Guardian Music — Janelle Monáe! We've been counting down to the Guardian's best album of the year – and our No 1 surprised some of youThe Guardian's top 10 albums of 20101) Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)2) Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark T... more info

Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info

Guardian Music — Too cool for the avant garde? Too serious for the mainstream? Whatever, These New Puritans' second album bristled with intelligence and invention"Frames of colour flicker between ancient and brand new," Jack Barnett murmurs on White Chords, creating ... more info

Core News — The latest Ross Allan Meltdown show with Josephine interview and live acoustic tracks. Subscribe to the feed to get updated about fresh mixes in the future. Ross Allen – The Meltdown on Ministry Of Sound Radio 2010-12-13 with Josephine [Hotfile dow... more info

Rollo & Grady — Music Magazines :: Best Album of 2010 American Songwriter – Black Keys – Brothers Clash: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Exclaim!: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Fact: Forest Swords – Dagger Paths Filter: LCD Soundsystem – This Is Happening ... more info

kata rokkar... — The Books “A Cold Freezin’ Night” Kanye West  “Runaway (Full-length Film)” LCD Soundsystem “Drunk Girls” Judgement Day “Cobra Strike” Weekend “Monday Morning/Monongah, WV” Arcade Fire  “The Suburbs” Blockhead “Th... more info

Guardian Music — (Angular)Making sense of the Essex quartet's second album is like reading the runes on the side of a monolith. The central proposition is interesting enough, as the band's youthful mastermind Jack Barnett pits brass and woodwind against the digital ... more info

Guardian Music — We organise our listening by tracks and albums, but it's the isolated moments that provide pop's most immediate and repeatable pleasuresAt the end of Scissor Sisters' Night Work LP there's a track called Invisible Light, which features 2010's best gu... more info

Altsounds — *NME* today names These New Puritans top of* NME's 50 Best of Albums of 2010* with their second album,* Hidden*. The relatively unknown Southend outfit fought off stiff competition from well established artists including Arcade Fire, and LCD S... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rough Trade listed These New Puritans at #3. NME listed them as #1. The UK magazine's full list of favorite albums of the year, below...... more info