The G-Man Album of the Year 2010 : 50-11

Last years list was a Top 25 but, after weeks of sifting through various albums and revisiting January to May releases (which seems so far away now) it became quite clear that this figure would have to be doubled. I must admit I even found it tough to whittle the shortlist (from 92) down to 50 which shows how good a year it has been for music no matter what the big record label fatcats try to tell us.
To add a little excitement to the unveiling this post will contain album 50 down to album 11. Ooooooooo…..

50. Pearly Gate Music by Pearly Gate Music
49. Band of Joy by Robert Plant
48. Through Low Light And Trees by Smoke Fairies

47. Becoming A Jackal by Villagers
46. The Fool by Warpaint
45. Odd Blood by Yeasayer
44. Brothers by The Black Keys
43. The Courage Of Others by Midlake

42. Forgiveness Rock Record by Broken Social Scene
41. Head First by Goldfrapp

40. Queen of Denmark by John Grant
39. We Built a Fire by Seabear

38. Pigeons by Here We Go Magic
37. Heartland by Owen Pallett
36. Together by The New Pornographers
35. Swanlights by Antony & The Johnsons
34. I’m Having Fun Now by Jenny & Johnny

33. The Golden Archipelago by Shearwater
32. The Wonder Show Of The World by Bonnie “Prince” Billy & The Cairo Gang
31. The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night by The Besnard Lakes

30. End Times by Eels
29. You Are Not Alone by Mavis Staples
28. The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
27. All We Grow by S. Carey

26. Swim by Caribou
25. There Is Love In You by Four Tet
24. Astro Coast by Surfer Blood

23. Before Today by Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
22. Stridulum II by Zola Jesus
21. Special Moves by Mogwai

20. The Dial Waltz by Boa Morte
19. Volume II by She & Him
18. Everything In Between by No Age
17. Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom

16. Teen Dream by Beach House
15. Ring by Glasser

14. Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
13. The Age Of Adz by Sufjan Stevens
12. Infinite Arms by Band Of Horses
11. Admiral Fell Promises by Sun Kil Moon