I have even less credibility as an amateur music critic than I do as an amateur TV/movie critic, so I won’t pretend like I even heard a fraction of all the music that came out in 2010. Here’s my favorites anyway!
- The Walkmen, Lisbon
- The Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
- Janelle Monae, Archandroid
- LCD Soundsystem, This is Happening
- The Roots, How I Got Over
- Band of Horses, Infinite Arms
- Sufjan Stevens, Age of Adz
- Broken Bells, Broken Bells
- The New Pornographers, Together
- Gorillaz, Plastic Beach
Honorable Mentions: Kanye West, Frightened Rabbit, Josh Ritter, Nicki Minaj (more for her scorching guest verses than her album), MGMT, Vampire Weekend.
Best Concert I Attended: Josh Ritter at the Showbox
Best Comedy Albums:
- Anthony Jeselnik, Shakespeare
- Hannibal Buress, My Name is Hannibal
- Aziz Ansari, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening
While I appreciate Josh Ritter and I’m sure he puts on a great show, I’m shocked…shocked that you didn’t at least mention Bob Dylan at Bumbershoot.
Yeah, but I already listed Dylan on my Favorite Music of 1965 list and I don’t like to repeat.