Getintothis presents the annual top 50 records of the year.
It’s been four years since Getintothis began offering our thoughts on music on the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo‘s webpages – and 2010 has proved by some distance the most wildly disparate and difficult 12 months to collate an end of year list.
It’s hard to pin point specifics but the sheer wealth of music on offer is an obvious factor. I’ve written before about the impact of technology and drowning in sound, and with the addition of Spotify round these parts in the early stages of 2010 plus the diminishing return of physical promos/increase of digital links, it was near-impossible to escape new releases on a daily basis.
I could quite easily have collated another Top 100, however, I did that in 2008 and quite frankly once you get around 70-odd you lose the will to live, let alone offer a fair reflection.
So, after considerable thought, here’s the first part for 2010. Feel free to champion, sigh or shake a fist in my direction – but most of all it’d be grand if you joined in the music geek’s ritual and added your own selection as there’s bound to be some records which have slipped through the net.
The rest of December will include Liverpool musicians, promoters, DJs and media types from the rest of the UK revealing their records of the year, plus a run through Getintothis‘ standout moments of 2010 including the best gigs, events, hero of the year and more besides.
In the meantime, getintothis:
50. 
Neon Indian: Psychic Chasms
Lefse Records
Review
49. 
Grinderman: Grinderman 2
Mute
Review
48. 
Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles II
Polydor
Review
47. 
Tame Impala: Innerspeaker
Transgressive
Review
46. 
Ikonika: contact, love, want, have
Hyperdub
Review
45. 
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
EMI
Review
44. 
Villa Nah: Origin
Keys Of Life Records
Review
43. 
Local Natives: Gorilla Manor
Infectious
Review
42. 
Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
Warp
Review
41. 
Holy Fuck: Latin
Young Turks
Review
40. 
Swans: My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
Young Gods Records
Review
39. 
Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can
Virgin
Review
38. 
Capac: Pastels
On The Shelf Records
Review
37. 
Mugstar: …Sun, Broken…
Important Records
Review
36. 
Titus Andronicus: Monitor
XL Recordings
Review
35. 
Mystery Jets: Serotonin
Rough Trade
Review
34. 
Caribou: Swim
City Slang/Co-Op
Review
33. 
No Age: Everything In Between
Sub Pop
Review
32. 
Sleigh Bells: Treats
Columbia
Review
31. 
Four Tet: There Is Love In You
Domino
Review
Check back tomorrow as Getintothis’ countdown continues with albums 30-21.
Getintothis Top 50 Albums of 2009
Getintothis Top 100 Albums of 2008
Getintothis Top 50 Albums of 2007
