1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (kinda sucks that I agree with the Grammys).
2. The Morning Benders - Big Echo
3. She & Him - Volume Two
4. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
5. Delta Spirit - History From Below
6. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
7. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
8. Beach House - Teen Dream
9. MGMT - Congratulations
10. The National - High Violet
Honorable Mention: The Walkmen - Lisbon, Harlem - Hippies, Fionn Regan - The Shadow of an Empire, Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
Disappointments: The Black Keys - Brothers, Deer Tick - The Black Dirt Sessions, Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
1. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
ReplyDelete1. Beach House - Teen Dream
1. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
4. The National - High Violet
5. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
6. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
7. The Morning Benders - Big Echo
8. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
9. Delta Spirit - History from Below
10. Fionn Regan - The Shadow of an Empire
HM: Walkmen, Wavves, MGMT
So Arcade Fire gets the snub for winning the Grammy, eh? Not even an honorable mention.
ReplyDeleteforgot it. I'd put it at number 5.
ReplyDeleteIf I really had to follow my heart (edited, final list)
ReplyDelete1. Beach House - Teen Dream
2. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
3. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
4. The National - High Violet
5. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
6. Avi Buffalo - Avi Buffalo
7. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast
8. The Morning Benders - Big Echo
9. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
10. Delta Spirit - History From Below