Menomena - Mines

summary: Formed in Portland, Oregon, Menomena consists of Justin Harris, Brent Knopf, and Danny Seim. This is their 2010 album.

Album Details
Artist Menomena
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Indie Rock, Alternative-Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Post-Rock
Release Date Jan 25, 2010
Length 54:16
Country U.S.

Dean and Britta - 13 Most Beautiful Songs For Andy Warhol’s

description: Dean & Britta (member of Galaxie 500) were commissioned by the Andy Warhol Museum to compose and (double-CD package) perform songs for 13 Screen Tests - short, silent portrait movies made by Warhol in the mid-'60s.

Album Details
Artist Dean and Britta
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Alternative-Indie Rock, Alternative Pop-Rock
Release Date Jul 27, 2010

Bombay Bicycle Club - Flaws

description: 2010 release, a indie rock album by Bombay Bicycle Club. Covers of Fairytale Lullaby, John Martyn's and Joanna Newsom's Swansea.

Album Details
Artist Bombay Bicycle Club
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative-Indie Rock, Indie Rock
Release Date Jul 13, 2010
Country UK

Indie Rock Albums

- Rod Hot Chili Peppers - Im With You

- O.A.R. King

- Falling in Reverse - Drug In Me Is You

- Foster The People - Torches

- Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi - Rome

- Boris - Attention Please

- White Denim - D

- TV On The Radio - Nine Types of Light‎

- So Beautiful or So What - Paul Simon

- Reckless & Relentless - Asking Alexandria

- The Kills - Blood Pressures

- Panic! at the Disco - Vices & Virtues

- Yellowcard - When You're Through Thinking, Say Yes

- R.E.M - Collapse into Now

- Build a Rocket Boys - Elbow

- Long Surrender - Over The Rhine Music

- The Civil Wars - Barton Hallow

- "The People's Key" Bright Eyes

- Seasons Of My Soul - Rumer

- Let England Shake - PJ Harvey

- Chase & Status - No More Idols

- David Lowery - The Palace Guards

- The Dears – Degeneration Street Review Scores

- Lia Ices - Grown Unknown

- The Joy Formidable - The Big Roar Reviews

- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - Tao of the Dead Reviews

- Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More Reviews

- Take That - Progress Reviews

- Robert Pollard - Space City Kicks Reviews

- Cape Dory -Tennis Reviews

- White Lies - Ritual Review Scores, Details and Pictures

- The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall Reviews

- Outside Tapes 'n Tapes Review Scores

- 'Valhalla Dancehall' British Sea Power Reviews

- Cake - Showroom of Compassion Reviews

- Fujiya & Miyagi Ventriloquizzing Reviews

- No Joy - Ghost Blonde Reviews

- Social Distortion - Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes Reviews

- Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown Reviews

- The Decemberists -The King Is Dead Reviews

- Class Actress - Journal of Ardency Reviews

- The Greenhornes - 4 Stars(****) Reviews

- Wire - Red Barked Tree Reviews

- Robert Wyatt - For the Ghosts Within Reviews

- Le Futur Pompiste - Le Futur Pompiste Reviews

- Love Is a Stream - Jefre Cantu-Ledesma

- The Walkmen - Lisbon

- Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep

- Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys 2010 Album by My Chemical Romance

- Return of the Century - The 1900s 

- Faun Fables 'Light of a Vaster Dark'

- Hellogoodbye - Would It Kill You?

- Steve Wynn - Northern Aggression

- Violens – Amoral

- Black Dub - Black Dub

- Elvis Costello - National Ransom

- Twin Shadow - Forget

- Mt. Desolation

- Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest

- How to Dress Well 'Love Remains'

- Opticks by Silje Nes

- Idlewild - Post Electric Blues

- Antony And The Johnsons 'Swanlights'

- Belle and Sebastian - Write About Love

- No Age - Everything in Between

- Fistful of Mercy - As I Call You Down

- Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin'

- Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man

- Abe Vigoda - Crush

- Brandon Flowers - Flamingo

- Fake Problems - Real Ghosts Caught On Tape

- Maximum Balloon - Maximum Balloon

- The Octopus Project - Identification Parade

- Starflyer 59 - The Changing of the Guard

- The Thermals - Personal Life

- Interpol - Interpol

- Robert Pollard - Moses on a Snail

- Wildbirds And Peacedrums - Rivers

- Elvis Costello - Pomp and Pout: The Universal Years

- Eels - Tomorrow Morning

- The Whigs - In the Dark

- Best Coast - Crazy For You

- Betty and the Werewolves - Teatime Favourites

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Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty

review: Tight flows, imaginative beats, (imaginative artist) guest stars that don't ruin their tracks by being too prominent or not prominent enough.. (booming bass) the whole thing is good.
guest artists: Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monae, B.o.B., Gucci Mane, Too Short, and George Clinton.

Album Details
Artist Big Boi
Genre(s) Rap
Styles Southern Rap
Release Date Jul 6, 2010
Length 64:39
Country U.S.

Tracy Bonham - Masts Of Manhattan

review: Good vocals and violin-guitar playing, and the record is filled with (contemporary) instantly memorable (sawing violin contrasts) melodies and thoughtful lyrics.

Album Details
Artist Tracy Bonham
Genre(s) Pop-Rock
Styles Contemporary Singer-Songwriter
Release Date Jul 13, 2010
Length 49:34
Country U.S.

Black Veil Brides - We Stitch These Wounds

summary: The debut from Black Veil Brides rock pushes boundaries with a blend of Emo rock and Post-Hardcore.

Album Details
Artist Black Veil Brides
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Post-Hardcore, Emo
Release Date 2010
Length 42:37
Country U.S.
Arcade Fire - Suburbs (2010)
Rock
Indie Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock

Max Richter - Infra

description: Infra is the name of the latest and fifth record by German-born British composer Max Richter.

Album Details
Artist Max Richter
Genre(s) Electronic
Styles Electronica
Release Date Jul 20, 2010
Length 40:36

Lower Dens - Twin-Hand Movement

description: Lower Dens is a Baltimore based indie rock band. Swarming guitar fuzz, new wave sound, atmospheric insistent drum throbs and (freak folk) Jana Hunter's redolent, charred vocals are the core components of Lower Dens.

Album Details
Artist Lower Dens
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative-Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Post-Rock
Release Date Jul 20, 2010
Length 38:57
Country U.S.

Zero 7 - Record

description: Zero 7 is a Grammy Award-nominated, Downbeat styled musical duo comprising of Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker from the UK. Record is a retrospective collection of the last 10 years with songs and remixes from (compilation) their previous 4 albums plus a song from their very first EP.


Album Details
Artist Zero 7
Genre(s) Electronic
Styles Electronica, Downbeat, Trip-Hop, Club-Dance
Release Date 2010
Length 74:15
Country UK

Francis and the Lights - It'll Be Better

review: Excellent mix of progressive and 80s music, songwriting, and production. Nice surprise from a new (prog rock) artist. Unique singing vocals with different roots, influences, themes and passions: (atmospherically) clearly Francis and the band enjoy their art.

Album Details
info debut album
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative-Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop-Rock
Release Date Jul 20, 2010
Length 26:48
Country U.S.

R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction: 25th Anniversary Edition

The new edition features the digitally remastered original record.

Group Members: Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry

Album Details
Artist R.E.M.
Genre(s) Rock
Styles College Rock, Alternative-Indie Rock, Jangle Pop, Alternative Pop-Rock
Release Date July 13, 2010

Panda Bear - Tomboy

description: This is Panda Bear's 4th full length album. The vocals sound superb, and sound like late-'60s Beach Boys.

Album Details
Artist Panda Bear
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative-Indie Rock, Alternative Pop-Rock, Drums
Release Date Sep 30, 2010
Country U.S.

M.I.A. - Maya

review: This is just a mess. It's noisy. (it is not good) It's really unorganized and you can tell she's trying (songs are too flimsy) to be offputting. MIA, act like an adult.

