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, airing Monday, January 3rd.
photo by Chona Kasinger
Mel’s 2010 Top Ten Albums
| Rank | Album | Artist | Label |
| 1 | Further | The Chemical Brothers | Virgin |
| 2 | I Speak Because I Can | Laura Marling | Virgin |
| 3 | Halcyon Digest | Deerhunter | 4AD |
| 4 | Swim | Caribou | Merge |
| 5 | Into the Great Wide Yonder | Trentemoller | In My Room |
| 6 | Black Noise | Pantha Du Prince | Rough Trade |
| 7 | Black City | Matthew Dear | Ghostly International |
| 8 | There Is Love In You | Four Tet | Domino |
| 9 | Innerspeaker | Tame Impala | Modular |
| 10 | Crazy for You | Best Coast | Mexican Summer |
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One Comment
Holy crap... Does Mel play this type of music during her set? More importantly, is it possible to list to a set after it has played?
Lets say monday afternoon instead of 3am on sunday
:)