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Here is the big list from Sound In The Signals for 2010. I have included favorite albums, EP's, and mixtapes in the list. I've also taken the time to discuss some of the favorites and what made them so good. To check it out click READ MORE and let's hope 2011 can provide some good stuff as well.

These lists always start small and end up huge. I know a lot of people will widdle their lists down to their top 10 and then rank them in order. I have a hard time doing this because some of the tops are right there with each other. I've compiled this list and it contains my favorite albums, EP's, mixtapes, and the albums I'm looking forward to next year. I’ve taken the time to discuss a few of them.

I wanted to say one thing about the list. I included my biggest letdown this year. I hate to rag on people too much when they make something they believe in, but I expected some big things from Amber Pacific and the end product of Virtues was uneven. Musically, it sounded cool. Vocally, I just couldn't agree with the decisions the band had made with their new vocalist. I wouldn't say it's an awful album. I'd just say I expected a little bit more (or maybe something different).

Essential Albums of 2010:

Fences - Fences
Fences debut album was definitely one of my top favorites this year. Sometimes an album is that good and this is just the case. This was a really good debut and I listened to this album a ton this year. Lyrically, it’s great. I really like the tone and it’s hard to find many flaws with this one.

Best Coast - Crazy For You
Best coast was another one I knew would be huge back in 2009. We interviewed Bethany before Best Coast became the huge deal it is now and I could just tell they were going to have a big year. Great album. It’s one of the better female fronted bands I’ve heard in a while.

Mad Rad - The Youth Die Young
Mad Rad’s The Youth Die Young is such a good album. The beats are crazy and the lyrics are catchy and interesting. It’s their best album and I think these guys are on their way to being a breakout group in 2011.

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West delivers. What more can I say than that? The album is great…I could have done without a couple of the guest spots. Other than that it is super solid. Kanye is always able to step up his game and creatively he’s at an all time high with this album.

Wavves - King Of The Beach
Wavves is another one of my favorites. I knew this album would be huge back in 2009 and it really delivered. It was a really solid effort. He opted out of the super lo-fi sound of his previous material and it really panned out.

The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang

Toro Y Moi - Causers Of This
Toro Y Moi helped usher in what people dubbed “chillwave.” Causers of This is really interesting and I doubt that he’s done with this album. The track released from his new album coming out in 2011 shows he’s an exceptional talent that is going to outlive the “chillwave” trend.

Sufjan Stevens - The Age Of Adz
Sufjan Stevens. I almost feel like saying the same thing I did for Kanye West so I will…he delivers. He’s a boundary pushing genius. He delivered this one to the masses almost out of nowhere and tried a ton of new stuff and it works. It’s filled with various sounds and layered with so much cool stuff.

Steel Train - Steel Train

Shooter Jennings - Black Ribbons
Shooter Jennings tried something different on his new album Black Ribbons. After switching around a few things and delivering this high concept experimental album I think this proves he’s far from a one trick pony.

You Me And Everyone We Know - Some Things Don't Wash Out
You Me And Everyone We Know’s Some Things Don't Wash Out is a cool release from the opening track which has some very unkind words to a certain owner of Drive Thru Records. I think it’s an honest pop/rock album and it has a lot of depth which is becoming more uncommon in the pop/rock genre.

The Chariot - Long Live
The Chariot continues a trend that I’ve enjoyed from them. They are constantly pushing the bar with “metalcore/hardcore” sound. This album continues to prove why Josh Scogin is one of the better vocalists of the genre. This album may be the best one of their discography.

Underoath - O Disambiguation
Underoath delivered a solid album amid controversy and extremely high expectations. The loss of Gillespie only seems to have strengthened the group and the result is one of the strongest albums they’ve released.

Coma Cinema - Stoned
Coma Cinema’s Stoned was something I heard a little while after it came out. I see big things for this band and I think their 2011 album will be a big one as well.

Kid Cudi - Man On The Moon 2: The Legend Of Mr. Rager

Drake - Thank Me Later
Drake’s Thank Me Later. I guess I’ll say it now, thanks. Drake has talent. I know a lot of people aren’t on board with Drake and that’s fine, but I liked this album and it got a lot of play.

Against Me - White Crosses

Jimmy Eat World - Invented

MGMT - Congratulations
MGMT’s Congratulations went in a different direction than most expected. I think like Vampire Weekend people expected this album to stink and it really doesn’t. I don’t think it all works, but what does work makes it a cool release. The title track is a song I listened to a lot this year.

