Our holiday parade of industry best-of lists rolls on this afternoon with entries from Less Than Jake saxamaphone player J.R. Wasilewski, all four members of Make Do and Mend and Tony Godino, head of Philadelphia, PA-based booking/promoting firm Dead Industry.
Have a sip of your eggnog and click below to check out the lists.
J.R. of Less Than Jake
J.R.'s "Lucky 13" of albums released in 2010:
The Wonder Years - The Upsides
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
Vampire Weekend - Contra
Motion City Soundtrack - My Dinosaur Life
Four Year Strong - Enemy Of The World
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
B.o.B. - Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Miniature Tigers - Fortress
My Chemical Romance - Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Make Do And Mend - End Measured Mile
Never Shout Never - Harmony
We Are The Union - Great Leaps Forward
Make Do and Mend
James Carroll - vocals/guitar:
1.Pianos Become The Teeth- Old Pride
2. Hostage Calm- S/T
3. Seahaven-Ghost
4. Run With The Hunted- S/T
5. La Dispute/Touche Amore- Searching For A Pulse/Worth Of The World
Matt Carroll - drums:
1. La Dispute/Touche Amore- Searching For A Pulse/Worth Of The World
2. Seahaven-Ghost
3. Hostage Calm- S/T
4. Tigers Jaw- Two Worlds
5. Pianos Become The Teeth- Old Pride
6. Crime in stereo- I was trying to describe you to someone
7. The Gaslight Anthem-American Slang
8. Tigers Jaw/Balance and Composure-Split 12"
9. The Flatliners -Cavalcade
10. Transit- Keep This To Yourself
Mike O'Toole - guitar
1. The National - High Violet
2. Hostage Calm - S / T
3. Crime in Stereo - I Was Trying To Describe You To Someone
4. The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
5. Carpenter - Sea to Sky
6. Jimmy Eat World - Invented
7. Pianos Become The Teeth - Old Pride
8. Tobacco - Maniac Meat
9. Time Crisis - S / T
10. End of A Year - You Are Beneath Me
Mike Poulin - bass:
1) The Lawrence Arms-Buttsweat and Tears
2) Balance And Composure/La Dispute
3) Seahaven-Ghost
4) The Hold Steady-Heaven is Whenever
5) Crime In Stereo-IWTTDYTS
6) End Of A Year-You Are Beneath Me
7) The Flatliners-Cavalcade
8) The Stereo State-Cafeine, Beer and Quoting Movies
9) La Dispute-SFAP/WOTW
10) Carpenter-Sea To Sky
Tony Godino (Dead Industry)
1. Glocca Morra/The Greek Favourites Split// Internet Release
2. Timeshares - Demo// Self Released
3. Kudrow - Lando 7"// Ernest Jennings Records
4. Comadre - Mixtape #4
5. The Great Explainer - The Way Things Swell 10"//Chunksaah Records
6. Off With Their Heads - In Desolation//Epitaph Records
7. The Holy Mess - Benefit Sesh 7"//Evil Weevil Records
8. Bad Astronaut - Acrophobe LP//Suburban Home Records
9. Dangers - Messy Isn't It?// Vitriol Records/Penguin Suit Records
10. The Methadones - S/T // Solidarity Recordings