So given that three quarters of my year was spent travelling, I was listening to a LOT of music, taking advantage of good hostel wifi when it rolled around and trying not to fall too far behind. I discovered an immediate love of Villagers an unnatural liking for Kanye West, plugged Aussie acts to plenty of Americans and cemented far too many associations between albums and journeys between one place and another.
So here we go, my favourites counted down from 10 to 1...
10. The View - Bread and Circuses
9. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials
8. Kimbra - Vows
7. Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
6. Arctic Monkeys - Suck It And See
5. Foo Fighters - Wasted Light
4. The Wombats - This Modern Glitch
3. Boy & Bear - Moonfire
2. Architecture in Helsinki - Moment Bends
And finally...
It should have won the Aria, and triplej are seriously stupid for not even mentioning it for a j award... My favourite album of the year is....
1. Cut Copy - Zonoscope
Now for another year...
