2010 is off to a great start musically.
I think the only disc I’ve heard since that post I just linked up that may potentially crack the top portion of the list is Violent Soho. It’s in the same vein as my favorite Nirvana album: Bleach (the only Nirvana disc close for me is “From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah”, which doesn’t count). Or to give you someone more contemporary, they remind me of Nine Black Alps.
Other than that one, I’ve been liking the Band of Horses and Blitzen Trapper discs a lot… but not enough to track the top group, I don’t think.
Best Songs isn’t something that I normally try to track so I don’t think these will be very well ordered — and there could very easily be something completely omitted — but here goes:
1. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – The Stick.
This is my favorite song of the year, so far. I am sure.
2-4. Hot Chip – One Life Stand; I Feel Better; Hand Me Down Your Love
I hate to have one band with three “best songs” in my top 10 but the thing is: I’m sure I like them all more than #5. I would admit that this album fades a bit as it goes, but the strength of it’s start is enough to easily put it in my top discs of the year.
5. Charlotte Gainsbourg – In The End
6. The Morning Benders – Excuses
7. The National – Anyone’s Ghost
8. Ok Go – Back From Kathmandu.
No, this isn’t the Flaiming Lips
10. Los Campesinos! – Romance Is Boring
This is a disc much better heard in it’s entirety than singling out a song.
There are 15ish songs that could easily be in this top 10 if I redid this tomorrow night but for now: there they are! My best of 2010 so far!
