New Music: My Best Of 2010 List

It is always a challenge to put together a "Best Of" list. My list is usually driven by money; albeit, no one sends me these discs free and I have to put out my hard earned cash for the tunes. Given the nature of working for my money, I am careful. I only buy albums that I know I will enjoy. Long gone are the days of random purchases and taking chances. Therefore, you will notice that many of my favorite artists show up on the list.

There are plenty of albums that I have not had the opportunity to purchase yet, and I look forward to reading other people's lists as the new year begins. If you care to suggest albums that I have overlooked and/or would like to send me copies, contact me at amcrhpfan@hotmail.com.

My List:

1) Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Hawk

2) Trembling Blue Stars - Fast Trains And Telegraph Wires

3) Tracey Thorn - Love And Its Opposite

4) Teenage Fanclub - Shadows

5) Superchunk - Majesty Shredding

6) Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 - Northern Aggression

7) Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - Propellor Time

8) The Posies - Blood/Candy

9) Peter Case - Wig!

10) Paul Weller - Wake Up The Nation

11) Old 97's - The Grand Theatre Volume One

12) Lloyd Cole - Broken Record

13) Jon Langford & Skull Orchard - Old Devils

14) Howe Gelb - Melted Wires

15) Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain

16) Harold Budd & Clive Wright - Little Windows

17) Brian Eno - Small Craft On A Milk Sea

18) The Fall - Your Future Our Clutter

19) Elvis Costello - National Ransom

20) Cowboy Junkies - Renmin Park

21) Crowded House - Intriguer

22) Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett

23) Grinderman - Grinderman 2

24) Matthew Ryan - Dear Lover (The Acoustic Versions)

25) Stan Ridgway - Neon Mirage














26) Bryan Ferry - Olympia