Upon reading the myriad of “Top Albums” lists going up all over the place the last couple of weeks, I realized I didn’t really listen to much new stuff this year. That seems wrong, doesn’t it? I edit two music blogs, and contribute to a third, and my fiancee and I are music-obsessed vinyl collectors. It’s the truth, though. Just moments ago I finished up reading Pitchfork’s albums of the year, and thought to myself “oh my god, I am so far off of their radar.” I felt kind of bad for a few moments…then I picked myself up, told myself it’s ok if Kanye wasn’t my top artist of the year, and marched on with my life…because here’s the thing: music is subjective. There’s no getting around that. It doesn’t really matter what Pitchfork says was the best, or what Paste says was the best, or what any of my ‘zines say was the best…”best” is really a relative term when it comes to music. I am going to go on to post, if you would like to read them, a few of what my favorite albums were this year. However, I mostly just wanted to say – thanks for reading what we have to say, because in all honesty…it doesn’t really matter what we think. However, we immensely appreciate you taking a look anyway, and we really enjoy sharing what we do love about music with all of you. Happy New Year!
#10 Jenny and Johnny – I’m Having Fun Now
#9 Tim Kasher – Game of Monogamy
#8 Hot Chip – One Life Stand
#7 Cadillac Sky – Letter in the Deep
#6 The New Pornographers – Together
#5 Broken Bells – Broken Bells
#4 She & Him – Volume Two
#3 Micah Schnabel – When The Stage Lights Go Dim
#2 Trampled By Turtles – Palomino
#1 Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
