It’s Been a Good year, a Good New Beginning: The Best of 2010 In Music

Albums

1. The Wonder Years – The Upsides
2. Fake Problems – Real Ghosts Caught On Tape
3. The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
4. Against Me! – White Crosses
5. Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
6. Vampire Weekend – Contra
7. Jimmy Eat World – Invented
8. The Hold Steady – Heaven Is Whenever
9. Transit – Keep This To Yourself
10. Hellogoodbye – Would It Kill You?

Honorable Mentions

• The Graduate – Only Every Time
• Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
• The Forecast – The Forecast
• AM Taxi – We Don’t Stand a Chance

EPs

1. Bright and Early – Louder Than Words
2. Stay Ahead of the Weather – We Better Get Goin’ If We’re Gonna
3. Joie de Vivre – You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good
4. The Appreciation Post – Work/Sleep
5. Treaty of Paris – Currents

Honorable Mentions

• Banquets – This Is Our Concern, Dude
• Bomb the Music Industry! – Adults!!!

Songs

1. The Gaslight Anthem – The Diamond Church Street Choir
2. Bright and Early – Something Personal
3. Against Me! – Bamboo Bones
4. The Wonder Years – Washington Square Park
5. The Graduate – Permanent Tourists
6. Fireworks – I Grew Up In a Legion Hall
7. Transit – A Living Diary
8. Anberlin – Art of War
9. Banquets – Eleanor, I Need a Garden
10. The Hold Steady – We can Get Together
11. Joie de Vivre – You Ruined Everything That Was Ever Good
12. A Day To Remember – All Signs Point To Lauderdale
13. Handguns – Anywhere But Home
14. Stay Ahead of the Weather – Sorority Social Suicide
15. The Appreciation Post – Doom and Gloom

Best Shows

1. Fireworks at the Morton American Legion Hall
2. Movies About Animals covering Tell All Your Friends at Jeff’s house.
3. Playing with the Kings of Olde and This Is My Suitcase at Coffee Nation

Best New Artist

• News From Verona

Most Anticipated for 2011

• The Wonder Years
• The Get Up Kids
• Fireworks
• Polar Bear Club