Hellogoodbye - Would It Kill You
Hellogoodbye’s sophomore release shows a little re-tooling from the band and proves they can write an album of all new material, which was one of the big questions about their debut. Great album and you really couldn’t ask for more from it. Kline’s vocals are great, a far stronger performance vocally than their debut album. It’s exactly what I wanted from this band and I’m glad they finally got to release it.

Dum Dum Girls - I Will Be
Dum Dum Girls’ I Will Be was another one I anticipated for quite a while. I had the chance to interview Frankie Rose while she was in the band. Cool album. Fits in well with Best Coast and Wavves this year.

Brett Detar - Bird In A Tangle

The Republic Of Wolves - Varuna
The Republic Of Wolves’ Varuna is exceptional. DIY to the core and really well done. I think they have officially graduated from the band that had their music labeled as Brand New on Youtube and can now just be considered a great band in their own right.

Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
Jamey Johnson’s The Guitar Song may be the top country album of the year. Really well-written and thought out. This double disc album stays fresh all the way through. Hopefully an album like this means we’ll never have to hear him write awful country songs for artists like Trace Adkins whose terrible country club hit “Honkytonk Badonkadonk” was co-written by Johnson.
Doombird - Doombird

Beach Fossils - Beach Fossils

The Drums - The Drums
I played this a lot while I played games on my iPOD this year and I really like this one. Really good release and it kind of stuck out from the pack of artist who were trying to do similar things this year.

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti’s album Before Today was cool. The vocal performance of Ariel Pink on the album is great. I really liked the vibe of the album.

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Neon Trees - Habits
Neon Trees’ album was a great album. A little short but with the bonus tracks it helped give it the length I’m use to. “Sins of my Youth” and “Animal” are great songs.

Weezer - Hurley
It is one of their more cohesive albums in a while and I think the cover art they picked is one of the worst of the year (and I’m a Lost fan). Give it to the band for continuing to do what they want though. They’ll probably never out-do their first couple albums, but they definitely outdid Raditude and most of the Red Album with this one.

N.E.R.D. - Nothing

Vampire Weekend - Contra
Vampire Weekend’s Contra has been one of my favorite albums this year. It came out in January and it has been a mainstay all year long. This band had a lot of doubters that their second album would be worthwhile. I never doubted the group and they delivered big.

Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard

Mellowhype - BlackenedWhite

Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
Janelle Monae’s The Archandroid was a release I kind of felt like saying: “Is this the new Lauryn Hill” about. Maybe that’s extreme. I think it’s a cool album and she gives a great performance on it.

The Pack - Wolfpack Party

Kidz In The Hall - Land Of Make Believe

Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot

Ninjasonik - Art School Girls

No Age - Everything In Between
No Age continue to make neat albums. I really like this album. It sounds great and I think it captures everything this band is good at. I wasn’t crazy about the album art for this one either, but the music is stellar and that’s all that matters. They had a lot of pressure with this one and I think this album shows some good progression as well as sticking with the sound fans have come to enjoy.

Arthur - Watch The Years Crawl By

The Damned Things - Ironiclast

Belle & Sebastion - Write About Love

Anberlin - Dark Is The Way, Light Is The Place

Casey Veggies - No Sleeping In Class

Alkaline Trio - This Addiction

Abe Vigoda - Crush

Curren$y - Pilot Talk 2

The Black Keys - Brothers

Rufio - Anybody Out There
Rufio’s Anybody Out There is everything I enjoy about pop/punk and a great return for the band. Scott Sellers vocals have never sounded better. I heard some people give this a hard time because it was a little cleaner sounding, but I enjoyed the change. It’s the best pop/punk album I’ve heard in a long time.

The .357 String Band - Lightning From The North

Leroy Powell & The Messengers - Atlantis

Hank III - Rebel Within

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

Joanna Newson - Have One On Me

Deftones - Diamond Eyes

Black Label Society - Order Of The Black

The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

My Chemical Romance - Danger Days The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys



Best EP's:

The Ataris - All Souls' Day & The Graveyard Of The Atlantic

Puro Instinct - Puro Instinct
Puro Instinct’s Puro Intinct EP. This shows Pearl Harbor switching names to Puro Instinct and was a cool one this year. One reason this EP really stuck out was the song “California Shakedown.” I really like that song and I played it a ton this year.

