so yeah.
A long strange 12 months. So much music, and not nearly enough time or text to convey how great and wonderful and THRIVING the indie music scene is. It is rather cool to note that at least half of these bands belong to tiny labels or are unsigned or are self released. the ones with nbt in brackets behind them have been played and written about on the NBT podcasts and webpages.
Still to come the HUGE NBT Wonderful Ones 2010 Blog and Podcast. watch this space
note this is a choice of SONGS not albums.. that comes later
50) Let’s Say Goodbye, Like we Said Hello – The Coal Porters(nbt)
49) When we swam – Thao With The get Down Stay Down
48) Eure Liebe Tötet Mich –Tocotronic
47) The Dark Side – Elika(nbt)
46) Smart Girls – Caroline Alroy (nbt)
45) Mister Tell Me About The Great Depression –Tokyo Rosenthal (nbt)
44) Lemonade – Coco Rosie
43) Sprawl 2 – Arcade Fire
42) Golden Spells – Adventure Spirit (nbt)
41) Analog love –Cassis and the Sympathies (nbt)
40) A Landscape –Pollyanna(nbt)
39) We’ve Got Your Back (documented minor emotional breakdown#2) Los Campesinos
38) Annie’s Box – The Knife in collaboration with Mt Sims and Planningtorock
37) Born free –M.I.A
36) Computerface/Pure Being –Flying Lotus
35) The Key- 19 Mirrors (nbt)
34) Sentimental Xs – Broken Social Scene
33) Blind like a fool –Tallulah Rendall (nbt)
32) I’m Doing Fine – Apollo’s Sun (nbt)
31) There’s Nothing Underwater – Lightspeed Champion
30) Middle Of A Breakdown – Krista Detor (nbt)
29) Swim Till You Can’t See Land – Frightened Rabbit
28) Sleepless Street –Peter Doran (nbt)
27) The Walls Are Coming Down – Fanfarlo
26) Visitenkarte – Schutzschall (nbt)
25) Death Of Auto-Tune –Jay Z
24) Breakin –Lisa Bianco (nbt)
23) A Voice In The Louvre – Get Well Soon
22) Home – The Villagers
21) Firefly garden – Merry Ellen Kirk (nbt)
20) Death blossom – Carta Marina(nbt)
19) Boyfriend – Best Coast
18) Undertow – Warpaint
17) Do You Ever Think Of Me – Wartapes (nbt)
16) Cannibal –Zoomonk (nbt)
15) Love Lost – Temper Trap
14) Take You Back –iCON (nbt)
13) Norway – Beach House
12) Barricade – Interpol
11) Enemies Like Me – Birdeatsbaby (nbt)
10) Spy –Boister (nbt)
9) Trees Have Fallen And The Birds Are Ripe – Marco Mahler(nbt)
8 ) Flashback part 1 –MaCu (nbt)
7) Impossible Soul – Sufjan Stevens
6) City lights –Count To Fire (nbt)
5) She Said – Plan B
4) Another Town –Richard Kapp and the Gowns featuring Ina Simone(nbt)
3) Does Not Suffice – Joanna Newsom
2) Even If I Tried – 88 Kilos Of Sunshine (nbt)
1) Baptism – Crystal Castles.
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