1. Janelle Monae – The ArchAndroid
(Bad Boy) Her performances are a mesmerizing, dizzying blur of frenetic footwork and no-nonsense groovin’ and the onstage hyperactivity was a fitting compliment to her fast-paced debut EP Metropolis: The Chase Suite. However, the singer proves she’s more than just a slight girl in throwback threads rallying against conformity on The ArchAndroid. She lures hard-core fans with the vintage thump of the Big Boi-assisted “Tightrope” but she gets all Jefferson Airplane with it on the hazy “Mushrooms and Roses” and wraps up with the darkly seductive, cinematic soul of “BabopbyeYa.” It shows range, growth and lots of promise from a rising game-changer. Mawuse Ziegbe
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Top 2010 albums missing from your list:
Beat Connection – Surf Noir
Clubfeet – Gold On Gold
Teen Daze – Four More Years
Sleigh Bells – Treats
Dom – Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
Delorean – Subiza
The Naked and Famous – Passive Me, Aggressive You
My charts for 2010 :
1) LCD sound system
2) Chemical Brothers (spoon is a masterpiece)
3) Jamiroquai (great come back)
4) Hot Chip (wonderfull british electro/pop)
5) Gorillaz (no comment)
6) Bonobo (of course)
7) The Bamboos (funky stuff)
8) Royksopp
Vinss :: You are right on point with your listing Props!
I woud like to add a few sick Artist
1. Them Jean’s –” They have a sick Dub, lmfao, Cool Kids sound …”
2. MIA – MAYA – “Diplo comes correct on the production once again!”
3. Rye Rye – Sunshine “(girl can spit, flow, delivery, unique …”
4. Sleigh Bells – Treats “Another banger with style and grace, very true sound”
5. Robyn feat. Röyksopp – “Almost a miniml trck with dope vocals”
6. Dance Area – “Another great electronic group!”
7. ShapeL – “This kid is the next Kid Cudi etc ….”
8. Big Boi feat. Rick Ross, Fabolous & Bun – “On the hip hop tip … well put together!!”
9. Restiform Bodies – “These guys can flow and there beats are skatery, beefy bass, lyricaly up there w aseop rock etc…”:
10. CDVR – “Last but not least, I heard these guys on Myspace and talk about HOT!! Another next group for sure … Peep this out, you wont be disappointed.
“it’s [sic] obsession”—nice.
The ArchAndroid is a boring album that fizzles and bursts, but never fully explodes. Clearly your ears are damaged if you regard it as a “good album”.
Janelle Monae’s the ArchAndroid is an effin MASTERPIECE!!