Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
“Vital Signs”
Future Islands – In The Evening Air
“As I Fall”
The Dig – Electric Toys
“You’re Already Gone”
Phantogram – Eyelid Movies
“When I’m Small”
The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning
“Austere”
Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
“Sun Hands”
Twin Tigers – Gray Waves
“Everyday”
The National – High Violet
“Afraid of Everyone”
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
“The High Road”
the OCMD 
no Beach House “Teen Dream”? blasphemy.
Skulltaste – Mux Mool
Chalkboard – Christian Cuff
Brothers – Black Keys
LP4 – Ratatat
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Lazerproof – Major Lazer & La Roux
Treats – Sleigh Bells
Hidden Lands – Candy Claws
Recovery – Eminem (No seriously)
The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monae
Honorable Mentions:Bonobo, Gold Panda, Midlake, Buffalo Moon
Pffft. Sleigh Bells Schmay Bells.
Twin Tigers rule
I haven’t figured out my fav of 2010 yet, but Phantogram will definitely make that list. Great album!
Hey! Your blog has helped me keep up with new music and I, like you, am obsessed with lo-fi and retro-surf psych rock–especially Ty Segall, who I just saw headline at the Lexington Avenue Brewery in Asheville, NC. The show was incredible–well worth the 3 hour drive from Colubmia, SC, where I live and work as a professor at the University of South Carolina. He played with a band who were top notch and he put on a great show for a small, intimate crowd. He has an excellent sense of humor and is very down to earth. I spoke with him briefly after the show and he was very humble and friendly. The (Royal) Baths opened for him and they were much better than I anticipated. I listened to some tracks on their myspace site and maybe it’s the recording quality or old material but I wasn’t convinced. But that night, they brought their A-game and it was stellar. Oh–and the brewery’s IPA was quite good, too, for $3.50 a pint. Other bands I am into now are: Best Coast, Vivian Girls, Phosphorescent, Woods, The Mantles, and Real Estate.
So happy to hear it! And yes, isn’t Ty the best? Such a gracious and genuine person…and talent.
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