Top Ten Albums for 2010

So many established artists releasing stellar follow up albums this year! It’s usually more interesting to see some new entries (last year’s Miike Snow stood out quite favourably as my number 1 and of course, The xx was everyone’s pick!), but there are some in this year’s list (see Beach House, Groove Armada, Kelis, Robyn) … Continue reading

Beautiful Mines

Mines could be Menomena’s best album yet. And it may even bring them into focus a little more. While this is their third masterful collection (the fourth album technically, though I’m not counting Under an Hour) I know precious few who have heard of Menomena. This could be for the very same reason that Grizzly … Continue reading