Dewinged's 2010 AOTY
In preparation for a those Decade best lists that we are all gonna flood the site with, I decided at the beginning of the year to go on a jamathon for every year starting with 2010. Since I joined the site in 2016, let's just say my daily routine included much less music that nowadays for several reasons. It took me around 5 months to get this together. I compiled it for myself but you are more than welcome to flame, praise, ignore, shit on and bookmark this, cause in the end folks, it's all about the music. |
100 | | Ozzy Osbourne Scream
Release: June 15th
Label: Epic
Genre: Grandpa metal
Ozzy, the teddybear of heavy metal. The album kinda sucks but I just want to hug him. |
99 | | The Souljazz Orchestra Rising Sun
Release: February 16th
Label: Strut
Genre: Afro-jazz
Jammed this twice and I was always in a bad mood. I'm sure it's better than I think its. |
98 | | In This Moment A Star-Crossed Wasteland
Release: July 9th
Label: Century Media
Genre: Metalcore
I love their first 2 albums but this started the beginning of the end. Western themed metalcore? Ugh. |
97 | | Hooverphonic The Night Before
Release: November 26th
Label: Columbia
Genre: Pop
Hard to believe these are the guys that released "The Magnificent Tree" 10 years before. It's not terrible but... |
96 | | The Brian Jonestown Massacre Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
Release: February 23rd
Label: A
Genre: Pychedelic Rock
Nice lo-fi production tricks but fluffy songwriting. |
95 | | The Flight of Sleipnir Lore
Release: March 29th
Label: No Colours
Genre: Doom Metal
Only heard a couple of albums from them and they don't disappoint but they don't stand out neither. |
94 | | Rose Elinor Dougall Without Why
Release: August 30th
Label: Scarlett
Genre: Indie Pop
Big fan of Stellular here, so I was excited to check this but it was just... alright. |
93 | | An Autumn For Crippled Children Lost
Release: Sometime in April
Label: A Sad Sadness Song
Genre: Black Metal
A band that sounds exactly as their name. |
92 | | Skunk Anansie Wonderlustre
Release: September 13th
Label: V2
Genre: Alt rock
How can one not love Skin? A solid comeback but one that would sadly never be the same again. Time doesn't forgive. |
91 | | Year of No Light Ausserwelt
Release: April 26th
Label: Music Fear Satan
Genre: Atmospheric Post metal
France's idea of spring. |
90 | | Balmorhea Constellations
Release: February 23rd
Label: Western Vinyl
Genre: Modern Classical
Love to hear this at high volume on headphones but it puts me to sleep almost instantly. |
89 | | Immolation Majesty and Decay
Release: March 9th
Label: Nuclear Blast
Genre: Death metal
Production sucks a sock but otherwise, good. |
88 | | The Chemical Brothers Further
Release: June 7th
Label: Virgin
Genre: House
Seven and counting. Impressive. |
87 | | Envy Recitation
Release: September 22nd
Label: Temporary Residence
Genre: Screamo / Post Rock
Love the post rock direction they took but the vocals get very repetitive. |
86 | | Fear Factory Mechanize
Release: February 9th
Label: AFM
Genre: Industrial metal
Decent output but far from the glory days. |
85 | | A Sunny Day in Glasgow Autumn, Again
Release: October 18th
Label: N/A
Genre: Dream Pop
Some interesting parts here and there but falls flat sometimes. |
