2010- my albums of this rather forgettable year.

A Listmania! list by russell clarke "stipesdoppleganger" (halifax, west yorks)
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Queen Of Denmark
1.  Queen Of Denmark by John Grant
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  "My album of the year by a country mile. In a rather poor year ( maybe i just bought the wrong stuff ?) this is lovingly crafted diamond-elegant, erudite and moving."
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Constant Companion
2.  Constant Companion by Doug Paisley
The list author says:
  "Truly lovely collection of low key acoustic/Americana songs with a rich melancholic seam."
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Relayted
3.  Relayted by Gayngs
The list author says:
  "Filters soul & jazz through a fractured contemporary prism and shoots the light of it,s sometime genius is multifarious directions.The years most esoteric delight."
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We Can`t Fly
4.  We Can`t Fly by Aeroplane
The list author says:
  "Massively enjoyable melange of pompous but finely crafted instrumentals.Like Air mixed King Crimson covering Army Of Lovers........or something like that."
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The Besnard Lakes Are The Roar
5.  The Besnard Lakes Are The Roar by The Besnard Lakes
The list author says:
  "Unlike some ( The Phantom Band ) this years release did not dissapoint Not quite as grandiose as usual but still an impressive elemental set."
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Steeple
6.  Steeple by Wolf People
The list author says:
  "Just  when i despair of ever hearing a decent rock album again ,soemthing pops right out of the blue.Or more aptly the black & blue as this years bruising rock behemoth from Wolf People testifies."
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My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky
7.  My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky by Swans
The list author says:
  "The return of Gira & Co, though sadly missing Jarboe. Still it was great to hear the sepulcraphal charcoal drones and portentous rythmns once again. A most welcome rejuvanantion."
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Victorian America
8.  Victorian America by Emily Jane White
The list author says:
  "Darkly mysterious deeply entrenched American folk music. Utterly beguiling and crackling with tension and beautifully performed."
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Through Low Light And Trees
9.  Through Low Light And Trees by Smoke Fairies
The list author says:
  "One of the best bands operating in Britain right now .An intoxicating mix of folk ( English ) blues & rock (American ) and probably some other stuff as well."
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The Suburbs
10.  The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
The list author says:
  "Well they had to be here somewhere and so here they are. Not quite up to their last two albums but still pretty damn good."
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Unicorn
11.  Unicorn by Chew Lips
The list author says:
  "Plays subtle havoc with this thing called pop/rock music, A superior pop album but one that inserts real sonic invention for a constant revaltory listening experience."
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Museum Quality Capture
12.  Museum Quality Capture by Seinking Ships
The list author says:
  "Featuring the divine Miki Berenyi -an intoxicating collection of shimmerinmg & shifting tracks  that entrance and comfort like a distant heat haze."
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She Was Coloured In
13.  She Was Coloured In by Solar Bears
The list author says:
  "The bolt out of the blue album this year. A head scratching mix of synthop, Krautrock, and weirdy electronica it is actually the most relaxing album i have heard all year."
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One-Armed Bandit
14.  One-Armed Bandit by Jaga Jazzist
The list author says:
  "It is wildly experimental and freeform yet still retains structure , compositional flow and rhythmic arrangements and .......wait for it ...melody. Blimey!"
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Falling Down A Mountain
15.  Falling Down A Mountain by Tindersticks
The list author says:
  "I have neglected the Tindersticks .Taken their moody mellifluous magnificence for granted .In short I had stopped buying their albums .Until this . And it is quite magnificent really .Lesson learned."
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Soars
16.  Soars by Soars
The list author says:
  "Hugely comforting .LIke MBV paying tribute to Slowdive and Mazzy Star at the same time which, incidentally , is something i would,nt mind hearing anyway."
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Bang Goes The Knighthood
17.  Bang Goes The Knighthood by The Divine Comedy
The list author says:
  "Nothing could match last years DLM but this is a welcome return to form for the Divine Comedy .It is a tad clumsy and twee at times but there is enough understated magnificence to make it worth it."
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Does It Look Like I'm Here?
18.  Does It Look Like I'm Here? by Emeralds
The list author says:
  "Wonderfully vivid instrumental album , a sumptuous pallette of variagated colours and that shapes shifts like  some polymprophic vibrant insidious alein entity."
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