2010 So Far...

We're barely two months into 2010, but some great music has already been released. Vampire Weekend's Contra definitely holds my favorite album of the year spot so far, but it's still early.

I'm not even going to attempt an album list, so I'll just hit you guys with a quick top 5 songs of 2010, in no particular order.

1. "Swim" by Surfer Blood
A few teens from Florida--known of whom surf, by the way--throw together a nice indie rock song with a super-catchy hook. I hear elements of U2, The Cribs, even a little Pavement.

Surfer Blood - "Swim"

2. "Odessa" by Caribou
Oh my goodness. I knew Caribou was good, but this shit is ridiculous. Polyrhythmical awesomeness is wrapped around a deep, rumbling, somewhat gooshy bass line. The feelings one gets while listening to this is almost indescribable--it's soft, yet there's something looming in the background--kind of like being stoned and walking through a dark woods.

Caribou - "Odessa"

3. "Heaven's On Fire" by The Radio Dept.
After breaking onto the scene via tracks featured in Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette, The Radio Dept. have been somewhat silent, though this year they return with their shoegazey Swedish pop. "Heaven's On Fire" is more of the same from this group, but it stands out, mostly due to the semi-anarchistic quote from Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore at the beginning.

The Radio Dept. - "Heaven's On Fire"

4. "What Makes Him Act So Bad?" by Adam Green
The crooner of crude returns with album Minor Love, without a doubt his best effort since Friends of Mine. Minor Love sounds a bit like Lou Reed's Transformer, a dark, lo-fi, very New Yorker feel is all over the record, especially on this single. A nice little guitar solo rounds it out, and Mr. Green sounds more like himself than he perhaps ever has.

Adam Green - "What Makes Him Act So Bad?"

5. "Diplomat's Son" by Vampire Weekend
From the aforementioned Cousins, "I Think Ur A Contra" is the most interesting love song I've heard in a while. Check it out.

Vampire Weekend - "I Think Ur A Contra"

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