When it comes to albums released in 2010, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s pored over them more intensely than a KEXP DJ. So, what were their favorites? Which CDs did they reach for the most, or, uh, “click on” the most in their iTunes players? Find out as KEXP looks at each DJ’s list through the month of December, leading up to our 2010 Top 90.3 Countdown, as voted on by YOU, the KEXP listener! Voting ends on Monday, December 20th, so let us know your favorites now.
photo by Jim Bennett
Cheryl Waters’s 2010 Top Ten Albums
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Foals | Total Life Forever | Sub Pop |
| Wolf Parade | Expo 86 | Sub Pop |
| Deerhunter | Halcyon Digest | 4AD |
| LCD Soundsystem | This Is Happening | DFA/Virgin |
| Beach House | Teen Dream | Sub Pop |
| Arcade Fire | The Suburbs | Merge |
| The Black Angels | Phosphene Dream | Blue Horizon |
| Sufjan Stevens | Age of Adz | Asthmatic Kitty |
| The Black Keys | Brothers | Nonesuch |
| Tame Impala | Innerspeaker | Modular |
Cheryl Waters is the host of The Midday Show, airing Monday through Friday, 10AM-2PM.
3 Comments
This list is so spot on it’s like a perfect record guide for 2010. Thanks, Cheryl!
Right on Cheryl! Foals, LCD soundsystem and beach house also made mine.
Thank you sooooo much for putting Age of Adz. I’m surprised that others didn’t.