Now, after a long delay, close the Top25 of the best albums of the past 2010:
8. BEACH HOUSE - TEEN DREAM
undoubtedly one of the revelations of the past records 2010. And is that following a trail similar to those already mentioned above or Nothing Wild Vampire Weekend, the Baltimore duo have carved a niche I enter the lists of the best albums of the year. His indie minimalist dream pop that has some ambient also becomes truly passed through the filter of the particular female voice opaque, hard severe and French vocalist Victoria Legrand . Fascinating album and has some hypnotic also leaves us with beautiful landscapes based on dreamy and subtle body guitars. Topics such as Soul Silver , its single Norway, the happy Used To Be , the beautiful Walk In The Park or Stereo fantastic 10 Mile (one of the themes of the year), do not deserve to fall into oblivion.
The best: 10 Mile Stereo.
Highlights: Norway, Silver Soul, Used To Be, Zebra, Take Care.
Catch: Walk In The Park.
The hit: Norway.
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7. Tunng - ... AND THEN SAW THE LAND
One of my discoveries this year, one of those records that you keep a special affection for what topándote discovered him by chance. Moving from their horrible cover, what awaits us in is really special. His indie folktrónica ( folk electronic touches), made with extraordinary beauty, minimalism and pop delicious, it really wonderful and a wealth of nuances and instruments (banjos, xylophones, electric guitars and acoustic horn section and a wide range of percussion) noteworthy. To make matters worse the duality of velvety boy-girl vocals and big choruses adds many integers. The disc itself is not wasted and that you may be more reluctant to gender, listen, because you are going to bring a pleasant surprise. No it is not a single item negligible, and it hurts to highlight an issue over another because they are all remarkable, but we will make special mention of Do not Look Back Down Or (Best of the disc), a merry Sashimi , the beautiful With Whiskey and the spectacular, psychedelic guitar By Dusk There Were In City .
Best: Do not Look Down Or Back.
Highlights: Sashimi, With Whiskey, Hustle, October, It Breaks, Weekend Away, Santiago, The Roadside.
Catch: There Were By Dusk In The City.
The hit: Sashimi.
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6. KANYE WEST - MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY
I've never liked nor rap nor hip hop , it renozco and consider myself an absolute layman. But view the high notes she received and the hype up this album, I prepared to experiment. And the truth is that I like much, the disk I mean, not gender or everything that this drag. Prejudice aside, great album (slashing the adjective masterpiece) has given birth to the controversial and pedantic Kanye West, with numerous collaborations in almost all the songs on abum with other rappers and other artists from the likes of Rihanna , Elton John, Alicia Keys or Bon Iver, among many others. The truth is that it is an album of rap and hip hop very accessible and mainstream , with many influences and melodic pop (a connotation not very abundant in this genre), but retains the common and hard lyrics, provocative and explicit sexual content. Leaves us with wonderful themes as long Runaway (great and beautiful melody and lyric sexual content) Gorgeous (fantastic that guitar), All Of The Lights (nice piano and string intro giving way to a commercial track sung with Rihanna), the dramatic So Appalled , or the beautiful Blame Game with a wonderful piano melody.
The best: Runaway.
Highlights: Gorgeous, All Of The Lights, So Appalled, Hell Of A Life, Devil In A New Dress, Dark Fantasy, Who Will Survive In America, Lost In The World.
Catch: Blame Game.
The hit: POWER.
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5. THE RADIO DEPT. - Clinging TO A SCHEME
Delicious
the 3 rd studio album from these Swedes, one of the positive surprises of the year. Your soft and elegant dream-pop melancholy airs (but not sad) shoegaze mixed with low-intensity electronic to immerse yourself in a state of relaxation in beautiful melodies that evoke a dream world, but which to put a downside is lacking bad milk. The album leaves us with big issues like You Stopped Making Sense which closes the album with a very large demonstration of smart pop and it is surely one of the best songs of the past 2010. Among this are curious small skirmishes with the hip hop without losing its style Never Follow Suit (good subject so dub ) and David , and its spin happier in Heaven's On Fire .
The best: You Stopped Making Sense.
Highlights: The Video Dept., A Token Of Gratitude, David, Heaven's On Fire, Domestic Scene Never Follow Suit.
The hit: Heaven's On Fire.
Catch: This Time Around.
