Best Albums of 2010

In time for last-minute X-mas shopping this year!
Listed In Reverse Order


20. Pink Noise - Birdland Lp (Sacred Bones)
-Sacred Bones Records label website-


19. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma 2xLp (Warp)
-Warp Records label website-


18. Urban Tribe - Urban Tribe Lp (Mahogani)
-Urban Tribe on MySpace-


17. The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble - Miles Away 2xLp (Stones Throw)
Stones Throw Records label website-


16. Beach House - Teen Dream 2xLp+DVD (Sup Pop)
-Sub Pop Records label website-


15. Callers - Life Of Love Lp (Western Vinyl)
-Western Vinyl Records label website-


14. Wounded Lion - S/T Lp (In The Red)
-In The Red Records label website-


13. Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun 2xLp (Strut)
-Strut Records label website-


12. Balaclavas - Roman Holiday Lp (Dull Knife)
-Dull Knife Records label website-


11. Andreya Triana - Lost Where I Belong Lp (Ninja Tune)
-Ninja Tune Records label website-


10. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Heritage Lp (Choice Cuts)
-Choice Cuts Records label website-


09. Will Sessions - Kindred Lp (The Few/Community Projects)
-The Few Records label website-


08. Pajo - Scream With Me Lp (Black Tent)
-Black Tent Press label website-


07. Mi Ami - Steal Your Face Lp (Thrill Jockey)
-Thrill Jockey Records label website-


06. Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - OST 2xLp (Strut)
-Strut Records label website-


05. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - Timeless: Suite For Ma Dukes 2xLp (Mochilla)
-Mochilla label website-


04. Sex Worker - Waving Goodbye Lp (Not Not Fun)
-Sex Worker on MySpace-


03. Dam Funk - Toeachizown 5xLp Boxset (Stones Throw)
-Stones Throw Records labe website-


02. Blondes - Touched Lp (Merok)
-Merok Records label website-


01. Joshua Abrams - Natural Information Lp (Eremite)
-Eremite Records label website-

Random Notes:
- This list is vinyl-only album releases. Jyoti "Ocotea", the spiritual-jazz album from Georgia Anne Muldrow, with all of its Alice Coltrane intensity, was one of my favorites but unfortunately was never issued on vinyl.
- my favorite piece of vinyl this year: Smooth Tutors 7" on The Harmony Society (www.TheHarmonySociety.com)
- my favorite record labels this year: 1. Kindred Spirits 2. Not Not Fun 3. KDJ/Mahogani 4. Alala 5. Stones Throw
- Notable EPs:
* Smooth Tutors - S/T 7" (The Harmony Society)
* Theo Parrish - Sketches Part 2 12" (Sound Signature)
* Gangwish - Space Case Vol. 1 7" (Dear Skull)
* Holy Strays - Hyperion Cs (Not Not Fun)
* Invincible & Waajeed - Detroit 7" (Emergence)
* Crystal Stilts - Magnetic Moon 7" (Slumberland)
* Reggie Dokes - House Is My Soul 12" (Ojodeapolo)
* Modey Lemon - Wandering Eye 7" (These Are Not Records)
- to see what titles were considered for this year, just scan the Record Scores posts