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| Biff Swenson of Yawn Mower, Earth Telephone, Grasser |
Decade's End (Alphabetical)
By Biff Swenson
[Biff returns with a run-down of his favorite albums of the 2010s.]
This past decade has been a wild one. For me, for you, for this country, for the entire planet. Lots of things have changed and are still changing rapidly. Needing music to be an escape is one thing that will never change. Having art to score the soundtrack of our lives is essential to coping with the hard times, and even more important to elevate the good times. There are a lot changes sonically every decade, so it's fun to look back at how musical shifts happen. The artists that define a generation, the albums that pivot where music is heading, the songs that capture what's essential for the time in which they exist.
I'm not a musician because I chose to be. Being a musician is all-consuming. It's my church, my aggression. It's my best friend, and it can be humbling. There would be no me without music. It defines me. The below list is just a small fraction of what has overtaken my being on a daily basis for the past ten years. I'm aware that I might be missing some key albums from the past decade, but this a list of the shit that I connected with more so than anything. If you happen to read through my list and find something new to you that you dig, I'd love to hear about it. If you read through and find that I missed something that clearly fits into this list, PLEASE send me a link so I can dive in. I appreciate anyone of you who reads this! We are part of a dwindling group of aging people who are constantly on the hunt for new and exciting music, and I'm always grateful for the platform Jim gives to our local scene to continue growing and evolving as listeners and participators of audible art. Happy new year! Happy new decade! Keep up the search
Algernon Cadwallader, Parrot Flies
alt-J, An Awesome Wave
Anderson .Paak, Malibu
Anderson .Paak, Oxnard
Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Bad Books, II
Big Sean, Finally Famous
Blood Orange, Cupid Deluxe
Blood Orange, Negro Swan
Bon Iver, 22, A Million
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Bon Iver, i,i
Born Ruffians, Birthmarks
BROCKHAMPTON, GINGER
BROCKHAMPTON, iridescence
BROCKHAMPTON, Saturation Trilogy
Bruno Mars, Unorthodox Jukebox
Childish Gambino, "Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
Daft Punk, Random Access Memory
D’Angelo, Black Messiah
David Bazan, Strange Negotiations
Death Cab For Cutie, Codes and Keys
Death From Above 1979, The Physical World
Dentist, Night Swimming
Dirty Projectors, Dirty Projectors
Dirty Projectors, Lamp Lit Prose
Dogs On Acid, Dogs On Acid
Drake, Nothing Was The Same
Drake, Take Care
Drug Church, Cheer
Father John Misty, Fear Fun
Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear
Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues
Foster The People, Torches
Foxing, Nearer My God
Frank Ocean, Blonde
Frank Ocean, channel ORANGE
The Front Bottoms, Back On Top
The Front Bottoms, Talon Of The Hawk
Future Isalnds, Singles
Girls, Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Goldlink, And After That, We Didn’t Talk
Hop Along, Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Hop Along, Get Disowned
Hop Along, Painted Shut
IDLES, Joy as an Act of Resistance.
Jay Som, Everybody Works
Jay Som, Anak Ko
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience
Kanye West, The Life Of Pablo
Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. city
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly
LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
Local Natives, Gorilla Manor
Mac Miller, Swimming
Maps & Atlases, Beware And Be Grateful
Margot & The Nuclear So & So’s, Rot Gut, Domestic
mewithoutYou, Pale Horses
mewithoutYou, Ten Stories
mewithoutYou, [untitled]
Mike Krol, I Hate Jazz
Mike Krol, Power Chords
Modern Baseball, Holy Ghost
Ovens, Ovens
Owen, Ghost Town
Pedro The Lion, Phoenix
Pharrell Williams, G I R L
Pusha T, DAYTONA
Real Estate, Atlas
Real Estate, In Mind
Sheer Mag, Compilation (I,II,&III)
The Shins, Port Of Marrow
Snowing, I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted
Spoon, They Want My Soul
The Strokes, Angles
The Strokes, Comedown Machine
St. Vincent, Strange Mercy
Tame Impala, Currents
Tame Impala, Lonerism
Thin Lips, Riff Hard
Thundercat, Drunk
Tierra Whack, Whack World
Tokyo Police Club, Champ
Tony Molina, Dissed and Dismissed
Toro Y Moi, Causers of This
TV On The Radio, Seeds
Tyler, The Creator, Flower Boy
Tyler, The Creator, IGOR
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, II
Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Multi-Love
Vampire Weekend, Father of the Bride
Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
Warm Soda, Symbolic Dream
The Weeknd, Trilogy
Weezer, Everything Will Be Alright In The End
Weezer, Weezer (White Album)
Well Wisher, This is Fine
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