12.1.11

I'm here now. (BEST ALBUMS OF 2010)

In San Francisco. Oh geez, what an eventful almost 3 weeks away. Ben and I both think that this has been the most developmental break eveeerrrrrrrrrrr. I feel so much closer to everyone. We all have different problems that we each think are the most important problems in the world, but I think they're kinda similar. We are all 20-something year-olds just being 20-somethings year-olds. Just thinking about it now, I don't even know what to start talking about. So I won't even attempt it and just let everything stew in my head.

This usually happens. I go home and don't go on the internet the entire time I'm there. I like it. I'm still obligated(to you?) to post my favorite music from 2010 though. Here are the:

BEST ALBUMS

Gashcat - Gashcat
Hmm, what should I say about these guys. I think I liked these guys a lot because of how loud they sound. Unless I'm trying to eavesdrop on somebodies convo on the bus, volume is always at the highest. Every time I these guys were playing I would half-think that my headphones were going to break. Sounding good added a lot too to why this was the first album that I wrote down when I started this list. I'd love to see these guys live. "Morning Sun" is the first song and my favorite.
Two Door Cinema Club - Tourist History
So fucking catchy. This entire is so fucking catchy. I honestly forgot to add the word "album" in the last sentence because I was so preoccupied with typing "so fucking catchy" (and I'm dumb). I love songs that make me undulate my body in rhythm and throughout the entire album nonetheless! I also love that the drummer bounces around like this seat is just a huge spring. Such good pop music. It's really hard for me to pick just one song but the clap at the beginning makes the whole album.
Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts
As much as I love catchy pop and heartfelt acoustics, I NEED music like Male Bonding's. Come on, I listened to Finch and Thrice in high school, gimme a break. Japandroids filled my void for "harder" music ever since they came out last year and these guys were a good refresher. The drummer is a beast; 'specially on the wood blocks!
LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening
No duhh, I'm putting this album on here! Not even 10 songs but it runs longer than an hour. Also, reportedly the last album by this group. Fuck that! There are so many things that make LCD Soundsystem songs good, I can't even begin to describe. Even though songs are long, I feel like I still wouldn't skip past them if they went on longer. I honestly like this album better than the last. I like how my favorite song is the last one. That usually doesn't happen.
Vampire Weekend - Contra
You know, I didn't like this album when it first came out. I thought it was too over-produced and was too much of an "upgrade" from their first album. But when I got tired of some music on my mp3 player I added this album and I surprisingly didn't skip through any any of the songs when they came up randomly. So then I listened to album in its entirety a couple times through and now I like it. A lot. So strange ya?
The National - High Violet
I really like this band. It's when I'm tired of listening to Two Door Cinema Club or Male Bonding or stuff like that, I'll listen to The National. I dunno, they feel very neutral to me. The first song "Terrible Love" sounds strange to me because of its epicness. But the entire album gets pretty The National-ee after. I think it's cause of this whatever neutrality that spurs me to always think about things when I listen to them.

1 comment:

  1. Maybe we're all just being melodramatic :)

    This two door cinema club album is good!

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