So here are my belated lists of 2010. It's been a great year...
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR
- The Xcerts - Scatterbrain
- Manic Street Preachers - Postcards From A Young Man
- Les Savy Fav - Roots For Ruin
- Wintersleep - New Inheritors
- The National - High Violet
- Frightened Rabbit - Winter of Mixed Drinks
- Tokyo Police Club - Champ
- Walter Schreifels - An Open Letter To The Scene
- Band of Horses - Infinite Arms
- Black Keys - Brothers
WORST ALBUM: Best Coast - Crazy For You
SINGLES OF THE YEAR
- Manic Street Preachers - (It's Not War) Just The End of Love
- Black Keys - Tighten Up
- Benjamin Francis Leftwitch - Atlas Hands
- The Xcerts - Young (Belane)
- I Am Kloot - Proof
- Les Savy Fav - Lets Get Out of Here
- I Like Trains - A Fathers Son
- Rural Alberta Advantage - Drain The Blood
- Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
- Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip - Stake A Claim
GUILTY PLEASURE: Hurts - Stay
LIVE PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR
- WEEZER, Main Stage - Leeds Festival
- MEURSAULT/EAGLEOWL/WOODPIGEON, Secret Garden Stage - End of the Road festival
- WILCO, Garden Stage - End of the Road Festival
- WINTERSLEEP, Tipi Tent - End of the Road Festival
- FELICE BROTHERS, Garden Stage - End of the Road Festival
- FRANK TURNER, The Plug - Sheffield
- FELICE BROTHERS, Tipi Tent - End of the Road Festival
- TWIN ATLANTIC, Main Stage - Rockness
- MODEST MOUSE, Garden Stage - End of the Road Festival
- STROKES, Main Stage - Rockness
WORST LIVE PERFORMANCE: Guns 'N' Roses - Leeds Festival
