My 30 Favorite Albums of 2010

In the tradition of my various other lists, here are my 30 favorite albums of last year. 

  • Avey Tare- Down There
  • Deerhunter- Halcyon Digest
  • Earl Sweatshirt- EARL
  • Emeralds- Does It Look Like I’m Here?
  • Graham Lambkin / Jason Lescalleet- Air Supply
  • Hair Police- On Dark And Bloody Ground
  • Harvey Milk- A Small Turn of Human Kindness
  • Hot Chip- One Life Stand
  • Hypomanie- She Couldn’t Find A Flower, But There Was Snow
  • John Coltrane- At Temple University
  • Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
  • The Knife- Tomorrow, In A Year
  • LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
  • The Like- Release Me
  • Maurizio Bianchi- Violichte
  • Max Richter- Infra
  • Nasa- High Cube
  • Nate Wooley- Trumpet-Amplifier
  • Oval- O
  • Purple Rhinestone Eagle- The Great Return
  • Ramleh- Hole In the Heart
  • Run On Sentence- You the Darkness & Me
  • Sleigh Bells- Treats
  • Surfer Blood- Astro Coast
  • Various Artists- Bangs & Works Vol. 1
  • Various Artists- To Scratch Your Heart: Early Recordings From Istanbul
  • Various Artists- Tri Angle Records Presents: Let Me Shine For You
  • Zola Jesus- Stridulum
  • Zs- New Slaves
  • †‡†- Darkraver Mixtape