This isn’t an exhaustive list, but I’ve picked out some of my favourite albums of the past decade and decided to share! A little inspiration for you all, if you’ve not picked up any of these I suggest you give them a listen – if only because you’re after a new perspective on some nostalgic stuff.
Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala “Take no heroes, only inspiration.”
The National – Alligators ‘Boxer’ only just missed out here.
The Knife – Silent Shout The Knife take everything fizzy that came before, toss it over their shoulder and say ‘fuck that’. Lovely, dark, ambient trance music.
Thrice – Beggars The best band in the world. They just are.
No Made Sense – The Epillanic Choragi How these Reading metallers aren’t superstars yet I’ll never know.
Spoon – Kill The Moonlight This is about as good as neo-garage gets.
Brand New – The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me Again, ‘Daisy’ only just misses out here… Both are amazing rock listens though.
The Postal Service – Give Up Couldn’t go for a decade-oriented entry without The Postal Service. I’ve nearly worn out this vinyl now.
The XX – XX Newcomers? Certainly. One of the best debut albums ever? Yes.
Muse – Black Holes And Revelations No denying it, this was a career-defining album for Muse. Social paranoia, politics, romance… all the bases covered.
The Libertines – The Libertines Whatever your feelings about the members, there’s no denying that this paid serious homage to the garage rock revival.
Tags: 00's, albums, best of, brand new, jans lekman, muse, no made snese, spoon, the knife, the libertines, the national, the postal servcies, the xx, thrice
Its always good to see “Boxer” on these lists. I really need to check out that XX album.