I don’t do top 10 lists of favorite albums for the year, but the list below were albums that I think need mentioning, at least. I have to say that Santogold was my favorite and most listened to album off of this list, and it kind of came out of left field. The Island’s album is really underrated, I think they did a great job following up on a really, really good album (Return to the Sea) but I don’t think it was what people were really looking for from them. Brendan Canning’s album disappointed me a bit, but it deserves a listen to two or three. She & Him was a nice surprise and change from the norm and after holding out a really long time, I finally gave the Vivian Girls a try and ended up really liking their sound. Go figure.
Brendan Canning and Broken Social Scene - Something For All Of Us
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles
Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours
Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows
Final Fantasy - Spectrum, 14th Century/Plays to Please
Islands - Arm’s Way
Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
No Age: Nouns
The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me
Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
Santogold: Santogold
She & Him: Volume One
Vivian Girls: Vivian Girls