84 | | Norma Jean Meridional
Release: July 13th
Label: Razor and Tie
Genre: Metalcore
Not too fond of the genre but these guys are on top of it. |
83 | | Emily Jane White Ode to Sentience
Release: November 8th
Label: Talitres
Genre: Singer Songwriter
Not as good as her last one, but there is enough to salvage. |
82 | | Anathema We're Here Because We're Here
Release: May 31st
Label: Kscope
Genre: Art Rock
Inhale, exhale and never inhale again. You'll understand. |
81 | | Intronaut Valley of Smoke
Release: October 12th
Label: Century Media
Genre: Post metal
I remember nothing about this album. But I remember it being good. |
80 | | The Contortionist Exoplanet
Release: August 31st
Label: Good Fight
Genre: Prog metal / deathcore
It's a grower but I don't have the time. |
79 | | Wovenhand The Threshing Floor
Release: June 22nd
Label: Glitterhouse / Sounds Familyre
Genre: Psychedelic Folk
I have this on vinyl and it's beautiful. |
78 | | Motorhead The World Is Yours
Release: December 14th
Label: UDR
Genre: Beer belly
Or do like Lemmy, whiskey cola for breakfast. After all, he made it to his 80s. |
77 | | Massive Attack Heligoland
Release: February 8th
Label: Virgin
Genre: Trip Hop
Great album for trip hop, not as good in the MA scale. |
76 | | Dark Tranquillity We Are the Void
Release: February 24th
Label: Century Media
Genre: Melodeath
Devoid, actually. |
75 | | Nails Unsilent Death
Release: September 27th
Label: Southern Lord
Genre: Grindcore / Crust Punk
Brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrb on a nun's tits. |
74 | | Soilwork The Panic Broadcast
Release: July 2nd
Label: Nuclear Blast
Genre: Melodeath
Seems I didn't miss much after all. |
73 | | Yawning Man Nomadic Pursuits
Release: June 22nd
Label: Cobraside
Genre: Stoner
Nothing new and still great. |
72 | | Baths Cerulean
Release: June 22nd
Label: Anticon
Genre: Glitch pop
The feeling when your bedroom debut goes straight to Pitchfork. |
71 | | The New Pornographers Together
Release: May 4th
Label: Matador / Last gang
Genre: Indie Pop
I'm gonna burn for this, but they are better off without Destroyer and Destroyer is better off without them. |
70 | | In Vain Mantra
Release: January 11th
Label: Indie Recordings
Genre: Progressive Death
Wayakiiiiiiiin!!!!!! |
69 | | Bonobo Black Sands
Release: March 29th
Label: Ninja Tune
Genre: Downtempo
And thanks to this I discovered Andreya Triana, whose album is down below. |
68 | | Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow
Release: April 13th
Label: Columbia / Roadrunner
Genre: Prog Rock
Turns out, there was a world for tomorrow, and the day after, and the month after and... |
67 | | Oceansize Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
Release: September 6th
Label: Superball
Genre: Prog Rock [2]
Another great band lost after 2010. |
66 | | Hammock Chasing After Shadows...Living with the Ghosts
Release: May 18th
Label: Self
Genre: Ambient / Post Rock
Better not be in a hurry for this. |
65 | | Four Tet There is Love in You
Release: January 25th
Label: Domino
Genre: IDM
"Where's the cab? I called that fucker nearly thirty minutes ago and I'm going tohave melted ice cream by the time I get into my apartment. Even if I do plan to soften it in the microwave, I'd prefer to do that on my own terms."
