This best of list was originally posted on AbsolutePunk.net in 2010. It has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
- The Gaslight Anthem – American Slang
- Cary Brothers – Under Control
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Social Network
- Dessa – A Badly Broken Code
- Josh Ritter – So Runs the World Away
- Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
- Neon Trees – Habits
- Hellogoodbye – Would it Kill You?
- Ra Ra Riot – The Orchard
- The National – High Violet
- Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
- Brandon Flowers – Flamingo
- Jimmy Eat World – Invented
- The Menzingers – Chamberlain Waits
- The Graduate – Only Every Time
- Steel Train – Steel Train
- Minus the Bear – OMNI
- Motion City Soundtrack – My Dinosaur Life
- Valencia – Dancing With a Ghost
- The Hold Steady – Heaven is Whenever
- House of Heroes – Suburba
- Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
- The Republic of Wolves – Varuna
- Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz
- The Damned Things – Ironiclast
- Anberlin – Dark Is The Way, Light Is A Place
- Paper Tiger – Made Like Us
- Mercy Mercedes – Believe It
- Stars – Five Ghosts
- Yeasayer – Odd Blood
This article was originally published on AbsolutePunk.net