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Tag: 2010s albums
Ben L’Oncle Soul – Ben L’Oncle Soul: #878 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A seven nation army shouldn’t hold you back from checking out this retro soul gem.
Little Simz – GREY Area: #901 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Fresh and compelling and original and, above all, good hip hop out of England.
DJ Shadow – The Mountain Will Fall: #906 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Nobody speak, nobody get choked.
Roc Marciano – RR2: The Bitter Dose: #908 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Slow-paced, almost hypnotic hip hop prowess.
The Dead Weather – Dodge and Burn: #930 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It gets under your skin, holding a dark, rocking, and compelling power.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation: #945 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Melancholy yet upbeat, accessible yet deeply indie.
Sturgill Simpson – High Top Mountain: #951 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Alt country that pleasantly zooms along with lyrics that are genuinely funny and clever.
Moon Duo – Mazes: #954 of best 1,000 albums ever!
An unusual musical locale that’s hard to nail down, but well worth the journey.
Yerba – Sleepdealer: #962 of best 1,000 albums ever!
YouTube’s lofi girl and Spotify yield lofi hip hop bliss. That’s a bingo!
Aloe Blacc – Good Things: #972 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I defy you to come away from this one without humming “I need a dollar, dollar, dollar that’s what I need…”
Wimps – Garbage People: #974 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Aggressive yet upbeat, fast paced and super fun power poppy punk by way of Seattle, Washington.
Clutch – Psychic Warfare: #981 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Tight-as-a-drum, chugging, thunderous, and gloriously aggressive metal.
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Hawk: #989 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Incredible songcraft, wild variety, and the magical odd couple combo of Campbell’s whispery delightful voice and Lanegan’s world weary soft growl.
Wolfgang Gartner – Weekend in America: #993 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Great electro house music with crushing grooves for days.
Doc Heller – Terribly Mysterious: The Goat Boy Origins: #996 of best 1,000 albums ever!
This album represents the best of the kind of music listening I do these days while working or hanging out with family and friends during cocktail hour.