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TOP ALBUMS OF 2010

December 20, 2010

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December 20, 2010


‘Tis the season, so here is our list.  Let the feedback begin…

I will say that this was a great year for music and there are some real gems out there that may have got overlooked.

25

Shedding – Tear in the Sun

Today we release Shedding’s Tear In The Sun LP. And never has there been a better time for this music. Chances are, if you turn this record on and gaze out your window, everything in life will synch right up. If just for 38 minutes. This is a special one for us, a few years in the making and a collaboration with the artist himself (Shedding a.k.a. Connor Bell and his label, Ocio ) and Hometapes. Completing the triangle is Sonnenzimmer, the studio of Hometapes artist Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi. They brought the record to visual life, designing and screen printing the multi-color jacket that holds the transparent red vinyl LP (which you can see peeking out on the left side of the image below). Tear In The Sun is limited to 500 copies. Today, and for a week only, you can stream Tear In The Sun for free. We’re also giving away an MP3 of one of our favorite tracks, “Perspective”. We hope you will listen and pick up one of these exquisite objects. Read more about Shedding and the tale of Tear In The Sun below.  FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD: Shedding “Perspective” STREAM: Shedding Tear In The Sun in its entirety until December 14 BUY THE LP: Shedding Tear In The Sun limited edition vinyl (with MP3s) BUY THE DIGITAL ALBUM: Shedding Tear In The Sun on iTunes Connor Bell is unstuck in time. Walking the world as Shedding, he’s been creating music out of his Louisville, Kentucky, home from over a decade. His discography spans pristinely captured synth-based live sets, processed field recordings, dives into drone, and deconstructed rock music. And the timeline? It’s no line at all; Shedding is best attributed an infinity symbol. The new album, Tear In The Sun, was written and recorded in 2007. Assembled in 2010 in a limited edition package, it’s found the perfect time to appear…and to be the soundtrack for its own unearthing. “The harmonium drones,” writes Bell, explaining the core magnetism of the 19th century instrument that rings out as you settle into side A of Tear In The Sun. Joining that distinct organic sound is another, making its first-ever appearance on a Shedding album: Bell’s voice. The tones coalesce, not spiritually distant from the fusing of sampled bird songs and Eric Dolphy odes on Shedding’s What God Doesn’t Bless, You Won’t Love; What You Don’t Love, the Child Won’t Know, which The Wire described as “teetering at the edge of becoming a symphonic field recording.” That balancing act is Shedding’s art. And in the case of Tear In The Sun, one slip and that chasm below is deep. Disconnect. Perspective. Idealize. Cauterize. Suffocate. Incineration. The track list for Tear In The Sun is your key to a story mapped across six movements. ”People crave the elegance of the black and white,” writes Bell, framing the archetypal tale of the album: man can no longer relate to the world, man leaves the world, man is exhilarated by his decision, man questions his decision, man is undermined by his decision, man is destroyed. The picture is somewhere between a moonwalk and a walkabout. 

24

Spoon- Transference

Transference

23

Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me

Have One on Me

22

The Morning Benders: Big Echo

Big Echo

21

Avi Buffalo: Avi Buffalo

Avi Buffalo

20

Toro Y Moi: Causers of This

Causers of This

19

Twin Sister: Color Your Life

Color Your Life

18

Sharon Van Etten: epic

Epic

17

Chromeo: Business Casual

Business Casual

16

Titus Andronicus: The Monitor

Monitor

15

Warpaint: The Fool

The Fool

14

The Henry Clay People: Somewhere on the Golden Coast

Somewhere on the Golden Coast

13

Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son of Chico Dusty

Sir Lucious Left Foot... The Son of Chico Dusty

12

Pomegranates: One of Us

One of Us

11

The Pass: Burst

10

Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

9

Mountain Man: Made the Harbor

Made the Harbor

8

Arcade Fire: The Suburbs

The Suburbs

7

The Tallest Man on Earth – The Wild Hunt

Wild Hunt

6

The National: High Violet

High Violet

The National – Bloodbuzz Ohio

5

El Guincho – Pop Negro

Pop Negro

El Guincho – Bombay

4

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang: The Wonder Show of the World

Wonder Show of the World

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang- Troublesome Houses

3

MGMT: Congratulations

Congratulations

MGMT- Congratulations

2

The Black Keys: Brothers

Brothers

The Black Keys – Next Girl

1

Beach House: Teen Dream

Teen Dream [CD + DVD]

Beach House – Zebra

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4 comments

  1. Dustin says:

    December 20, 2010 at 2:07 pm (UTC -4)

    This list definitely kicks YANP’s list ass. Would have like to have seen LCD Soundsystem, Of Montreal and Yeasayer. Still a great list, though!

    Kudos for Bonnie!

  2. jim says:

    December 21, 2010 at 12:58 am (UTC -4)

    Don’t get get all this Beach House madness. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who liked Beach House that wasn’t a music blogger. Kidding (sort of). They’re good, but not outstanding in any way. Just my opinion of course.

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