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Daves Faves 2010

Here it is.  This was a fun one to put together.  I hadn't realized how "electrified" my selections were this year until putting this together.  Enjoy it here.

2010 Album Faves

I can't spend too much time on this for a few reasons. 1) my head will explode 2) my first born is due to arrive tomorrow and I got bigger fish to fry... sort of.

At any rate, as I put the finishing touches on my 2010 Mix here are the albums that stand out as my faves for the year (in no particular order)...

Beach House - Teen Dream

Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Bonobo - Black Sands

Gorillaz - Plastic Beach

and for good measure...

Chromeo - Business Casual

KEXP Volume 6

KEXP's most recent live in-studio comp is amazing. Buy it.

KEXP: Vote for Year's Top Albums

Tough year for all the right reasons. I'm workin' on my list now. More to come.

Sound on the Sound

Just discovered this new blog. Love it.

Cantoma

Not sure how I missed this but apparently Cantoma released a new album earlier this year- Out of Town. I have only given it a brief listen but I am thrilled to add this to my library as their first, self titled album has been the soundtrack to just about every zen, down tempo moment I have enjoyed over the past few years. I have fond memories of watching the sunset on the edge of the rain forest in Costa Rica, laying in the hammock with Colleen on our honeymoon in Barbados, hangin out on the patio for a summer bbq, and wiping the cobwebs away on many a hazy weekend mornings to these guys. I'm lovin' that my atmospheric chillout mix just got extended...