Top 35 Shoegaze/Dream Pop Albums of 2010
Understatement: 2010 - an insanely huge year for shoegaze and dream pop records. Danny and I thought long and hard about this, and we are sure that we probably left someone important off - but once we got up to 35, we just couldn't go any further. Never have we had end of year lists this lengthy, EVER. We have a Top EPs of 2010 list coming up shortly, with even more amazing stuff, as well as some re-issue shout outs, but for now, here are our favorite long players of 2010...in no particular order...ready, set, (gasp) go!
1. Wild Nothing. Gemini.
2. 800beloved. Everything Purple.
3. The Sunshine Factory. Sugar.
4. Tears Run Rings. Distance.
5. Ceremony. Rocket Fire.
6. Bloody Knives. Burn It All Down.
7. Insect Guide. Dark Days & Nights.
8. Me You Us Them. Post-Data.
9. Walls. Walls.
10. Soundpool. Mirrors In Your Eyes.
11. Deerhunter. Halcyon Digest.
12. Sway. This Was Tomorrow.
13. Presents for Sally. A Touch of Joy, A Touch of Sadness.
14. Candy Claws. Hidden Lands.
15. The Prids. Chronosynclastic.
16. Serena Maneesh. No. 2 Abyss in B Minor.
17. Hammock. Chasing After Shadows...Living With Ghosts.
18. Crash City Saints. Glow In The Dark Music.
19. The Black Angels. Phosphene Dream.
20. The Depreciation Guild. Spirit Youth.
21. Keith Canisius. This Time It's Our High.
22. Dead Leaf Echo. Truth.
2. 800beloved. Everything Purple.
3. The Sunshine Factory. Sugar.
4. Tears Run Rings. Distance.
5. Ceremony. Rocket Fire.
6. Bloody Knives. Burn It All Down.
7. Insect Guide. Dark Days & Nights.
8. Me You Us Them. Post-Data.
9. Walls. Walls.
10. Soundpool. Mirrors In Your Eyes.
11. Deerhunter. Halcyon Digest.
12. Sway. This Was Tomorrow.
13. Presents for Sally. A Touch of Joy, A Touch of Sadness.
14. Candy Claws. Hidden Lands.
15. The Prids. Chronosynclastic.
16. Serena Maneesh. No. 2 Abyss in B Minor.
17. Hammock. Chasing After Shadows...Living With Ghosts.
18. Crash City Saints. Glow In The Dark Music.
19. The Black Angels. Phosphene Dream.
20. The Depreciation Guild. Spirit Youth.
21. Keith Canisius. This Time It's Our High.
22. Dead Leaf Echo. Truth.
23. Highspire. Aquatic.
24. Lovesliescrushing. Girl. Echo. Suns. Veils.
25. Air Formation. Nothing to Wish For (Nothing To Lose).
26. The High Violets. Cinema.
27. Sleep Party People. Sleep Party People.
28. Ulrich Schnauss. Missing Deadlines, Selected Remixes.
29. Viernes. Sinister Devices.
30. Ghost Society. The Back of His Hands, Then the Palms.
31. Seinking Ships. Museum Quality Capture.
32. Malory. Pearl Diver.
33. The Daysleepers. Waves of Creation (Remixes, B-sides, Demos).
34. Autolux. Transit Transit.
35. Blonde Redhead. Penny Sparkle.
24. Lovesliescrushing. Girl. Echo. Suns. Veils.
25. Air Formation. Nothing to Wish For (Nothing To Lose).
26. The High Violets. Cinema.
27. Sleep Party People. Sleep Party People.
28. Ulrich Schnauss. Missing Deadlines, Selected Remixes.
29. Viernes. Sinister Devices.
30. Ghost Society. The Back of His Hands, Then the Palms.
31. Seinking Ships. Museum Quality Capture.
32. Malory. Pearl Diver.
33. The Daysleepers. Waves of Creation (Remixes, B-sides, Demos).
34. Autolux. Transit Transit.
35. Blonde Redhead. Penny Sparkle.
