Top 5 albums of 2010
by Collette Keith
1. Contra: Vampire Weekend’s latest. Each listen pulls back a new layer of fun, depth, ingenious musical arrangements.
2. The Cave: Mumford and Son bring folk back. Vocal control takes charge of emotional lyrics. Every track is a soul searching one.
3. Flamingo: Like Mumford and Son, Brandon Flowers’ (Killers frontman) honest voice quivers between tears and outburst.Pair with musings on religion to get a heart wrenching album.
4. Come Around Sundown: Kings of Leon’s fascination with the southern man displayed beautifully with every woeful track.
5. Go: Sigur Ros’ Jonsi’s solo album rouses an animal like adrenaline in the listener with tribal drums and his bird like voice.
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