Whilst the other records on my list are in no particular order, I would say that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs record is definitely the best.
It is always one of the first records that I mention when talking about my favourite albums of the year and nothing has come along since that has made me forget it. I listen to it constantly and I love it more I hear it.
It’s a shift in sound from previous efforts and it’s one that contains colours and depth that you’d never thought they were capable of.
A truly great record from start to finish.
Just to remind you of the list in full:
1 – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
2 – The XX – The XX
3 – Volcano Choir – Unmap
4 – Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
5 – Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
6 – Wild Beasts – 2 Dancers
7 – Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures
8 – Freelance Whales – Weathervanes
9 – Moderat – Moderat
10 – Future of the Left – Travels With Myself and Another
11 – Telepathe – Dance Mother
12 – YACHT – See Mystery Lights
13 – The Antlers – Hospice
14 – Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
15 – Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
16 – Major Lazer – Guns Don’t Kill People Lazers Do
17 – Atlas Sound – Logos
18 – A Grave With No Name – Mountain Debris
19 – Japandroids – Post Nothing
20 – The Horrors – Primary Colours
21 – Florence and the Machine – Lungs
22 – Girls – Girls
23 – And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – The Century of Self
24 – Discovery – EP
25 – Amazing Baby – Rewild
26 – Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
27 – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
28 – Fever Ray – Fever Ray
29 – Passion Pit – Manners
30 – Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
31 – Bibio – Ambivalance Avenue
So there we have it, 31 albums that I have enjoyed this year. If you don’t have any of these records, I suggest you get your ears on them. You won’t be disappointed!
What a great year it’s been. Let’s hope 2010 brings us more of the same. Happy new year to you all!
