Favourite Albums of the Decade So Far!?

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-07-2018, 07:49 AM

before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, this thread is just for speculating, brain storming, and having fun talking about the past decade in music. of course we still have 2018 and 2019 left but i think we're far enough in that was start to discuss some of our favourites, and even some albums that we anticipate will be regarded as classics. i'm snowed in again and i have a lot of time on my hands ok?

anyway, i picked 25. placed them in an order but i don't know that there's any i prefer over the others mentioned, all just phenomenal albums imo.

i think it's incredibly difficult to assemble a list for this and will only get harder once the decade is actually over, but this is like a rough draft of sorts.

1. Ceremony - The L Shaped Man (2015)
2. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind (2012)
3. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory (2012)
4. Death Grips - Exmilitary (2011)
5. La Dispute - Wildlife (2011)
6. AJJ - Knife Man (2011)
7. El-P - Cancer 4 Cure (2012)
8. Deafheaven - Sunbather (2013)
9. Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion (2015)
10. Title Fight - Hyperview (2015)
11. Coffinworm - IV.I.VIII (2014)
12. The Front Bottoms - The Front Bottoms (2011)
13. Milo - So the Flies Don't Come (2015)
14. Ghostbath - Moonlover (2015)
15. Liturgy - Aesthetica (2011)
16. Gridlink - Longhena (2014)
17. Gaza - No Absolutes in Human Suffering (2012)
18. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell (2015)
19. Danny Brown - XXX (2011)/Atrocity Exhibition (2016) (XXX was always my favourite, but lately thinking AE might be more deserving of the spot)
20. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 (2015)
21. Forteresse - Theme pour la rebellion
22. Xiu Xiu - Plays the Music of Twin Peaks (2016)
23. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt (2010)
24. Days n' Daze - Rogue Taxidermy (2013)
25. Joyce Manor - Joyce Manor (2011)

didn't realize how rad of a year 2011 was until i put this together.

Justthefacts · 01-07-2018, 08:51 AM

1. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
3. Frank Ocean - Channel ORANGE
4. Royal Headache - High
5. Kanye West - Yeezus
6. Kendrick Lamar - TPAB
7. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
8. Death Grips - The Money Store
9. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
10. Ceremony - Rohnert Park LP
11. Bon Iver - Bon Iver Bon Iver
12. Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden Of Delete
13. Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
14. Thee Oh Sees - A Weird Exits
15. Frank Ocean - Blond
16. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
17. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt
18. Ought - Sun Coming Down
19. Julia Holter - Loud City Song
20. Iceage - Plowing Into The Field Of Love
21. Grizzly Bear - Shields
22. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Pinata
23. Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo
24. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
25. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again

Justthefacts · 01-07-2018, 09:14 AM

Shout out to Q as well for having the cajones to list "The L-Shaped Man" as his favorite album this decade or one of his favorites. Pathetic, yet brave.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 01-07-2018, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Exo

Bring on the alt-j hate. They made a fantastic album. The rest is garbage. Sue me.

i’m actually with you. i don’t like the album as much, but it’s definitely solid and better than the rest of their material.

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Sufjan Stevens- Carrie and Lowell (2015) (we agree on one album Qwert

)

seems everyone so far is in agreement. maybe it’ll be an MB classic someday??

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Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Shout out to Q as well for having the cajones to list "The L-Shaped Man" as his favorite album this decade or one of his favorites. Pathetic, yet brave.

best Ceremony album. stayed away from it for quite awhile because fans tricker me into thinking the band had fallen off. fake news though, they’re better than ever bitches.

**Exo** · 01-07-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Qwertyy

i’m actually with you. i don’t like the album as much, but it’s definitely solid and better than the rest of their material.

I'm just as surprised with how much I like it. I didn't at first. A lot of it has to do with a relationship I was in. A lot of the songs make me think of her but only the good times. It's weird. Some songs trigger sadness with me but that album only triggers happiness and warmth. It's like when you think about something from your past and it should make you sad but the nostalgia is so strong that it only conjures good vibes. That album rips nostalgia for some reason.

**Exo** · 01-07-2018, 08:58 AM

In no f*cking order because I ain't got time for that stress. They're just in descending order of release date.

Also, I'm omitting 2017 titles as to not spoil my Top 50 for whenever the f*ck I finish it.

Jherek Bischoff - Cistern (2016)
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth (2016)
David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar] (2016)
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015)
Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell (2015)
Pretend - Tapestry'd Life (2015)
Creepoid - Creepoid (2014)
Swans - To Be Kind (2014)
Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else (2014)
Anti-Lilly & Phoniks - Stories From the Brass Section (2014)
Kayo Dot - Hubardo (2013)
Deafheaven - Sunbather (2013)
BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2 (2012)
Creepoid - Horse Heaven (2011)
L'Orange - The Mad Writer (2012)
Swans - The Seer (2012)
alt-J - An Awesome Wave (2012)
Cloudkicker - Beacons (2010)
Daughters - Daughters (2010)

Bring on the alt-j hate. They made a fantastic album. The rest is garbage. Sue me.

rubber soul · 01-07-2018, 09:07 AM

I'm still covering 1979 in my grand quest for my own top 25s (and that's probably going to be slowing up as I get into newer territory).

But these are the albums the wow me this decade so far...

Sleeper- Ty Segall (2013)
The Like- Release Me (2010) (Stay tuned for the Album Club soon)
Johnny Cash- American VI- Ain't No Grave (2010)
PJ Harvey- Let England Shake (2011)
Girls- Father Son Holy Ghost (2011)
Beach House- Bloom (2012)
David Bowie- The Next Day (2013)
Sufjan Stevens- Carrie and Lowell (2015) (we agree on one album Qwert

)
Father John Misty- I Love You Honeybear (2015)
David Bowie- Blackstar (2016)
PJ Harvey- The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016)
Granddaddy- Last Place (2017)
Conor Oberst- Salutations (2017)

And that's my list and I'm sticking to it.

OccultHawk · 01-07-2018, 09:14 AM

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Conor Oberst- Salutations (2017)

God no

Trollheart · 01-07-2018, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

The Like- Release Me (2010) (Stay tuned for the Album Club soon)

Like, now.

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Granddaddy- Last Place (2017)
Conor Oberst- Salutations (2017)

Two superb albums.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

God no

STFU jazz boy.

Trollheart · 01-07-2018, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I'm going to rank mine by year and alphabet.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

God no

01-07-2018, 08:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	*In no fcking order because I ain't got time for that stress. They're just in descending order of release date.** Also, I'm omitting 2017 titles as to not spoil my Top 50 for whenever the fck I finish it. Jherek Bischoff* - Cistern (2016) Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth (2016) David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar] (2016) Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit (2015) Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell (2015) Pretend - Tapestry'd Life (2015) Creepoid - Creepoid (2014) Swans - To Be Kind (2014) Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else (2014) Anti-Lilly & Phoniks - Stories From the Brass Section (2014) Kayo Dot - Hubardo (2013) Deafheaven - Sunbather (2013) BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2 (2012) Creepoid - Horse Heaven (2011) L'Orange - The Mad Writer (2012) Swans - The Seer (2012) alt-J - An Awesome Wave (2012) Cloudkicker - Beacons (2010) Daughters - Daughters (2010) Bring on the alt-j hate. They made a fantastic album. The rest is garbage. Sue me. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE