dear toads, frogs and tapdoles,
even if it may seem out of time for a 2010 assessment, here's the frog best of!
2010 best songs of the pond
Percussion Gun, White Rabbit, from It's frightening
I Feel Better, Hot Chip, from One Life Stand
Sun, Caribou, from Swim
2010 best albums of the pond
The Courage of Others, Midlake
Halcyon Digest, Deerhunter
The Great Wide Yonder, Trentemøller
2010 best concerts of the pond
The Cinematic Orchestra, Astra, September
Junip, Berlin Festival, September,
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Volksbühne, September
2010 best surprise of the pond
José González isn't Spanish but Swedish, ha ha ha!!
2010 most important discovery of the pond
Peter Doherty isn't only the favourite gossiping topic of the tabloids.
He's a great great melodist and moving songwriter.
2010 ever saddest news of the pond
Farewell my sparklehorse... sob... RIP Mark Linkous
2010 best musical website of the pond
www.guardian.co.uk/music
2010 best label of the pond
fat cat
because you can listen for free to most of the cat's latest catalogue on its website
2010 ugliest cover of the pond
The Courage of Others, Midlake
2010 most artistic cover of the pond
Kollaps Tradixionales, A Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
Hold this Ghost, Musée Mécanique
2010 greatest moments of the pond
We Were Promised Jetpack's energizing concert, Berlin Festival and GY!BE's rebirth.
2010 je-ne-sais-quoi of the pond
Britt Daniel's blue stare!
post-rock is back in the pond...
2011's beginning will be dark and thrilly, yeah!
the frog is melankolic (the greatest label name ever!), constellated and happy.
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