post. great album, needless to say.

Rush have been talking about bringing out a new Album soon, I'm waiting for that...

Contra by Vampire Weekend

Acolyte by Delphic

jj nº3 by jj

Heligoland by Massive Attack

Congratulations by MGMT

These are my favorites thus far. Google for the covers if you wish.

[QUOTE="XanderKage"]

I am officially boycotting any and all 2010 albums until I get my Obsidian Conspiracy by Nevermore. It was supposed to be released January 2010, then it got pushed to April, and now it's dated to end of May. RAGE!!!

Film-Guy

I hate it when an album is pushed back. I never got into Nevermore, what is a good album of theirs to start with?

Hard to say, really... I don't think there's one album that's more accessible then others.. Me - I got their latest (technically, it's still the "latest"...) - This Godless Endeavor - and I just fell in love with the songs. So I got the older ones. But I think This Godless Endeavor is a good place to start - it's less aggressive and thrashy, and more melodic and progressive compared to their older works. But if you do want the more thrashier side (doubtful, judging by the albums you posted...) go with either their first or second albums (Nevermore and Politics of Ecstasy respectively)

Love

vendettared468

Immolation's Majesty and Decay.

Contra by Vampire Weekend

Acolyte by Delphic

jj nº3 by jj

Heligoland by Massive Attack

Congratulations by MGMT

These are my favorites thus far. Google for the covers if you wish.

Neon-Tiger

I loved the last JJ album. Is the new one better or different in any way? Congratulations looks interesting. MGMT have potential but their first album was way too hit and miss. It had some good songs but a lot of the time it tried way too hard to be weird and psychedelic when other bands were doing psychedelic pop better already. Is Congratulations any different or is it more of the same? I liked Heligoland, but it got a bit monotonous after a while. I prefer Massive Attack's older albums.

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Love

battlefront23

This by default being the only album that I'm looking forward to that has been released so far. I like it but it won't be at the top by the time others release material. I hope Tom goes all out next time. I think he's sticking too close to the previous entries. The guy is overconfident so I'd love to see him get more experimental.

I haven't bought too many new albums this year. I've mostly been catching up from last year.

Contra - Vampire Weekend

Volume Two - She & Him

I know there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.:P

Autechre - Oversteps is one of their best albums yet. Which means that it is mindblowingly good.

I haven't bought too many new albums this year. I've mostly been catching up from last year.

Contra - Vampire Weekend

Volume Two - She & Him

I know there's more, but that's all I can think of right now.:P

DaBlastaMasta

I quite liked volume one of she and him. Most actresses can't sing for crap but Zooey deschanel has a pretty decent voice. I like M.Ward too. Is volume two better than one?

No love for Ke$ha here? Animal is actually a sick album. Also Plastic Beach has already been mentioned

No love for Ke$ha here? Animal is actually a sick album. Also Plastic Beach has already been mentioned

whackedjob213

Kesha is a horrible generic pop star. I refuse to call her Ke$ha.

So far... Transference by Spoon This Addiction by Alkaline Trio The Betrayed by Lostprophets Cardona by Michou And in a week or so, Vagabonds by The Classic Crime is released.bluezy

Alkaline trio have a new album:o I wasn't into the new Spoon album much. It was decent but not as good as Kill the moonlight or Gimme Fiction.

As Film-Guy already mentioned, Joanna Newsom's Have One On Me and Los Campesinos' Romance is Boring. Both fantastic albums. But I would also like to add Love is All's new album, Two Thousand and Ten Injuries.

Best indie pop record of the year (so far) in my opinion. And that's coming from a huge Los Campesinos fan!

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[QUOTE="vendettared468"]

Love

Nifty_Shark

This by default being the only album that I'm looking forward to that has been released so far. I like it but it won't be at the top by the time others release material. I hope Tom goes all out next time. I think he's sticking too close to the previous entries. The guy is overconfident so I'd love to see him get more experimental.

I have never heard of any of those bands... Anyway the album I can not stop listening to right now would be Mutiny Within's self-titled which released back in February.

Here is the first single off the album.

Sjearwater's "The Golden Archipelago" and Electric President's "The Violent Blue" are neck and neck right now, but I've only listened to a dozen albums this year so far. Took 1st quarter of the year to further listen to last year's gems.

All other answers are incorrect. Darth-Caedus

All other answers are incorrect. Darth-Caedus

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"]All other answers are incorrect. Ultrabeatdown55

Don't try. It took me years of practice understanding what metal vocalists are saying. It's not worth it...

Incorrect good sir. All other answers besides this one are incorrect. That is second place. :P

Bluestorm-Kalas

To Realize - Clipd Beaks.

[QUOTE="Matthew_Kaeser"]

I haven't heard of a single one of those bands/artists.

Does this mean I'm getting too old?

Film-Guy

You aren't cool enough to know about them:P

Ikuineen Kaamos - Fall of Icons

Rotting Christ - Aealo

Borknagar - Universal

Ihsahn - After

Immolation - Majesty and Decay

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"]All other answers are incorrect. Ultrabeatdown55

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[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"]All other answers are incorrect. XanderKage

Don't try. It took me years of practice understanding what metal vocalists are saying. It's not worth it...

[QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

[QUOTE="Darth-Caedus"]All other answers are incorrect. XanderKage

Don't try. It took me years of practice understanding what metal vocalists are saying. It's not worth it...

If that's difficult to decipher, then I wonder what you guys think about Crytopsy:P.

Wow film-guy your list is bloody huge. I'm gonna try and get all those albums. But what genre are they, I'm open to anything but I wanna get an idea to what I'm getting into.