Lists
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20. Field Music – Field Music (Measure) (Memphis Industries) What we said: “Field Music have never sounded so focused. For the most part, this is an…
by musicOMH
5. Beach House – Teen Dream (Bella Union) Teen Dream was released almost a year ago, but its shimmering tones seared into memory immediately and have...
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6. LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening (Parlophone) When This Is Happening was released in May – after being leaked online for voracious consumption – it...
by Michael Hubbard
A quarter of 2010 has flown by already, and it seems like only yesterday we were running our end-of-year and end-of-decade features. The list below...
by Daniel Paton
Everyone loves end of year lists and polls, however much they may claim to detest them. For all their pitfalls and problems, they invite debate,...
by musicOMH
10. John Grant with Midlake – Queen Of Denmark (Bella Union) Few people expected John Grant to rise from the ashes of his previous band The...
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1. The National – High Violet (4AD) The National’s High Violet is nothing short of a masterpiece. High praise, indeed, but now, months after its release,...
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2. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (Mercury) Arcade Fire have a record of navigating potentially ruinous and conceptual territory with unmatched deftness on a grand scale....
by musicOMH
And so the list finally comes to an end. Here it is in order, 1-50. Thank you to all the labels, PRs and bands who’ve...
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4. Caribou – Swim (City Slang) 2010 is the year when Dan Snaith’s project has seen its profile rise several notches in the UK. This is...
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7. Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest (4AD) Halcyon Digest is a difficult album to discuss, and at times, it’s a difficult listen. But the genius of Deerhunter’s...
by Michael Hubbard
Good gracious. Half of 2010 has been and gone. Where does the time go? In the last three months the passing of time has been...
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8. Foals – Total Life Forever (Warner) Rather than become a weight around their necks, the big second album has proved a catalyst for Foals. Being...
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9. Four Tet – There Is Love In You (Domino) In a year heavily weighted with forward-thinking (if tightly-budgeted) electro, the always forward-thinking Kieran Hebden turned...
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The 16th album by the Daydream Nation creators was their first in three years after a label change. Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore remain the...
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30. The Low Anthem – Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Bella Union) From Rhode Island comes another find for Bella Union, with memorable album title...
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40. Shirley Bassey – The Performance (Polydor) With songs by Rufus Wainwright, Pet Shop Boys and Richard Hawley, the Dame from Tiger Bay returned with...
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3. The xx – xx (XL) No sooner had the Putney band surfaced with their whispery, self-titled debut than keyboard player Baria Qureshi had left,...
by Michael Hubbard
After 2009 Q1 and 2009 Q2 it is with a certain inevitability that Q3’s Top 50 Most Read Album Reviews chart gets compiled, has some...
by Michael Hubbard
Herewith, a snapshot of musicOMH readers’ viewing habits – the Top 50 album reviews most read in January, February and March 2009. The album reviews...
by Michael Hubbard
Time for another snapshot of musicOMH readers’ viewing habits, seeing as the 2009 Q1 piece seemed to go down rather well. Below you’ll find the...