Read this wonderful review by user Vito_James here: https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/four-tet/there-is-love-in-you/ |
64 | | Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown
Release: October 19th
Label: RCA
Genre: Indie Rock
Surprisingly solid follow up to "Only By the Night", even if Caleb sings the same song for 40 minutes. |
63 | | Grimes Halfaxa
Release: October 5th
Label: Arbutus / Lo
Genre: Dream Pop / Witch House
A room floating in space. |
62 | | Bongripper Satan Worshipping Doom
Release: August 13th
Label: Great Barrier
Genre: Sludge Doom
Overweighted Jesus drinking mezcal in some bar in Tijuana. |
61 | | The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis
Release: March 23
Label: Season of Mist
Genre: Mathcore
Numbers are not my strength, but I can keep up with this. |
60 | | Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society
Release: August 17th
Label: Heads Up
Genre: Jazz
The afro the world never deserved. |
59 | | Jonsi Go
Release: April 5th
Label: Parlophone / XL
Genre: Art pop
Sigur Ros in summer, on the beach, playing beach volley. |
58 | | Darkthrone Circle the Wagons
Release: June 22nd
Label: Peaceville
Genre: Crusty blackened punk
"Fuck black metal" said Fenriz once. |
57 | | The Roots How I Got Over
Release: June 22nd
Label: Def Jam
Genre: Hip Hop
Of laying back and taking it all in. |
56 | | Thou Summit
Release: June 10th
Label: Robotic Empire
Genre: Sludge
First metal band of the world, according to a tiny desk. |
55 | | Agalloch Marrow of the Spirit
Release: January 25th
Label: Profound Lore / Viva Hate
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Back to the village for some mead and wenches. |
54 | | Jaga Jazzist One-Armed Bandit
Release: January 25th
Label: Ninja Tune
Genre: Jazz fusion
Jazzpot! |
53 | | Amia Venera Landscape The Long Procession
Release: December 4th
Label: N/A
Genre: Post hardcore at double speed
R.I.P. (Riquesta in Pacce) |
52 | | Dessa A Badly Broken Code
Release: January 19th
Label: Doomtree
Genre: Hip Hop / Soul
The vixen of the wolfpack they say. Solid debut. |
51 | | Kavinsky Nightcall
Release: September 10th
Label: Record Makers
Genre: Synthwave
Stalker material, and yes I know it's a single. |
50 | | Chelsea Wolfe The Grime And The Glow
Release: December 28th
Label: Sargent House
Genre: In this case? Lo-fi Dark folk
Back when the queen was princess and recorded everything on the phone. |
49 | | Kvelertak Kvelertak
Release: June 21st
Label: Indie Recordings
Genre: Black'n'roll
Or hardcore punk? Or Andrew WK with face painting and spiked shoulder-pads? |
48 | | Ihsahn After
Release: January 26th
Label: Candlelight Records
Genre: Prog metal
The emperor without the empire. |
47 | | Everything Everything Man Alive
Release: August 30
Label: Geffen
Genre: Art Pop
Blame the fox, we are all the same. Good, but the same. |
46 | | Tame Impala Innerspeaker
Release: May 21st
Label: Modular Recordings
Genre: Psychedelic
Back when drugs were strong and cheap. |
45 | | High on Fire Snakes For The Divine
Release: February 23rd
Label: eOne Music
Genre: Sludge
Your wife will grow a beard and hair chest jamming this. |
44 | | Maserati Pyramid of the Sun
Release: November 10th
Label: Blues interactions
Genre: Krautrock
Praise the sun, indeed. |
43 | | Deathspell Omega Paracletus
Release: November 10th
Label: NoEvDia
Genre: Black prog metal?
Only God knows what or how these guys do what they do. HP Lovecraft is masturbating in his grave. |
42 | | Alter Bridge AB III
Release: October 8th
Label: Roadrunner
Genre: Alt rock
It was released on my birthday and I'm a huge fan of their second album. Love the opening passage too. |
41 | | Standstill Adelante Bonaparte
Release: March 7th
Label: Buena Suerte / Sony
Genre: Spanish version of mewithoutyou
For your Spanish lessons. |
40 | | Iron Maiden The Final Frontier
Release: April 6th
Label: Parlophone / Warner
Genre: Heavy Metal (yeah no shit dewi)
Not even in the top 10 albums from them, but being one of my favorite bands and basically the band I grew up with I'll take whatever from them. |
39 | | Julie Christmas The Bad Wife
Release: November 9th
Label: Rising Pulse
Genre: It's Julie!
