2010 albums

people do love lists, and this is one, but it's not one of the tons of year end best of lists. it is ONLY a list of all the albums (that i can remember) that i bought, been digging on that came out in 2010. some of these have made most peoples i read and respect year end best of list, some are dallas area local favor and some may be a little off the radar but i recommend any of these for a spin if you haven't heard it before. hopeffully i'll turn somebody somewhere on to something new. i always love when that happens to me, so thanks to those i read and found out about through them. in no order:

1. the hold steady- heaven is whenever
2. the national- high violet
3. josh ritter- so runs the world away
4. bruce springsteen- the promise
5. midlake- the courage of others
6. centro-matic- eyas
7. sara jaffee- suburban nature
8. the beaten sea- the beaten sea
9. mumford and sons- sign no more
10. doug burr- o ye devastator
11. elizabeth cook- welder
12. mary gauthier- the foundling
13. ryan adams and the cardinals- 3 & 4
14. vampire weekend- contra
15. local natives- gorilla manor
16. lissie- catching a tiger
17. mavis staples- you are not alone
18. ray wylie hubbard- a. enlightenment b. endarkenment c. hint there is no c
19. catlin rose- dead flowers
20. the walkmen- lisbon
21. dawes- north hills
22. the mynabirds- what we lost in the fire
23. ryan bingham- junky star
24. gaslight anthem- the '59 sound
25. broken bells- broken bells
26. band of horses- infinite arms
27. black prairie- feast of the hunters moon
28. frightened rabbit- the winter of mixed drinks
29. sam amidon- i see the sign
30. bonnie "prince" billy and the cairo gang- wonder show of the world
31. drive-by-truckers- the big to do
32. arcade fire- the suburbs
33. phosphorescent- it's hard to be humble when your from alabama
34. pernice brothers- goodbye killer
35. morning benders- big echo
36. deer tick- the black dirt sessions
37. alejandro escovedo- street songs of love
38. laura veirs- july flame
39. blitzen trapper- destroyer of the void
40. blind pilot- three rounds and a sound
41. freelance whales- weathervanes
42. deer hunter- halcyon digest
43. various- twistable, turnable man: tribute songs of shel silverstein
44. various- broken hearts and dirty windows: tribute to john prine
45. elvis costello- national ransom
46. eels- end times
47. justin townes earl- harlem river blues
48. ray lamontagne- god willin' and the creek don't rise
49. jenny and johnny- i'm having fun now
50. jimmy buffett- encores
51. juniper tar- the howl street
52. sonny and the sunsets- tomorrow is alright
53. april smith and the great picture show- songs for a sinking ship
54. woods- at echo lake
55. phantogram- eyelid movies
56. harlan t. bobo- sucker
57. tallest man on earth- the wild hunt
58. laura marling- i speak because i can
59. she and him- volume 2
60. rocky erickson/ okkervil river- true love cast out all evil
61. mark olsen- many colored kite
62. kris kristofferson- please don't tell me how the story ends: publishing demos '69-'72
63. titus andronicus- the monitor
64. sara harmer- oh little fire