January 4, 2011
Posted by Ashley
Tuesday’s Tune: Best of 2010
I thought I’d shake things up for this first Tuesday Tune of 2011 by sharing my Best of 2010! I’m including a song from each favorite so you can preview each album before you rush out and buy them. I’m also dying to know what your favorites from 2010 were, so please share! Let’s musicate* each other!
Top 20 Albums of 2010
1. Sonny & The Sunsets – Tomorrow Is Alright (Soft Abuse)
Too Young to Burn
2. The Parting Gifts – Strychnine Dandelions (In The Red)
Keep Walkin
3. Nobunny – First Blood (Goner)
Live it Up
4. Harlem – Hippies (Matador)
Be Your Baby
5. Fresh & Onlys – Waterfall (In The Red)
Waterfall
6. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella)
Power
7. Strange Boys – Be Brave (In The Red)
Dare I Say
8. Hunx & His Punx – Gay Singles (True Panther Sounds)
Hey Rocky
9. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)
Shutterbug
10. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man (Mad Decent)
Puerto Rican Cousins
11. Happy Birthday – Happy Birthday (Matador)
Girls FM
12. Magic Kids – Memphis (Goner)
Superball
13. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today (4AD)
Bright Lit Blue Skies
14. Best Coast – Crazy For You (Mexican Summer)
Crazy For You
15. Flight – The Lead Riders EP (Zoo Music)
Turns to Blood
16. Diamond Rings – Special Affections (Secret City)
Wait and See
17. Personal & The Pizzas – Raw Pie (1-2-3-4 Go!)
I Don’t Wanna Be No Personal Pizza
18. Thee Oh Sees – Warm Slime (In The Red)
I Was Denied
19. Girls – Broken Dreams Club (True Panther Sounds)
Thee Oh So Protective One
20. Ty Segall – Melted (Goner)
My Sunshine
I also thought it would be fun to make a list of bands that kept on spinnin’ on the turntable – “classics,” if you will. The grooves on these records were dug a little deeper over this past year. I guess that’s what happens to your favs!
Top 10 Most Played
1. Sparks
Eaten by the Monster of Love
2. Boney M
Daddy Cool
3. Sam Cooke
What a Wonderful World
4. Big Star
September Gurls
5. Felt (track not available)
6. The Clean (track not available)
7. The Replacements (track not available)
8. Nancy & Lee
Lady Bird
9. Wanda Jackson
Funnel of Love
10. Orange Juice
Three Cheers for our Side
11. Tennis
Marathon
Still hankering for more music?! Check out all of the past Tuesdays!
*music + educate = musicate
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January 4, 2011
Six Bay Area bands! WOOHOO!
January 6, 2011
I love Felt!!
February 22, 2011
wow… just found this through todays tuesday tune! better late than never. 🙂 (in no particular order)
* Marissa Nadler- Daisy where did you go
*The bees- silver line
*Frank turner-I still believe
*Belle & Sebastian- Write about love
*crystal castles- not in love
*Earth girl helen brown- hit after hit
*reading rainbow- wasting time
*still corners-don’t fall in love
some of my faves you already listed. oh, and i think all these are 2010, but maybe not. anywho…still good. 🙂
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