Not happy with fronting bands like Made Out of Babies, Battle of Mice and recently collaborating with Cult of Luna, she also had time to put out amazing music by herself. |
38 | | The Sword Warp Riders
Release: March 23rd
Label: Blues interactions
Genre: Stoner
Definitely a peak in their career and one of the best bands in their game (once upon a time). |
37 | | Sea Oleena Sea Oleena
Release: March 23rd
Label: p*dis
Genre: Ambient folk
Oh, her voice... Fairly unknown artist but fans of Grouper, Many Rooms, may enjoy this. |
36 | | Lazerhawk Redline
Release: January 15th
Label: Rosso Corsa
Genre: Synthwave
Nothing like receiving the new year with some synthwave 80s nostalgia, even if it was this year and not back then. |
35 | | Jenn Champion I'm Not As Good At It As You
Release: April 8th
Label: Own records
Genre: Singer Songwriter / Sad Pop
Sad indeed to see her doing whatever she's doing now cause this and Carissa's Weird (yes, it's probably misspelled) are works of someone extremely talented. |
34 | | Sun Kil Moon Admiral Fell Promises
Release: July 13th
Label: Caldo verde
Genre: Singer Songwriter
I missed the times when he used to be sober and able to sing songs. What am I saying? He was probably drunk at that time too. |
33 | | Andreya Triana Lost Where I Belong
Release: August 4th
Label: Ninja Tune
Genre: Soul
Take the opener and the closer of this album as one of the best things Ninja Tune has ever released, and God knows they have released a lot of amazing stuff. |
32 | | Shearwater The Golden Archipelago
Release: February 23rd
Label: Matador
Genre: Indie Rock
Black Eyes is a HELL of a tune. |
31 | | Ufomammut Eve
Release: August 3rd
Label: Supernatural Cat
Genre: Sludge / Post metal
The Italians know how to sludge. |
30 | | A Swarm of the Sun Zenith
Release: August 3rd
Label: Version Studio
Genre: Post Rock
Post Rock with vocals is best post rock. |
29 | | Lantlos .neon
Release: June 11th
Label: Lupus Lounge
Genre: Blackgaze
Anyone trying to get you into Lantlos will speak to you at some point about "These nights we re ours". They'll speak to you like the world is ending, like you need to listen to that song as soon as possible. Well, you know what, they are not lying. |
28 | | Shining (NOR) Blackjazz
Release: January 25th
Label: Indie Recordings
Genre: er... blackjazz?
Which is something like noise rock meets jazz, meets avant garde, meets your parents and leaves the house through the window on a flying carpet. |
27 | | Interment Into the Crypts of Blasphemy
Release: August 2nd
Label: Pulverised / Cyclone Empire
Genre: OS Death
I like my death metal as cavernous and dusty as possible. Not much into the other gore shenanigans. |
26 | | The Ocean Anthropocentric
Release: November 19th
Label: Pelagic / Metal Blade
Genre: Post metal
Their last album went straight into my top 10 this year. Neither this one or "Heliocentric" reached that status but both a re solid release. This one way ahead the latter. |
25 | | Atheist Jupiter
Release: November 8th
Label: Season of Mist
Genre: Tech Death
Probably not the best album to start with Atheist, but so I did. Really surprised how much I enjoyed this. The drummer is insane. Love the bay area thrash metal kind of vocals too. |
24 | | Pendulum Immersion
Release: May 24th
Label: Warner
Genre: Drum'n'bass
"Crush" SOTY. That's it, that's all I have to say. What an incredible, uplifting, enjoyable tune. I basically skip all the instrumentals of this album. |
23 | | The National High Violet
The National - High Violet
Release: May 11th
Label: 4AD
Genre: 40s Crisis Indie Rock / Depressive Post Punk without the punk
THE NATIONAL SO LOW. Well, it turns out I wasn't familiar with them until very recently. And still, I think I haven't "got" them as the majority does. They are good, like, really fucking good, but I need more time with them. |
22 | | Sargeist Let The Devil In
Release: November 9th
Label: Misantropic Art / W.T.C. / Moribund
Genre: Black Metal
I haven't delved much into black or death metal released this year but the few entries I've found where all really good. This was probably my favorite black metal release of the year. It may be a bit standard for the conosseur but I find it amazing. |
21 | | Anberlin Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place
Release: September 7th
Label: Universal
Genre: Pie Chart Shameful Alt Rock
I can't believe I've listened to "New Surrender" so fucking much in 2009 but then forgot about them the year after. It's definitely weaker but still has some amazing tracks. "Closer" being one of them, that chorus is bliss. |
20 | | Memoryhouse The Years
Release: January 5th
Label: Sub Pop
Genre: Dream Pop in all its glory
If I don't include this budgie will haunt my dreams for the rest of my days, but for real, this is such a beautiful, short and sweet burst of dream pop that I often wish it had double the tracks. |
19 | | Laura Veirs July Flame
Release: January 12th
Label: Bella Union / Raven Marching Band
Genre: Sadgirlcore Celebration
With almost a 20 year career span by now, "July Flame" falls somewhat in the middle, years before that wonderful collaboration that resulted in 2016's Case / Lang / Veirs. It has a few lows but some real highs. Starting with "Wide-Eyed, Legless", if something as captivating as that tune doesn't get to you, then don't bother with the rest. |
18 | | The Body All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To...
