December 14, 2010
| 10 | Apparatjik We Are Here Mew’s Jonas Bjerre, A-ha’s Magne Furuholmen, and Coldplay’s Guy Berryman deliver an invitingly crisp, and modern blend of electronics and rock. Read review |
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| 9 | Brandon Flowers Flamingo The Killers’ lead singer sheds light into his personality with swooning, uplifting pop. |
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| 8 | Junip Fields Jose González’s side project puts out their first material in five years and it’s decidedly worth the wait. Low-key, yet complex, acoustic jams abound. Read review |
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| 7 | Gayngs Relayted Justin Vernon of Bon Iver lent his talents to this Minneapolis-based supergroup and the entire album thoroughly exudes cool. Read review |
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| 6 | ceo White Magic Tough Alliance’s Eric Berglund adds a clever new dimension to his other band’s eccentric electro-pop. |
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| 5 | Admiral Radley I Heart California These Earlimart and ex-Grandaddy members have known each other for a long time and it shows on their melancholy, but fun, debut. Read review |
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| 3 | Broken Bells Broken Bells James Mercer from The Shins and Dangermouse from everything else produce a stylishly dark set of ethereal robot rock. Read review |
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| 2 | Jónsi Go The Sigur Rós frontman shows he has plenty to offer on his own with a shimmering, effervescent collection of hyper-organic pop. Read review |
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| 1 | Grinderman Grinderman 2 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds turn a different direction with Grinderman – again – in a noisy, violent outing with devilish sophistication. Read review |
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