I thought 2009 got off to a good start, but so far 2010 is just bananas. I can barely keep up with the excellent releases so far this year, and there’s more joy just around the corner (Midlake, Hot Chip, Joanna Newsom).
But even if no more albums were released this year, I’d count 2010 as a success just based on Beach House’s Teen Dream (Sub Pop). Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally have crafted a unique and fully realized vision of longing, love, and regret, and it has the sound of a bona fide classic.
…and here’s the song that is breaking my heart ever day, “Silver Soul”:
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