Oberhofer - o0O0o0O0o

Maniac - Extended Play

Saves The Day - 1984

The Get Up Kids - Simple Science

E For Explosion - Hold Grudges Not Hands

Skrillex - My Name Is

Chiddy Bang - The Preview

The Tallest Man On Earth - Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird

The Devil Wears Prada - Zombie

DOM - Sun Bronzed Greek Gods

The Smashing Pumpkins - Teagarden by Kaleidoscope EP 1 & 2
The Smashing Pumpkins released two EP’s worth of material off of their gigantic 44 track album they are releasing as a series of EP’s and digital songs. I think the two EP’s showcase far better songwriting than was found on their less than stellar comeback album Zeitgeist. “Song For A Son” is one of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs in a long time and I played the track a ton this year.


Best Mixtapes:
The Cool Kids - Tacklebox

Hollywood Holt - These Are The Tracks...
Hollywood Holt was an artist I had been waiting to release a new project for a long time for over a couple years. Although it isn’t an album, the mixtape had a lot of original quality material and really provided fans with a much needed new release.

PacDiv - Don't Mention It

Theopilus London - I Want You

Mac Miller - KIDS

Asher Roth - Seared Foie With Gras Quince And Cranberry (FAT FREE VERSION)

Lil B - Red Flame (Evil Edition)

Odd Future - Radical

Charles Hamilton - TAFIETU

Fashawn - Ode To Illmatic

J. Cole - Friday Night Lights

Earl Sweatshirt - Earl


Biggest Letdown Of The Year:

Amber Pacific - Virtues
I hate to rag on people too much when they make something they believe in, but I expected some big things from Amber Pacific and the end product of Virtues was uneven. Musically, it sounded cool. Vocally, I just couldn't agree with the decisions the band had made with their new vocalist. I wouldn't say it's an awful album. I'd just say I expected a little bit more (or maybe something different).


Most Anticipated Releases For 2011:

Hayes Peebles
The Cool Kids
The Ataris
Taking Back Sunday
Drea Smith
Hollywood Holt
Yellowcard
Blink 182
Saves The Day
The Get Up Kids
Lupe Fiasco
Bright Eyes
Manchester Orchestra
The Knux
Trackademicks
The 87 Stick Up Kids
All Time Low
D.R.U.G.S.
Tyler The Creator
FistFam
Death Cab For Cutie
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Yellowcard
The Academy Is...
Panic At The Disco
Patrick Stump
Jacks Mannequin
The Dangerous Summer
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Alex (Enfiladed Productions) has sent over his best albums of 2010. Click read more to check them out!

When Sound in the Signals asked me in mid November if I would do a best of 2010 list for them, I came to a shocking realization. I had been so deep in project mode, working on 2 full length albums, that I had completely neglected music released in 2010. As audio engineer I try to constantly update my music library with the gems that will soon be the reference albums of the next 10 years, but it's difficult while working on 2 large scale projects to listen to the most current music because the fear is you'll slip something in that was trendy in 2010 and played out in 2011. So, I've not been keeping up, and I have in the time intervening between Thanksgiving and now I have been fanatically sampling all the fruits the past year has had to offer musically. Unfortunately that didn't include an new GlassJaw record, but here are 8 of the best (10 is so passe)!

8.) Ironiclast-The Dammed Things
This was a combination I was all but poised to hate. It shouldn't work. Supergroups never do. However, it seems this strange pairing has created something very good. Frontman Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die fame has teamed up with Fall Out Boys Joe Trohman and Andy Hurley, AND Scott Ian and Rob Caggiano of Anthrax to produce the guitar ladened Ironiclast. I think the knee jerk reaction is to call The Dammed Things heavy metal, but honestly this feels like a 70s rock band much more then what is termed heavy metal nowadays. This thing is so unbelievably hooky. Go ahead listen to "We've Got a Situation Here" and try to get it out of your head, I dare you! It's everything you might expect from a group who have routinely mentioned Thin Lizzy and Led Zeppelin as primary influences. Unlike some bands that might claim such lofty things, The Dammed Things have avoid the bullshit associated with that type of big rock, instead keeping the best parts of those bands: big riffs and a pop sensibility that is completely undeniable. Buckley's sardonic wit and way with words are much subdued and straight forward on "Ironiclast," as is his signature yelp, but it works for the style and it's nice to see he has an outlet for his "Gutter Phenomenon" singing. Watch for this one to spawn at least one massive rock radio hit in 2011.

