Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
(2010: The Suburbs)
2011: The Musical Year Ahead
New(ish) artists to keep an eye on:
- Artisan Guns (NZ)
- Clones Of The Queen (USA)
- Dirty Secs (Poland)
- The Jezabels (NSW)
- The Kaviar (Portugal)
- Kimbra (VIC)
- Little Scout (QLD)
- The Novocaines (WA)
- Stonefield (VIC)
My most anticipated albums:
- Cake
- Death Cab For Cutie
- The Dirtbombs
- Fleet Foxes
- Fujiya & Miyagi
- Gomez
- The Grates
- Jebediah
- Katy Steele
- The Kills
- The Maccabees
- Okkervil River
- PJ Harvey
- Portishead
- Radiohead
- Something For Kate
Fingers crossed for Australian tours by (not including those mentioned above):
- The Apples In Stereo
- Arcade Fire
- Cut Off Your Hands
- Familjen
- Jemina Pearl
- Los Campesinos!
- The Pipettes
- Portugal. The Man
- Rogue Wave
- Skunk Anansie
The Best of 2010: Songs
20. Two Door Cinema Club - Eat That Up, It’s Good For You
19. The New Pornographers - Up In The Dark
18. The Pipettes - Call Me
17. Paris Wells - Jenny
16. Yeasayer - O.N.E
15. Kyü - Pixiphony
14. Rogue Wave - Solitary Gun
13. The Apples In Stereo - Dream About The Future
12. Sleigh Bells - Kids
11. Familjen - Mitt Bästa
10. Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
9. Washington - Sunday Best
8. Stonefield - Through The Clover
7. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
6. Dirty Projectors + Björk - On And Ever Onward
5. The New Pornographers - Your Hands (Together)
4. Little Red - Rock It
3. Cloud Control - There’s Nothing In The Water We Can’t Fight
2. Kyü - Trains
1. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
Hottest 100 Votes
After weeks of deliberation, I have finally decided on my votes for this year’s Hottest 100.
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Cloud Control - There’s Nothing In The Water We Can’t Fight
Kyü - Pixiphony
Little Red - Rock It
The New Pornographers - Your Hands (Together)
Paris Wells - Through And Through
Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
Stonefield - Through The Clover
Washington - Sunday Best
Yeasayer - O.N.E