Release: July 27th
Label: At A Loss
Genre: Choral Drone of Doom
Two records out and already crushing the drone scene at the time. Chip's shrieks doesn't sound as high and irritating as latest releases and some choral passages are really mind blowing. Same goes for some strings arrangements in songs like the closer "Lathspell I Name You", definitely one of the highlights of this album. |
17 | | Enslaved Axioma Ethica Odini
Release: September 27th
Label: Indie Recordings/Nuclear Blast
Genre: Third Eye Opening Black Metal
Honestly, I knew this was gonna be good, since I have a friend who is absolutely crazy with this record. The clean voice sections are probably one of the best I've heard in the genre. |
16 | | Agnes Obel Philharmonics
Release: October 4th
Label: PIAS
Genre: Chamber Folk
Agnes Caroline Thaarup Obel is simply one of the most impressive songwriters and performers of the last 10 years. This, her debut, is almost dominated by her proficiency as a pianist and incredible voice but you only have to listen to Aventine and Citizen of Glass to know how amazing her development as a musician and composer has been. |
15 | | Warpaint The Fool
Release: October 26th
Label: Rough Trade
Genre: Psychedelic dream pop
Everything about this album is beautiful. They are beautiful, the songs are beautiful, the production is beautiful, the lead singer's voice is beautiful, the cover is beautiful, the package is beautiful. |
14 | | Les Discrets Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées
Release: March 29th
Label: Prophecy Productions
Genre: Postgaze Darkfolk
Some might say the band led by Fursy Teyssier has always existed at the shadow of Neige's Alcest. The similarities are obvious, and they have collaborated at some point or the other which means they drank the waters of the same fountain. Nevertheless, any fan of Alcest or Lantlos should give these guys a good listen, and specially this album. |
13 | | Kylesa Spiral Shadow
Release: October 25th
Label: Season of Mist / Relapse Records
Genre: Georgian Sludgegaze
The later in time I get in Kylesa's discography the more I like what i hear. Laura Pleasants taking control of vocals in later releases takes the band in a new fresh direction, imbuing their sound with layers of shoegaze and melody. I also love the punk/grunge feel of this album. The guitar tone is brutal, perfect, and the beats just pound you without mercy. Great band and one more solid entry in their catalog. |
12 | | Susanne Sundfor The Brothel
Release: March 15th
Label: EMI
Genre: Art Pop
Even if all the follow-ups to this have been amazing, I don't think she'll ever top this. Puts to shame anything Flo and the Machine has done in the last 5 years. And I'm being kind here. "It's All Gone Tomorrow" is such a pop anthem. |
11 | | The Bamboos 4
Release: March 22nd
Label: Tru Thoughts
Genre: F.U.N.K.