7.) King of the Beach-Wavves
For his 2010 release Nathan Williams cleans up the productions, removes a layer of grimy distortion and comes up with a surf punk album for the summer. Riding the crest of the seemingly endless droll of darling no-fi bands that have popped up over the past few year, it's nice to see that Wavves have taken their game to a whole new level. Without the thick layer of distortion to hide it, one sees that Wavves is actually a magnificent songwriter. This album has just the right mix of pop polish and punk snark. The production on King of the Beach is real breath of fresh air. There's depth, textures, and layer upon layer of interesting elements that really demand repeat listenings. There is a very bright future for Nathan Williams and Wavves. If his stellar progression keeps up, we might just see Wavves with a massive hit on their hands very soon, because the songwriting is just that compelling.

6.) Option Paralysis-The Dillinger Escape Plan
Metal's resident mathematicians have done it again with "Option Paralysis". Instead of trying to one up 2007's "Ire Works" in heaviness and raw anger, "Option Paralysis" sees the band move in a new direction. Though their sound has changed a bit it's a very natural out growth of "Miss Machine" and "Ire Works." This album is much more atmospheric then any DEP album before it, and certainly their most mature offering yet. Frontman Greg Puciato is much more measured this time around. While his signature wails and shrieks are ever present throughout "Option Paralysis," singing plays a much larger role. Of course Dillinger is Dillinger no matter how many darkly haunting piano parts or metallic clangs they add to the mix. Hyper-technical riffage and angular abrasive stabs abound on "Option Paralysis." There's the absolute pit rager "Good Neighbor" and the standard Dillinger fare in "Crystal Morning" and "Endless Endings," which aren't crossing a lot of new territory for DEP but are so well done that they are sure to be fan favs. "Option Paralysis" takes it's real turn with 'Widower,' a track that starts with a soft piano and Greg crooning away. The track threatens all out chaos for the majority of the song and finally gives in briefly while it transforms itself into an epic climax and down again. Moreover, DEP seems to groove more on this offering, which is a welcome addition to the sometimes sterile technicality DEP is so known for. Showing they're no one trick pony, DEP is posed to press on with technical mastery and a new and interesting direction.

5.)Long Live-The Chariot
Douglasville's The Chariot have had a bit of trouble in conquering the studio starting with 2004's overly screechy "Everything Is Alive..." and 2007's lack luster "the Fiancee." From their inception they've been a must see live band, but you wouldn't know it from their first 2 studio efforts. Then came last year's "Wars and Rumors of Wars" which was their finest studio effort, but still missing just a little something. With 2010's "Long Live" we can officially say The Chariot has finally found their artistic voice in the studio. Back are the screechy guitars of 2004, but this time they've turned something that really hurt their 2004 effort into a pointed spear driving home their point: this is raw music. Rather then just let things screech and moan untethered, the chaos is much more controlled and the listener isn't assaulted but rather raptured up into the rebellion that is "Long Live." In a year where much of hardcore seemed to be listening to Nine Inch Nails and making ambient dark brooding records, The Chariot have unleashed an abrasive rage-fest more in the vein of American Nervoso era Botch. Long Live The Chariot, Long Live Hardcore!

4.) Fences-Fences
First off and an audio nerd, let me just say this album had the best snare sound of the year. Wow, so good! With a style somewhere between Bright Eyes and Elliot Smith, Fences debut self-titled album is one of the strongest of 2010, and definitely gets my nod for best new artist. Chris Mansfield's voice is subtle but with a certain ragged edge that draws you in. He can sing sweetly on the albums more down beat tracks (Fires), but he has enough fire in his throat to be convincing on the more rocked up tracks (Girls with Accents). Simple and engaging arrangements are the key to the this album. Mansfield doesn't need orchestral movements or a lot grandiose moments to break your heart. In fact, much of the album is simply guitar and vocals with some very Nashville inspired drums. Songs that do swell into bigger arrangements are still sparse and spared allowing the thoughtful an and well executed lyrics and vocal performance to shine. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a lot more of Fences soon, and I suspect his sophomore effort will catapult him through as a breakout artist.

