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My 2010 Music in Review
Sorry, Brotherocean. I’m going to keep you in my pocket until you get an American release in 2011, because I just couldn’t bear to take the title away from Plastic Beach. What kind of treatment would that be to Damon Albarn on the eve of him giving us all a totally free followup album whose lead single already undeniably kicks ass?
Anyway, yeah. “Monster” was the obvious pick, of course, for being the first verse in a song whose starting point I memorized (3:39) within hours of first hearing the track because I was going to have to skip back to that on my iPhone, over and over again, because FIRST THINGS FIRST I EAT YOUR BRAINS
15 other tracks I really liked this year:
- Das Racist - Rainbow in the Dark (Anamanaguchi Remix)
- Mr. Dream - Knick Knack
- Janelle Monae - Tightrope
- Los Campesinos! - The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future
- Mariah Carey - Up Out My Face f. Nicki Minaj
- Martina Topley-Bird - Lying
- Massive Attack - Saturday Come Slow f. Damon Albarn
- Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
- Usher - OMG
- The-Dream - FILA
- Robyn - Dancing on my Own
- Gyptian - Hold Yuh Remix f. Nicki Minaj
- Shawn Christopher - Catch Me If You Can
- Mark Ronson - Bang Bang Bang f. Q-Tip
- MIA - XXXO Remix f. Jay-Z
15 other albums I liked this year:
- Robyn - Body Talk
- Major Lazer/La Roux - Lazerproof
- Fang Island - s/t
- The-Dream - Love King
- LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
- We All Inherit the Moon - 月継
- Sleigh Bells - Treats
- Eluvium - Similes
- CyHi Da Prynce - Royal Flush
- Das Racist - Sit Down, Man
- Gucci Mane - Jewelry Selection
- Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
- Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
- Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
- Sufjan Stevens - Age of Adz
Lastly, here’s a very low-resolution version of my listening habits from this year, filtering it down only to the music I listened to a lot within a short span of time. (For those curious, “SNES” in this case is the Mother 2 soundtrack, which I was listening to a lot this spring for some reason, and “GBA/DS” is Gyakuten Meets Orchestra, which we played for almost an entire day while playing some serious competitive Clue with visiting friends in October.)
