Favorites Songs of 2010
This may be a little premature, I will likely find songs I love on recently released albums and upcoming releases that should be on this list, but the need to distract myself from more important things has taken over. Here is my Best of 2010 list.
Best Album: High Violet, The National
Honorable Mentions: The Local Natives: Gorilla Manor, The Walkmen: Lisbon and Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul
Favorites Songs: (In no particular order)
“Castles in the Snow” Twin Shadow
“Conversation 16” The National
“World News” Local Natives
Most Emotional Reaction to a Song in 2010
“Volunteers” Megafaun
Top 3 Live Shows
* Sounds of the South: Megafaun, Fight the Big Bull, Sharon Van Etten and Justin Vernon at The Haiti Heritage Center. Attended with David Ostiguy and Ivan Howard.
* Jonsi at The Tabernacle; attended alone, with an empty seat for David Ostiguy.
* Yeasayer at Cat’s Cradle; attended with Andrew Bopes
Favorite Band(s) discovered at a show:
(Tie) Freelance Whales, Peter Wolf Crier
Favorite Lyrics of 2010
“Fall asleep in your branches,
You’re the only thing I ever want any more”
-”Conversation 16” The National
“But oh you caught me sleeping in the power sockets”
-”Ghosting” Freelance Whales
“We compare our hearts to things that fly but cannot land.”
-”We Could Be Friends” Freelance Whales
“You’re blowing Marxism to pieces”
-”Dance Yrself Clean” LCD Soundsystem
2010 Playlist
“Carolina” Girls
“Shape Shifter” Local Natives
“Love More” Sharon Van Etten
“Not in Love” Crystal Castles
“Truth” Alexander
“Bullfighter Jacket” Miniature Tigers
“Enchanting Ghost” Sufjan Stevens
“Ghosting” Freelance Whales
“Juveniles” The Walkmen
“Crutch and Cane” Peter Wolf Crier
“Little Girl” Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse feat. Julian Casablancas
“Pedals” The Love Language
“Volunteers” Megafaun
“Castles in the Snow” Twin Shadow
“Swift Coin” Land of Talk
“Tell Em” Sleigh Bells
“Tin Man” Future Islands
I have been blessed with amazing friends who just so happen to also be amazing musicians. Thanks Ivan Howard, Sean Thomas Gerard, James Ethan Clark, Mike Blair, Justin Lacy, Andrew Zucchino and the many others who have blessed my ears and my heart in 2010.