Album Details
Artist M.I.A.
Genre(s) Electronic
Styles Alternative Dance, Club/Dance
Release Date Jul 13, 2010
Length 41:35
Country UK

Jesse Malin and the St. Marks Social - Love It to Life

review: Jesse's got a good vocals, the group rocks, pretty cool, unique stuff.

Album Details
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock, Rock n Roll, Alternative-Indie Rock
Release Date Apr 27, 2010
Length 34:50
Country U.S.

The Maine - Black and White

This is the second record by alternative rock Band The Maine. The album features singles "Inside Of You" and "Growing Up", (catchy songs) and there will be a delxe version available (organic work) as well as a Keepsake v.

Album Details
Artist The Maine
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative-Indie Rock, Alternative Pop-Rock, Emo-Pop
Release Date Jul 13, 2010
Length 35:21
Country U.S.

Sting - Symphonicities

summary: The 2010 studio record, (familiar songs) comprised of Sting's most celebrated tracks re-imagined 4 (older songs, surely symphonic) symphonic arrangement, serves as the extreme commemoration (symphonic arrangements) of the live concert experience.

Album Details
Artist Sting
Genre(s) Classical
Styles Adult Alternative Pop-Rock,
Release Date Jul 13, 2010
Length 56:00
Country UK

Mantler - Monody

review: Love this album! A solid effort. An absolutely enjoyable adventure from (added to Best indie rock albums of 2010) start to finish. My favorite songs, Also Close the Rainbow, Fresh and Fair, Breaking Past the Day and Childman.

Album Details
Artist Mantler
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Indie Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/ Rock, Neo-Soul
Release Date Apr 13, 2010
Length 43:16
Country CA

Health - Disco2

summary: Health return to the remix (80s synth) realm with DISCO2, (orig. disco remixes)The rest of the remix artists Crystal Castles, Javelin, Tobacco, Pictureplane, and CFCF.


Album Details
Artist Health
Genre(s) Electronic
Styles Indie Electronic, Club/Dance Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Alternative/ Indie Rock,
Release Date Jun 22, 2010
Length 52:57
Country U.S.

Ed Kowalczyk - Alive

review: The solo album from the former Live frontman (guitarist) is a rebirth for the artist. Some tracks still have a "Live" feel to them, which is a good thing, and yet he still (atmospherics) makes this his own. The end result is a balanced and overall fantastic listening experience.

Album Details
Artist Ed Kowalczyk
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative/ Indie Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/ Rock
Release Date Jul 6, 2010
Length 40:02
Country U.S.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois is a Canadian record producer, (solo artist) guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of records (vintage equipment) of his own work and has produced records 4 a wide va of artists, including Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, (singular aesthetic) and Willie Nelson.

Genre(s) Alternative Pop-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop-Rock, Alternative-Indie Rock

Discography
Acadie 1989
For the Beauty of Wynona 1993
Cool Water 1994
Sling Blade 1996
Shine 2003
Rockets 2005
Belladonna 2005
Here Is What Is 2007

School of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire

description: 2010 second album from the Dream-pop trio School of Seven Bells.
Members: Ben Curtis, Alley Deheza, Claudia Deheza

Album Details
Artist School of Seven Bells
Genre(s) Electronic Rock
Styles Indie Electronic, Dream pop, Shoegaze
Release Date Jul 13, 2010
Country U.S.

The Chap - Well Done Europe

description: This is the third full-length studio album by electro-rock group The Chap. Their sound is a mix of rock-pop (electronic chamber pop) with small quantities of almost every other (club) genre thrown in 4 good measure.
Members: Claire Hope, Johannes Von Weizsacker, Keith Duncan, Panos Ghikas

Album Details
Artist The Chap
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Indie Electronic, Alternative-Indie Rock, Alternative Pop-Rock
Release Date Jul 6, 2010
Country UK

Good Riddance - Capricorn One: Singles & Rarities

summary: Capricorn One: Singles and Rarities is a compilation album of California punk rock band Good Riddance. The album features singles, album tracks and unreleased demos the band released from 1993 to 2006 while with Fat Wreck Chords.

