I recently recorded a podcast with one of my good friends (check it out here) on it we discussed our ten favorite albums of the decade thus far. In preparation for it, I decided to go further and put together a bigger list of my favorite albums. To hear my process and thoughts on many of them make sure you download the podcast either at the given link or on iTunes.
And feel free to leave a comment with your own ten.
30. Beirut “The Rip Tide”
29. Jenny Lewis “The Voyager”
28. Arcade Fire “Reflektor”
27. Run the Jewels “Run the Jewels II”
26. D’Angelo “Black Messiah”
25. Cloud Nothings “Here and Nowhere Else”
24. Parquet Courts “Light Up Gold”
23. Frightened Rabbit “The Winter of Mixed Drinks”
22. Titus Andronicus “The Monitor”
21. Chance the Rapper “Acid Rap”
20. Manchester Orchestra “Simple Math”
19. Sufjan Stevens “The Age of Adz”/”All Delighted People Ep”
18. Chvrches “The Bones of What You Believe”
17. Right Away, Great Captain “The Church and the Good Thief”
16. Earl Sweatshirt “Doris”
15. Kanye West “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”
14. Beyonce “Beyonce”
13. The Tallest Man on Earth “There’s No Leaving Now”
12. Vampire Weekend “Contra”
11. Lost in the Trees “A Church That First Our Needs”
10. The Avett Brothers “The Carpenter”
9. The War on Drugs “Lost in the Dream”
8. Makthaverskan “II”
7. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper “Ripely Pine”
6. Florence + the Machine “Ceremonials”
5. Japandroids “Celebration Rock”
4. Arcade Fire “The Suburbs”
3. Bon Iver “Bon Iver”
2. The National “High Violet”
1. Vampire Weekend “Modern Vampires of the City”
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