I was not able to listen to as much new music in 2010 as I would have liked, but I managed to find some new favorites, from both new and old bands. So pull up a chair, put on some headphones, and check out my favorites from the past year. I’m sure there’s something here for everyone.
1.) The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
This album became one of my all time favorites from nearly the beginning and there was never any doubt that it was going to be my favorite album of the year. It seemed impossible that Arcade Fire could ever release another album as good as their first, Funeral, but they did it one better. I really wanted to see them when they came to town a few months ago, but $40 per ticket and playing at a crappy venue was just too much. I have missed them twice now and will probably always regret not going. Their ticket prices keep going up (I am tempted to go see them in Chicago in a few months, but now tickets are $50). As usual, you won’t hear the best songs on the radio. Be sure to check out We Used to Wait, Suburban War, and Sprawl II. We Used to Wait was used in this online interactive video The Wilderness Downtown using HTML 5. They claim it looks best using the Google Chrome browser, but it worked fine for me with Firefox.