Another one of the few albums that I listened to on release back in 2010. At the time, I had been living in Japan for 9 months and met my now wife just one month before The Bamboos released this. We used to hang out in a funk club in Shibuya and they would play "Tears in the Rain" relentlessly. Soon, it became a household classic. |
10 | | Crippled Black Phoenix I, Vigilante
Release: September 6th
Label: Invada/Kscope
Genre: Post Rock Blues
This was the year I discovered this band. I was greatly surprised the first time I heard this album cause it was something completely new for me. Like, post rock with vocals, with folk elements and a dark, bluesy mood. They have created many great albums after this, specially the last two. |
9 | | Deftones Diamond Eyes
Release: May 4th
Label: Reprise Records
Genre: Deftonicore
One of the sharpest and heaviest outputs of their already robust discography. Some of the riffs on this thing are just absolute smashers plus Chino is in remarkable shape (considering this is 10 years after a peak moment in White Pony). Fun and effective, this is an album that they should be proud of. |
8 | | UNKLE Where Did The Night Fall
Release: May 10th
Label: Surrender All Records
Genre: Trip and hit your head against a rock
I'm one of the few humans on the planet that think DJ Shadow leaving the band was the best thing that could ever happen to Labrie and co. They've always had a great set of collaborators to give life to their
songs but in this one they hit a really sweet spot. Sleepy Sun, Black Angels, Autolux, Big in Japan, Gavin Clark and Mark Lanegan are some of the names that you'll find here. Apart from 2 or 3 fillers, this stands as one of Unkle's most solid efforts. |
7 | | Daughters Daughters
Release: March 9th
Label: Hydrahead
Genre: Noise Rock Dementia
Torturing instruments and bebop dancing on top of the corpses of their live attending fanbase since 2002. The prodigal sons of chaos rock did something incredible on this self titled but 3rd full length. The thunder of their live shows, encapsulated here in 28 immortal minutes for home consumption. |
6 | | Parades Foreign Tapes
Release: April 23rd
Label: Dot Dash
Genre: Post Rocked Art Pop
My goodness, where the hell did these guys come from? (Australia, actually.) Like a poppier version of Anathema or a heavier version of Radiohead, this twin vocal wonder caught me by total surprise. Go listen to "Lung Full of Light" and tell me that it's not one of the most beautiful things you've ever heard, hyperbole and all. |
5 | | Motorpsycho Heavy Metal Fruit
Release: January 15th
Label: Stickman Records
Genre: Soul Searching Cosmic Stoner
What's left to say about these gentlemen? Forever exploring and expanding the confines of the Stoniverse. "Heavy Metal Fruit" is one of their more balanced albums though, 6 tracks where the fiery jam sessions that seem out of control at times consolidate in long and epic compositions. It's the case of tracks like "W.B.A.T." and the monolithic "Gullible's Travails (pt. I-IV)", which clocks at some 20 minutes while including one of the best moments of that the band has ever recorded. That grand finale. |
4 | | Dead Letter Circus This Is The Warning
Release: May 14th
Label: Warner / Sumerian
Genre: Progressive Handsome Rock
Once every hundred moons and a half you get to find a band that explodes out of nowhere with a debut that sounds like they have been doing their shit for years. Such is the case of DLC when I first heard this album. The execution, production and emotion put on this record is just incredible. It's not without its flaws, obviously, but for a first album, this is fairly impressive. |
3 | | Ghost (SWE) Opus Eponymous
Release: March 29th
Label: Rise Above Records
Genre: Spooky Doomy Halloween Metal
Another band that has become one of my favorite acts of all time (they actually reign my scrobbles). It's crazy to see how far they have come in 9 years. From the home made black robes made by their mums to the full US arena tour they are doing now in only 4 albums. Who would have thought these once Candlemass fanboys would climb the charts and sell millions of albums nowadays while preaching Lucifer's word? |
2 | | Pure Reason Revolution Hammer & Anvil
Release: October 18th
Label: Superball
Genre: Moog Worship Prog Rock
This British electro rock squad has been one of my favorite bands for a very long time. In their third and last album before they split-up they managed to blend the prog rock of their incredible debut "The Dark Third" with the heavy electronica of its follow-up "Amor Vincit Omnia". The result was a dream made true for long time fans but unfortunately, it failed to impress new listeners. |
1 | | Alcest Écailles De Lune
AOTY!
Release: March 29th
Label: Prophecy Productions
Genre: Treehugging, life-affirming blackgaze
"Ecailles de Lune" is a breath-taking voyage through the wonderful mind of that impossible genius that is Neige. It's an album that has to be heard regardless of your taste in music. It's radiant beauty, elf-metal in all its glory. |
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