I love me some Canadian music and 2010 was a banner year for good stuff. I also like electronic and experimental music, and it was a decent year for that too:

1) Parallels - Visionary (Marigold) http://www.last.fm/music/Parallels/Visionaries
2) Cygnets - Bleak Anthems (Independent) http://www.cygnetsnotswans.com/
3) Caribou - Swim (Merge)
4) Women - Public Strain (Flemish Eye)
5) Kele - The Boxer (Glassnote)
6) Efterklang - Magic Chairs (4AD)
7) Suuns - Zeroes QC (Secretly Canadian)
8) Devo - Something for Everybody (Warner)
9) Yeasayer - Odd Blood (Secretly Canadian)
10) !!! - Strange Weather, Isn't It? (Warp)
11) Glasser - Ring (True Panther Sounds)
12) Apollo Ghosts - Mount Benson (Independent) http://www.myspace.com/adrianteacher
13) LCD Soundsystem - This is Happening (DFA)
14) Fond of Tigers - Continent and Western (Drip Audio) http://www.fondoftigers.com/
15) Twin Crystals - Twin Crystals (Needs More Ram) http://www.myspace.com/twincrystals
16) Fine Mist - Public Domain (Independent) http://www.myspace.com/thebandfinemist
17) Iron Kim Style - Iron Kim Style (Moonjune)
18) David Byrne/Fatboy Slim - Here Lies Love (Nonesuch)
19) The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream (Blue Horizon)
20) Turzi - B (Record Makers)

Handy links have been provided for the obscure Canadian stuff. A note: Had I heard Brian Eno's new one, it would likely be in this list. I love Brian Eno.

this is the first list I've seen that includes that new Devo

I'm a lifelong fan, the album has 7-8 solid tracks and sounds like it was made in 1983. I really liked it.

not sure if it'll make mine but it's nice to see Suuns on a list.

yeah, i'd say it's the best thing they've done since new traditionalists

Huh. I heard that it got bad reviews so I never actively searched for it.


I'll take a link if anyone's got it

Nice to see Women at #4. Gonna have to look into your top 2.

Man. I just listened to the new Wolf and Cub and now regret not having heard it earlier. Definitely belongs in the top 20.