Stornoway

Lots of indie mentions here. So I’ll add another – Metric, Fantasies

it’s a toss up between

Bombay bicycle club – flaws

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5LG1ZMIu6M[/video]

and foals – total life forever
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaVE4WVlsDQ[/video]

thanks for the Antlers tip joeydeacon. Just listening now.. really liking it

Several of the best albums have been recommended on this very forum – and artists that I’d never otherwise happen across.

Steve Mason (ended up seeing him live in Glasgow a few months ago!)
John Grant
Villagers
Robin Trower

UR – Ive wondered a couple of times if your username is a reference to Mr Mills and Mr Banks of Detroit. I guess so….

Hmmm, Metric’s Fantasies is another contender, dammit. As an aside, my tickets for Elbow’s O2 Arena show next March arrived today! Huzza! Standing area too. So looking forward to it.

Loving ‘The Black Keys – Brothers’ at the moment.

OMG, how did I forget! Brilliant record, been getting into their back catalogue too as a result.

They are all shite. ABBA rules.

I second Foals “Total Life Forever”, but I’ll be listening to some of the other options mentioned in this thread to see if they compare 🙂

loco motive – Member
UR – Ive wondered a couple of times if your username is a reference to Mr Mills and Mr Banks of Detroit. I guess so….

Spot on! 😛

Okay so technically 2009 again although I didn’t find it until early 2010, ladies and gentleman I give you..

The Airbourne Toxic Event..
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG7LvRC12Jo&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

Fistful Of Mercy – As I Call You Down

Another one for Arcade Fire -The Suburbs, went to see them last night, truly awesome! Airborne Toxic Event, I’ll second that! Otherwise The National or Steve Mason.

lauren pritchard, lissie, fanfarlo, laura marling, ellie goulding!

others I can’t remember
looking forward to noah and the whale and adele’s respective new albums next year too, marvellous.

chewkw – Member
They are all shite. ABBA rules.

As there hasn’t been a new ABBA album released in 2010 your post is irrelevant.

Acid Drinkers – “Fishdick Zwei”
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l0BJmU3YIA[/video]

Caribou – Swim
Steve Mason – Boys Outside, saw him at The Kazimier, Liverpool on the last night of his uk tour, quite simply the best gig ive ever been to, i walk the earth from his king biscuit days was possibly the best piece of live music ive ever heard.

Another vote for Shed – The Traveller

At the pop end of the market:

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool – The Golden Year – Poignant after the fact
Hurts – Happiness – A grower
Delphic – Acolyte – The new New Order

Absolute winner would have to be Foals – Total Life Forever

but honourable mentions for (most of which have already been mentioned):

Errors – come down with me
Caribou – Swim
Crystal Fighters – Star of Love
The National – High Violet
The Black Keys – Brothers
Chemical Brothers – Further
Crystal Castles – Crystal Castles II
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History
Yeasayer – Odd Blood

Acolyte was probably the album of 2009 😉

The Rumble Strips – Welcome to the Walk Alone
would be my pick

Free mixtape of some of the year’s best (according to Spin):

http://www.spin.com/articles/10-best-albums-you-might-have-missed-year

I always like to have a look at Pitchforks end of year roundups. Usually a few hidden gems in there I may have missed.

The top 100 tracks are already up and top albums will follow shortly hopefully.

I’m sure most of those albums are great, but I’ve not heard of most of them. Surely there can’t be a “best” album, only a favourite album of 2010.

Don’t think anyone’s mentioned Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy yet?