Top 100 of 2010: #2 and #1!

...of if I'm honest, these two deserve to be tied number 1, but I'll go with what my heart says (awww) and keep the ranking as it is.

So, in second place is an album of epic proportions - it's due for general release in 2011, but as I've been a fan since first hearing their self-titled way back in 2008 (back in the days of musical n00biness, awww) I'm on the band's email list, so I had a chance to hear this before it went on general sale. My name is going to be in all future editions of this album! :)

I'm talking about a band called Amplifier - a Manchester trio that hammers home some incredible riffs like the golden days of Muse, but with some futuristic progressive elements, or in short this would would be tagged as Space Rock, and it's a mamoth double album. I'm talking about The Octopus, an album that's been in the making for 4 years and has finally reared its beautiful head at the fag-end of the year.

2. Amplifier - The Octopus

For the first time, we also hear some piano and brass instruments added for the music to truly sound biblical. The riffs sound like it would crawl under your skin, and unlike Have One on Me, it doesn't fall into the trap of feeling too long, even though it's a double album.


It's a monsterous, epic, awesome album that I'd recommend it to everyone that likes some good ol' rock-the-f*ck-out music. So number 1 must be something like a quadruple album right? Errr...no. It's actually an R&B album that does all the little things perfectly; it's catchy, has more styles than Lady Gaga, and in some cases highly under-rated. It's incredible to think that it's her debut album too...

1. Janelle Monae - The Archandroid (Suites II & III)

I don't know why I love this album as much as I do, but it's one of the most colourful releases of the year without any doubt. It's got incredibly catchy songs with some great lyrics, and even a guest appearance by Big Boi (yaay!) - it's Funk, Art-Pop, Bowie-esque, Electronic, and big-band Jazz etc. all in one album. It's music schitzophrenia at its best.

And that's that. 2010 is over! Oh wait...Gorillaz have released another album!? Oh shucks...

Nevermind! There's about 4 2011 albums that I wanted to hear that's already leaked. Here's to another 100 great albums next year!