So many great albums were released, there wasn’t a dull moment!

The usual approach is a Top 10 list, but there was just too much good stuff, so I ended up with 13 albums. My favorite song was “Desire Lines” from Deerhunter’s album *Halcyon Digest*, but the album as a whole unfortunately didn’t make the list below. This time, instead of writing long reviews, I’ve tried to sum them up with just three keywords.

If you like my design sense, I hope you’ll like these. Of course, these were the soundtracks playing at Nooka Lab in 2010.

1. Minitel Rose - *Atlantique*
Keywords: Assertive / Electronic / Fun



2. Mutsumi - *Mutsumi*
Crude / Rough / Amusing

3. Prince Rama - *Shadow Temple*
Psychedelic / Dense / Sparse

4. Foxes in Fiction - *Swung from the Branches*
Calm / Beautiful / Pop

5. Matthew Dear - *black city*
Complex / Deep / Electronic

6. Hurts - *Happiness*
Dark / Nostalgic / Kinda Gay

7. Natalia Lafourcade - *Hu Hu Hu*
Beautiful / European / Meditative

8. Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark - *history of modern*
Nostalgic / Floaty / Artificial

9. CEO - *white magic*
Glitzy / Pop / Optimistic

10. Mux Mool - *skulltaste*
Illusionary / Amusing / Slick

11. Yeasayer - *odd blood*
Pop / Hooky / Brilliant

12. Groove Armada - *black light*
Peach Tree / Japanese Pepper Tree / Music Tree

13. Midnight Juggernauts - *crystal axis*
Futuristic / Fun / Straightforward