Novmber 4, 2010
2010 has been a year of fantastic cover tracks, sophomore releases and highly anticipated returns to the studio. Below are the albums and must have tracks that have blown me away.
Allison Graves – Producer & Host of Modulation
UPDATE! 2/1/2011 Grammy nominations announced in early 2011 are noted!
BEST ALBUMS OF 2010:
Broken Bells: Broken Bells * Tracks: All of them! ** 2011 Grammy Nominee**
The National: High Violet * Tracks: “Anyone’s Ghost” “Bloodbuzz Ohio” “Sorrow”
Arcade Fire: The Suburbs * Tracks: “Modern Man,” “Ready to Start,” “The Suburbs”
** 2011 Grammy Nominee & WINNER OF ALBUM OF THE YEAR **
Band of Horses: Infinite Arms * Tracks: “Laredo” “Compliments” ** 2011 Grammy Nominee **
The Black Keys: Brothers * Tracks: “Tighten Up” “Everlasting Light” ** 2011 Grammy Nominee **
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BEST TRACKS OF 2010:
James Vincent McMorrow: “This Old Dark Machine”
Other Lives: “For 12”
Tired Pony: “Dead American Writers”
Foster the People: “Pumped Up Kicks”
Mark Ronson: “Bang bang bang”
Tom Petty: “Don’t pull me over” ** 2011 Grammy Nominee **
Delta Spirit: “Bushwick Blues”
Rocky Dawuni: “Freefall” “Road to Destiny”
Citizen Cope: “Healing Hands”
The Bird & the Bee: Interpreting the Masters- Vol. 1: “I can’t go for that” “Kiss on my list”
Radio Citizen: “Summer Days”
Bombay Bicycle Club: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose: “Always Like This”
Massive Attack: “Pray for Rain” “Psyche (Flash Treatment)” “Paradise Circus” (original and Gui Boratto remix)
Robert Plant: “Monkey” ** 2011 Grammy Nominee **
Warpaint: “Ashes to Ashes”
Shawn Lee: “Fade Up”
Aloe Blacc: “I Need a Dollar”
Angus & Julia Stone: “Yellow Brick Road”
Ana Tijoux: “1977” ** 2011 Grammy Nominee **
Midlake: “Acts of Man”
Gorillaz: “Empire Ants” (featuring Little Dragon) ** 2011 Grammy Nominee **
Seu Jorge and Almaz: “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”