3.) Root for Ruin-Les Savy Fav
For a guy who once claimed the album as a concept was dead, Tim Harrington and Company sure have been putting out great albums for a long time. Root for Ruin sees the band take a more mature and measured mania. In the 3 years since 2007's "Let's Stay Friends" the band has definitely grown up some, as evident on the much more personal songs like 'Let's Get out of Here' and 'Sleepless in Silverlake.' But Harrington's signature word smithery is still present, and his storytelling is even better. Of course this album is helped by two of indie rock's finest ax men. Seth Jabour and Andrew Reuland have complete mastery over their six strings. Weaving complex tapestries of interlocking guitar work, the pair really one up most of their indie rock peers. Of course all of the edge of chaos guitars and vocals is facilitated by Syd Butler's bass playing. Songs like "Lips'n'Stuff" are completely held together by Butler and Haynes rhythm section which allows everyone else to go off and explore their own space. Les Savy Fav might have grown up and mellowed a bit from "3/5" or "Go Fourth," but they've proved for 2 albums now that they are still one of indie rock's most interesting bands.

2.) Saint Bartlett-Damien Jurado
On his ninth studio album Damien Jurado has struck gold and made his masterwork. Jurado has largely been a very consistent artist producing good albums, but they've just never raised up to the level of his peers like the late Pedro the Lion. However, on Jurado's latest release he's really created something special. Gone is the 'band' feel of 2008s Caught in the Trees, but the brooding of "Caught in the Trees" best tracks remains. Saint Bartlett is a very haunting album that is masterfully written, arranged, and mixed. Tracks like "Rachel and Cali" and "Pear" showcase Jurado's abilities as masterful songster who can hold you even with just his voice and guitar. Tracks like "Arkansas" and "Kansas City" ooze with wanderlust and otherworldliness. What makes this album one of the best of 2010 is what's just below the surface of these songs. Jurado's voice and guitar are the central elements, but just below that is a swirl of slightly out of tune pianos, make shift precussion, and electronics that effortlessly move in and out of the tracks as Jurado croons away his idiosyncratic lyrics of longing and despair.
As a side note, number 1 and 2 on this list share a common thread. TW Walsh (ex-Pedro the Lion) mastered both of these albums. I find it is hardly an accident, as TW Walsh has established himself as a very capable engineer, mastering or otherwise. Both of these albums are smooth and polished, loud enough to stand a interstate car ride, but not so overwhelming as tire ones ears or sound dated once the trend towards louder and louder masters subsides. Hats off to TW Walsh for his excellent ability to leave subtly and dynamics intact on both these albums.

1.) Age of Adz-Sufjan Stevens
In a year where it was very fashionable to be low-fi, Sufjan dared to be epic. As an audio engineer I respect Stevens for his willingness to embrace low-fi equipment, facilities, and situations (often at a level that would make most season pros weep with frustration). However, unlike other artists of the past year, Sufjan always puts out a decidedly hi-fi product. While I don't know that Age of Adz was recorded in the same manner as 2005's "Illinois", I have to imagine that at least part of the album was made in a Brooklyn apartment on a stack of Behringer equipment. That something this dense, atmospheric, and grand could come out of those conditions is nothing short of a technical marvel.
Electronic wizardry has replaced the much more acoustic sound of Sufjan's previous work. The electronic bent Age of Adz works so well as a vehicle for Sufjan that you will not miss the eclectic acoustic feel of past works. 2005's "Illinois" was good but Age of Adz takes the brilliant songwriting, arranging, texturing, and knack for the intimately grandiose to a whole other level. This album is about an artist finding himself, and does Sufjan ever find himself. Each listen of this album will show you something you'd not heard before, and as such it holds up as the years best repeat listen. Age of Adz is far less conceptual then Sufjan's usual offering. In fact, it's is almost hyper-personal which is a bit of a leap for someone who was going to put out a so called 'fifty states project.' It all works for Age of Adz. We hear the word 'I' on Age of Adz some 270 times, and the listener is made to feel right there through Sufjan's struggle to find his artistic voice without the high concept and without much his signature instrumentation. As the song "I Want to be Well" clearly states Sufjan is not fucking around. I've seen a lot of 'best of lists' with Kanye in the number one spot, and I'm going to let them finish, but Sufjan Stevens' had the best album of the year! (ok, sorry for that I just couldn't resist) This disc is powerful, epic, and on a scope that no other album of 2010 even came close to. Do yourself a favor and spend those iTunes cards you're about to get on this album. Read More!

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