Decatur CD's Favorite Music of 2010

Year-end lists! Everybody's doing it, and we're no exception. Here's our favorite musical stuff from the year. Enjoy, and let us know your favorites in the comments.

Warren's 12 Albums of Christmas (Even Though There are 13 of Them and None of Them Have Anything to Do With Christmas)
Arcade Fire - Suburbs
Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs of Love
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig
Belle & Sebastian - Write About Love
Grinderman II
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding
Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi [Editor: "This came out in 2009!" Warren: "I don't care!"]
Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues
Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy
Georgia Fireflies - Where Do the Birds Go? (local)
The Vaselines - Sex With an X
Oryx + Crake - s/t (local)

Warren's Favorite Shows of 2010
1. Richard Thompson @ Variety Playhouse
2. Grinderman @ Variety Playhouse
3. Chatham County Line @ Eddie's Attic
4. Rosanne Cash reading @ Agnes Scott
5. Arcade Fire/Spoon @ that amphitheatre that's a million miles away
6. The Vaselines @ The EARL

Eliot's Top 10 Releases of 2010
1. The Choosers - Christine b/w I Can't Stop (Pop 'n' Roll)
2. The Endtables - s/t 12" (RE - Drag City)
3. The Eat - Communist Radio b/w Catholic BOys (RE - Last Laugh)
4. The Germs - Live at the Starwood CD (Rhino Handmade)
5. T. Rex - The Slider LP (RE - Fat Possum)
6. Protex - Strange Obsessions LP (Sing Sing)
7. Ex-Humans - s/t LP (Rob's House)
8. The Normals - Almost Ready b/w Hardcore (RE - Last Laugh)
9. Gentleman Jesse - You've Got the Wrong Man b/w Stubborn Ghost (HoZac)
10. The Plimsouls - Live! Beg, Barrow & Steal (Alive!)

Twenty One Artists (Plus One Compilation) Who Put Out Albums in 2010 That Austin Thinks You Should Check Out, Listed in Rough Order of Preference

LCD Soundsystem

Phosphorescent

Florida's Dying Party Platter

Justin Townes Earle

Torche

Swans

Yeasayer

Kylesa

Suckers

Magic Kids

Black Tusk

Grinderman

White Wires

Big Boi

The Vaselines

Titus Andronicus

The Strange Boys

The Limiñanas

Yelawolf

Ty Segall

Daughters

Cee-Lo Green