Best of '10 (vol. III)

The final volume of my favorite songs from 2010, all of which can be found right here.

This mix is further evidence that, despite what the mainstream charts and their indie counterparts would lead one to believe, there's a golden age of music happening right now. You just have to dig a little harder to find it under all the noise.

My only remaining chore for 2010 is to come up with the year's top 20 which, given the awesomeness and awesomosity of the last twelve months, is gonna be an even tougher task than last year's. And a quick note: the apostrophe in The Record's is not a typo; this is not the same band as the late '70s power poppers, but a similarly inclined crew from Italy.

Faves of 2010 (Vol. III)

1. The Jim Jones Revue High Horse
2. My Jerusalem Sweet Chariot
3. The Posies Cleopatra Street
4. Throwback Suburbia Private Oasis
5. Flashy Jacks & the All Nighters Sweet Anne
6. Young Rebel Set Walk On
7. The Shilohs Carolina
8. Bobby Bare Jr. Your Goat Is On Fire
9. The Dirty Novels Candy Can't Wait
10. The Sugar Stems Black And Blue
11. Cheap Time When Tomorrow Comes
12. Jaill Demon
13. Two Cow Garage Sally, I've Been Shot
14. Luke Doucet Monkeys
15. The 88 Dead On The Water
16. The Gay Blades Try To Understand
17. Asa Be My Man
18. The Record's We All Need To Be Alone
19. You Am I Trigger Finger
20. The Parting Gifts Shine
21. The Booze Cut My Heart Out
22. Marah Muskie Moon