Top Albums of 2010

I'm finalizing my annual "Best of" playlist, but I thought I'd post a couple albums from 2010 that I thought were stellar.


If I'm in the mood for something mellow and introspective, I pull out See You on the Moon by Tift Merritt. I've been following her for a few years now, but this album is a cut above her previous albums. It is more alt-country than straight up country, and gives it a more approachable, hipster-friendly feel. When I listen to it, it makes me want to take a road trip.


On the other hand, if I'm in the mood for upbeat pop/hip-hop, then I turn on the latest effort from Gorillaz, Plastic Beach. I had this playing on repeat for about a week this Spring. While there are no real standout singles, all of the songs are good and span a variety of modern electronic sub-genres (no doubt due to the wide variety of guest artists).

Honorable Mentions


I shouldn't like this album. It sounds way to much like 1970's post-hippie music, but it mesmerizes me. All the songs pretty much sound the same, which makes it difficult to pick out a track to put on the Best of mix, but it is definitely worth a listen.


And here is another quality album from Plants and Animals. Again, there are no standout singles, but the album as a whole is full of fun, jangly, indie rock. It probably would be great to listen to while cleaning the house.

Best of 2010!

It's that time of year again! I've put together a mix of some of my favorite songs from 2010. Instead of typing out the entire playlist like in previous years, this time I've made a playlist on Rdio, the new streaming music service I have been using for the past couple of months.

As always, send me an email if you want a hard copy of the mix.



You can listen to it on Rdio here.

Songs missing from the playlist (because they aren't available on Rdio):
The Radio Dept. - Domestic Scene
Ernest Gonzales - Dancing in the Snow
Yellow Ostrich - WHALE
Fences - From Roses
Ruth Moody - Cold Outside
Emeralds - Candy Shoppe
Pacific! - Narcissus (Alan Braxe remix)
Noddy - By Hook or By Crook
HEALTH - In Heat (Javelin remix)
Mount Kimbie - Before I Move Off
Gonjasufi - Candylane (Bibio remix)

Junior's First Mix by EVF

Even though it contains a Bon Iver song, I really, really like this naptime mixtape a friend made for Archie. I would listen to it on my own if I needed some good mellow background music. So I thought I'd post the tracklisting (or at least what songs were available on my streaming service).



If you are an Rdio subscriber you can listen to it here.