Best Debut Albums of 2010

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Best Debut Albums of 2010
     
20 Twin Tigers
Grey Waves

Heavy effects and a churning drive give this alt-rock debut serious punch.
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Twin Tigers
     
19 ArpLine
Travel Book

Best of both grand dance-press and stripped, affecting electronica.
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ArpLine
     
18 Truman Peyote
Light-Lightning

The 21st century is beautiful and its name is Truman Peyote.
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Truman Peyote
     
17 Sleigh Bells
Treats

There’s no lack of energy on this electro-rock noise explosion.
Sleigh Bells
     
16 Bear Hands
Burning Bush Supper Club

Stands out just the right amount in today’s indie music scene.
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Bear Hands
     
15 Twin Sister
Color Your Life

A remarkably mature hybrid post-rock sound that’s a little this, a little that, and a whole lotta awesome.
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Twin Sister
     
14 Inspired Flight
We All Want To Fly

Extremely clever mix of rock, hip-hop, and pop with a complete lack of pretentiousness.
Inspired Flight
     
13 Bag Raiders
Bag Raiders

Ultra-infectious, radio-dominating Aussies pick up where Cut Copy and Empire of the Sun left off.
Bag Raiders
     
12 The Dig
Electric Toys

Dirty-grind with indie-skill – discovering them makes being a rock critic worth it.
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The Dig
     
11 Surfer Blood
Astro Coast

80’s pop rock gets a kraut treatment with intriguing results.
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Surfer Blood
     
10 Delphic
Acolyte

Dance-centric electro-rock with no lack of hooks or ambition.
Delphic
     
9 Best Coast
Crazy For You

Beach House’s kid sister/brother.
Best Coast
     
8 Janelle Monáe
The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)

Beyonce’ in the year 2020.
Janelle Monae
     
7 Freelance Whales
Weathervanes

Free-spirited but sophisticated future-folk painted as a beautifully abstract picture.
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Freelance Whales
     
6 Phantogram
Eyelid Movies

Easily some of the most stylish synth-pop of the year. 
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Phantogram
     
5 Gayngs
Relayted

Silky, slow-motion alley jams from what some like to call a supergroup.
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Gayngs
     
4

Wild Nothing
Gemini

A cool modern version of mid-80s British pop/new wave.
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Wild Nothing
     
3 Warpaint
The Fool

Mellow, lounge alt-rock grooves with sirens’ hypnotic vocal melodies.
Warpaint
     
2 Male Bonding
Nothing Hurts

Feisty lo-fi garage punk with a surfer twist.
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Male Bonding
     
1 Tame Impala
Innerspeaker

Beatles-esque vocals meet 90’s psychedelia at its finest; the definitive breakout album of 2010.
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Tame Impala

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