2010 was a great year for new music. From the emergence of fresh, new, talent to solid offerings from the sophomores as well as the seniors, the end if this decade has set a high bar for the rest of the century. (How's that for hubris?)
Without further ado and in no particular order, I present my "Top However-Many-it-Turns-Out-to-Be Albums of 2010"...
Kicking-off my list is living legend and national treasure Willie Nelson with "Country Music".
Some have labeled it Willie's attempt at a Bluegrass album but its really mostly just good ol' fashioned Country Swing with some extra mandolin thrown-in. Worth every penny, Country Music comes off as a love-letter to yesterdays forgotten standards. Willie always has the best stuff.
Suburbs, Arcade Fire.
The kids from Montreal just keep getting better and better with their latest offering.
All-Time Greatest Hits, Buck Owens
What can I say, I love me some Buck Owens. That Bakersfield sound that he helped pioneer is what country music is all about, not that plastic country-pop crap they sell on TV and the radio. Throw away your Toby Keith already and Buck-up with this definitive release of Buck Owens #1s and fan favorites!
ArchAndroid, Janelle Monae
Hands-down the absolute best R&B/Soul album offered-up to us this year by a Messianic, time-traveling android from the future.
[official video, worth watching]
Heligoland, Massive Attack
Horace Andy returns with a whole stable full of talented guest musicians to deliver such a solid Massive Attack album that we can probably forgive him for waiting seven years since 100th Window to do it.
(I couldn't find any actual videos for this album)
Mojo, Tom Petty
Unlike far too many of his contemporaries, Tom Petty seems to still know why he started rocking-out in the first place. With Mojo, he shows us that he's still got it and its still good.
The list goes on, I'll add some more this afternoon if I have time...
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