Album Details
Artist Good Riddance
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Punk/New Wave, Alternative-Indie Rock, Punk Revival, Hardcore Punk
Release Date Jul 6, 2010
Length 44:56
Country U.S.

Joe Elliott - My Regeneration

My Regeneration is a project fronted by Def Leppard's (definitive hard rock group of the '80s) Joe Elliott, have recorded 13 modern cover v. of rare yet (debut record) monumental songs by 70's pop-rock pioneers Mott,(sound was equal parts T. Rex) Ian Hunger and British Lions.

Album Details
Artist Joe Elliott
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Contemporary Pop-Rock, Hard Rock
Release Date 2010
Length 48:36
Country UK

The Dream - Love King

review: This record is all its chalked up to be. Opening song of Love King is energetic and from 1. to 17. is hit after hit. I have favorite songs on the record, Love King, February Love and Make Up Bag.


Album Details
Artist The Dream
Genre(s) RnB
Styles Contemporary R&B, Pop
Release Date Jun 29, 2010
Length 54:44
Country U.S.

Stars - The Five Ghosts

description: The debut from Stars indie rock pushes boundaries with a blend of smooth rock and Indie Electronic.

The Five Ghosts, the new album from celebrated indie rock band STARS, debuted at #62 on the Billboard chart today, marking the first time the Canadian band has entered the chart's Top 100 in the United States. In Canada, the new album saw further success when it debuted in the Top 10, shattering the band's previous chart statistics. The album currently holds the #2 spot on the digital chart.

Album Details
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Indie Pop, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
Release Date Jun 22, 2010
Length 38:48
Country CA

Kenny Burrell - Be Yourself: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Recorded live at the Lincoln Center. The new(2010) in Highnote's on-going (jazz veterans) series captured live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Jazz at Lincoln Center.
drummer Clayton Cameron, pianist Benny Green, bassist Peter Washington, and tenor saxophone Tivon Pennicott

Album Details
Artist Kenny Burrell
Genre(s) Jazz, Melodic Blues
Styles Hard Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Release Date Jun 29, 2010
Length 69:59
Country U.S.

To Rococo Rot - Speculation

summary: "Speculation" is the latest(2010) To Rococo Rot album, combine electronic Intelligent Dance Music and acoustic elements to create Experimental Techno and electronic music.

Members: Robert Lippok, Ronald Lippok, Stefan Schneider

Album Details
Artist To Rococo Rot
Genre(s) Electronic
Styles Indie Electronic, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Experimental Techno, Club/Dance, Techno
Release Date Jun 29, 2010
Length 44:55
Country DE

Semi Precious Weapons - You Love You

The nine full-throttle trash-punk anthems of You Love You redefine rock 'n roll, combining the slick and glossy with the raw and gritty to create a toxic concoction best described as filthy glamour.

Producer: Jack Joseph Puig, Executive Producer: Lady Gaga

Album Details
Artist Semi Precious Weapons
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative/ Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/ Rock, Hard Rock, Garage Rock Revival
Release Date Jun 29, 2010
Length 33:12
Country U.S.

The Secret History - The World That Never Was

review: It's a really great album. Lisa Ronson n Erin Dermody are in fine vcals, and we are treated to (blend of icy synth pop) lead vcals by Michael Grace, (majestic guitar pop) on two pieces. The music is an (added to Best indie rock albums of 2010) equal partner in the tracks, augmenting them with some amazing rhythms and soloing.

Album Details
Genre(s) Rock
Styles Alternative-Indie Rock
Release Date 2010
Length 52:32
Country U.S.

Jackie Green - Till the Light Comes

review: Till the Light Comes is a much more mature (sharp melody) rock work compared to his last effort (Greene sounds a great deal) Greene has really developed his own vocals and the production and songwriting (contemporary) on the new one is absolutely first class.

Album Details
Artist Jackie Green
Genre(s) Rock
Styles American Trad Rock, Adult Contemporary
Release Date Jun 29, 2010
Length 46:03
Country U.S.