{"id":1173,"date":"2019-12-09T12:59:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T17:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2019-12-09T12:59:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T17:59:43","slug":"albums-of-the-2010s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greatapes.ca\/blog\/2019\/12\/albums-of-the-2010s\/","title":{"rendered":"Albums of the 2010s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Putting together this list reminded me of how much great music has been released in the last decade. I have a tendency, like most people over 30, to have nostalgia towards the music of my high school and college years that can cause me to under-rate how good the current music scene is. Putting together the initial shortlist that I pulled these 25 albums from got me a list of nearly 100 great albums from the 2010s, and I could probably name 100 more good ones after that. These final 25 comprise a list of outstanding records, and there was so much good stuff I wanted to include but didn&#8217;t have room for. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>25. <em>The Take Off and Landing of Everything<\/em> by Elbow (2014)<\/p>\n<p>No music by Elbow on any of the free streaming sites, which is a shame.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>24. <em>Double Negative<\/em> by Low (2018)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2337243200\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2542528719\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lowtheband.bandcamp.com\/album\/double-negative\">Double Negative by Low<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>23.\u00a0<em>self-titled<\/em> by The Great Cold (2016)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1207765522\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3523605105\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thegreatcold.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-great-cold\">The Great Cold by The Great Cold<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>22.\u00a0<em>Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave<\/em> by The Twilight Sad (2014)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=424287452\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=4040275898\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thetwilightsad.bandcamp.com\/album\/nobody-wants-to-be-here-and-nobody-wants-to-leave\">Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave by The Twilight Sad<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>21.\u00a0<em>Paradise<\/em> by White Lung (2016)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1858097301\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3302987059\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/whitelung.bandcamp.com\/album\/paradise\">Paradise by WHITE LUNG<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>20.\u00a0<em>Gold and Grey<\/em> by Baroness (2019)<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/601041435&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>19.\u00a0<em>Dance on the Blacktop<\/em> by Nothing (2018)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2547506892\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1735466275\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nothing.bandcamp.com\/album\/dance-on-the-blacktop\">Dance On The Blacktop by Nothing<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The best alt-rock record of 1998 released since 1998.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>18.\u00a0<em>Utopioid<\/em> by Rosetta (2017)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=644408023\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theanaesthete.bandcamp.com\/album\/utopioid\">Utopioid by Rosetta<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>17.\u00a0<em>Joy as an Act of Resistance<\/em> by Idles (2018)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3436968866\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=356239463\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/idlesband.bandcamp.com\/album\/joy-as-an-act-of-resistance\">Joy as an Act of Resistance. by IDLES<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>16.\u00a0<em>Love Will Die and Time Will Bury It<\/em> by Rolo Tomassi (2018)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=118717355\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3736630854\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rolotomassi.bandcamp.com\/album\/time-will-die-and-love-will-bury-it\">Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It by Rolo Tomassi<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>15.\u00a0<em>Forgiveness Rock Record<\/em> by Broken Social Scene (2010)<\/p>\n<p>For some reason Broken Social Scene don&#8217;t appear to have any music available on any of the free streaming sites.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>14.\u00a0<em>The Scene Between<\/em> by The Go! Team (2015)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3728225634\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thegoteam.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-scene-between\">The Scene Between by The Go! Team<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>13.\u00a0<em>Elegy by Dead<\/em> to a Dying World (2019)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1726806475\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1795134759\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/deadtoadyingworld.bandcamp.com\/album\/elegy-3\">Elegy by DEAD TO A DYING WORLD<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>12.\u00a0<em>The Age of Adz<\/em> by Sufjan Stevens (2010)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4246425639\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1172441820\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/music.sufjan.com\/album\/the-age-of-adz\">The Age of Adz by Sufjan Stevens<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Look, he rhymes &#8220;Sufjan&#8221; with &#8220;Vesuvius&#8221;. How could this not make the list?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>11.\u00a0<em>The Anaesthete<\/em> by Rosetta (2013)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1457570381\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=186139838\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theanaesthete.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-anaesthete\">The Anaesthete by Rosetta<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>10.\u00a0<em>For This We Fought the Battle of Ages<\/em> by SubRosa (2016)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1022349432\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2277647496\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subrosausa.bandcamp.com\/album\/for-this-we-fought-the-battle-of-ages\">For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages by SubRosa<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>9.\u00a0<em>Hiss Spun<\/em> by Chelsea Wolfe (2017)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3891158978\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=598937405\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com\/album\/hiss-spun\">Hiss Spun by CHELSEA WOLFE<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>8.\u00a0<em>Allelelujah! Don&#8217;t Bend! Ascend!<\/em> by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (2012)<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/62466857&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>7. <em>Myra<\/em> by Spurv (2018)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2596326879\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1202089523\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spurv.bandcamp.com\/album\/myra\">Myra by Spurv<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>6. <em>The Suburbs<\/em> by The Arcade Fire (2010)<\/p>\n<p>Strangely, there don&#8217;t seem to be any Arcade Fire songs on any of the free streaming sites.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>5. <em>Kollaps Tradixionales<\/em> by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (2010)<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2185916&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>4. <em>Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything<\/em> by Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (2014)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1930917063\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1979703406\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theesilvermtzion.bandcamp.com\/album\/fuck-off-get-free-we-pour-light-on-everything\">Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything by Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>3. <em>Quintessential Ephemera<\/em> by Rosetta (2015)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1508011038\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3842753001\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theanaesthete.bandcamp.com\/album\/quintessential-ephemera\">Quintessential Ephemera by Rosetta<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>2. <em>Heaven<\/em> by The Walkmen (2012)<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1912610678\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3666877037\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewalkmen.bandcamp.com\/album\/heaven\">Heaven by The Walkmen<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>1. <em>Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress<\/em> by Godspeed You! 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