Here's my list of albums that I liked the most this year ---

1.      Seth Swirsky - "Watercolor Day"

2.      Broken Bells (James Mercer and Danger Mouse) - "Broken Bells"

3.      Angus & Julia Stone - "Down the Way"

4.      Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams - "The Circus in the Dance Tent"

5.      Various Artists - "Be Yourself (Tribute to 'Songs for Beginners')"

6.      The New Pornographers - "Together"

7.      Two Door Cinema Club - "Tourist History"

8.      The Apples in Stereo - "Travellers in Space and Time"

9.      Broken Social Scene - "Forgiveness Rock Record"

10.  The Orbans - "When We Were Wild"

11.  Kim Richey - "Wreck Your Wheels"

12.  Treefight for Sunlight - "A Collection of Vibrations for Your Skull"

13.  Band of Horses - "Infinite Arms"

14.  Nada Surf - "If I Had a Hi-Fi"

15.  Kate Miller-Heidke - "Curiouser"

16.  The Incredible Casuals - "Rip Your Mother (Live at da Coma 2005-2010)"

17.  Agony Aunts - "Greater Miranda"

18.  The Weepies - "Be My Thrill"

19.  Oranjuly - "Oranjuly"

20.  The Silver Seas - "Chateau Revenge!"

21.  Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - "I Learned the Hard Way'

22.  The 1900s - "Return of the Century"

23.  Nellie McKay - "Home Sweet Mobile Home"

24.  Bob Dylan - "The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series, Vol. 9)"

25.  The Beatles - "With a Little Help from My Stems" (Internet-released unauthorized remixes)

 



Art Carey