As always, this was a big music year for me, while attending less live shows I think I’ve bought and listened to more music to (sort of) make up for it. I’m also enjoying the home stereo even more now with my early 70s McIntosh MA-6100 pre-amp/amp, and now even some respectable headphones for work, the Grado SR60i. This year bands introduced via Twitter from other music freaks have greatly helped diversify my palate. I can highly recommend the following for this: @captainsdead, @truersound and @somevelvetblog. (if have other suggestions, leave them in the comments!) So here are the bands that I spent the most time with in 2010. Leave me feedback as to how my tastes compare to yours, as well as anything I may have missed. Finally, as always with music, see the bands when you can and buy locally, buy often.
1-2-3-4…GO!
- Arcade Fire
- Archie Brownson Outfit
- Errors
- Four Tet
- Imogean Heap
- Japandroids
- John Legend and the Roots
- Kings go Forth
- Menomena
- Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
- Sleight Bells
- Surfer Blood
- Tame Impala
- The Drums
- The Futureheads
- The Roots
- Wavves