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4. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Forgiveness ROCK RECORD
This Canadian supergroup band or more than we could say no fixed group of musicians led by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning have gotten back to the talk of the indie scene with this magnificent album. Define your style is really hard and just have to give one listen to this album to realize that it is a fantastic mix of speed, intensities, sensibilities and styles ranging from rock, pop , folk, garage , ambient, post-rock or electronically, and all very epic and a variety of hues and remarkable instruments. Seeing all this would be easy to think that is a pastiche hard to swallow as his home but all is well as it fits almost everything perfectly. Sick World cuts like , Forced To Love, Art House Director , M eet Me In The Basement , Water In Hell have wasted makings of an anthem and epic grandeur, and other topics quieter as All To All (duality exquisite female vocal), Sweetest Kill , intimate is that X's and especially the fantastic Romance To The Grave (Best Album) rubbing excellence.
The best: Romance To The Grave.
Highlights: Sweetest Kill, Forced To Love, Sick World, Sentimental X's, Water In Hell, Me And My Hand, Texico Bitches, Chase Scene.
Catch: All To All.
The hit: Texico Bitches.
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3. THE NATIONAL - VIOLET HIGH
As already I spoke to at the time of this album on the blog, The National consolidate definitively with his 5th album of the indie bands more influential, if not in the most . Remain faithful to their post-punk style formal, adult, melancholy and dark, which is given in this "High Violet " a more epic turn on some issues to more light. Perhaps as a whole did not reach the lofty heights of his previous album " Boxer" (2007), but "Violet High" contains songs even better as the strong but heartbreaking Terrible Love (lo-fi in its studio version), the bright almost twins Everyone Afraid Of (Best of the disc and almost the best of their discography if we ignore the great Lucky You) and Ohio Bloodbuzz , and epic / almost solemn sisters and England Runaway (fantastic horn section in both) and the most beautiful pop Conversation 16. Pity that some topic weakens, but bordering on masterpiece.
The best: Afraid Of Everyone.
Highlights: Terrible Love, Bloodbuzz Ohio, England, Conversation 16, Sorrow, Little Faith.
Catch: Runaway.
The hit: -
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2. Jonsi - GO
solo debut (if inadvertently forget their adventure under the pseudonym Frakkur ) of this strange genius named Jónsi Icelandic, known as the leader of the no less strange band Icelandic post-rock Sigur Rós , did not disappoint the expectations it has done nothing to corroborate the immense talent and sensitivity that treasures. Leave aside his invented language " hopelandic " to sing integrate these into English but do not forget the indescribable soundscapes as Sigur Rós visited on issues such as Tornado (sensible wonder sidereal), Kolniður , Till Grow Tall or Hengilás , but it also highlights a shift much more pop, bright to address as in the fantastic singles Go Boy Do and Lilikoi , or funny Animal Arithmetic, Sinking and Friendships Around Us . Outstanding Frankly, I wish the new Sigur Rós follow these paths. And for those who this album made them short, Jónsi also has given us his live album "Go Live" (2010) in vivo is reflected in the 9 songs of this album plus 5 new solo tracks that grate at high altitude and among them Stars In Still Water, Saint Naive , New Piano Song and Sticks and Stones .
The best: Kolniður.
Highlights: Go Do, Till Grow Tall, Boy Lilikoi, Around Us, Animal Arithmetic, Sinking Friendships.
Catch: Tornado.
The hit: Do Go.
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1. ARCADE FIRE - The Suburbs
I qualify as a masterpiece and modern classic, and I was so wide. The Arcade Fire canadineses have achieved with his 3 rd album jump to stardom and earned a Grammy as the best album of 2010. And they have managed without losing their indie folk-rock and its signs of identity, an album much more accessible, less ornate and baroque than the previous two " Funeral" (2004) and "Neon Bible " (2007). We are facing a long concept album (1 hour and 5 minutes and 16 tracks) in which everything makes sense as a whole and not in parts shelled. Interesting developments marked by an approach to electronics and greater use of synthesizers, very much on issues like Half Light II (No Celebration) , We Used To Wait or Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) . While this " The Suburbs " has no hymns conteporáneos up to Wake Up , Tunnels, Power Out , Rebellion (Lies) , Keep The Car Running , or Intervention No Cars Go , but its power as a whole is remarkable. Yes very careful with topics as undervaluing The Suburbs , Ready To Start , Modern Man , City With No Children, Suburban War or We Used To Wait , because it would be a grave error.
The best: Ready To Start.
Highlights: We Used To Wait, The Suburbs, Modern Man, Half Light I, City With No Children, Rococo, Half Light II (No Celebration), Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains), Wasted Hours.
Catch: Suburban War.
The hit: Ready To Start.
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