Elly May and Ones Discuss Album Disappointments of 2010

Recently I sat down with my good pal DJ Elly May to go over what we thought were some of the biggest let-downs of 2010. This is not to say that either of us hated any of the albums that we listed (although in some cases that was most certainly the case), rather, these are albums that we thought would deliver but sadly did not. Elly May and myself sat behind the mic and discussed in depth what let us down this year, and we have that conversation below. For those of you out there who just want to figure out the set of albums we were underwhelmed with, I have conveniently listed them below in no particular order. Stay tuned to our blog to see what Daytime deejays have thought of as the best albums of 2010 in the next weeks.

Disappointment 2010

DJ Elly May

1. Kate Nash- My Best Friend is You

2. Tunng- And Then We Saw Land

3. Rogue Wave- Permalight

4. Broken Bells- Broken Bells

5. Dead Weather- Sea of Cowards

6. Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

DJ Ones

1. Marina and the Diamonds- The Family Jewels

2. The Drums- The Drums

3. M.I.A- /\/\/\Y/\

4. Klaxons- Surfing the Void

5. Band of Horses- Infinite Arms

6. Interpol- Interpol

DJ Ones' Five Music Facts from the past week

1. It has been discovered that there are two hidden tracks off of The Dead Weather's latest album "Sea of Cowards." The tracks are hidden on the limited edition split color vinyl and are located on the record's center label. (via Pitchfork)

2. Bonnie "Prince" Billy is releasing a free single through Adult Swim as apart of the Adult Swim Single Series; where each week one artist releases a free single to the public. The series is set to run for a total of 8 weeks. (via Pitchfork)

3. The Roots have enlisted the help of the women of Dirty Projectors with The Roots' upcoming album "How I Got Over." The album is set to release June 22nd. (via Pitchfork)

4. For the first time since the tragic death of their drummer !!! has announced details on their upcoming album, and they have released a new tract that accompanies the new release as well. The album entitled "Strange Weather, Isn't It?" is set to release August 24th. (via Pitchfork)

5. The National stormed the top of the Billboards charts with the release of their latest album "High Violet". The album opened at number 3 selling 51,000 copies.(via Pitchfork)

DJ Ones' Five Music Facts from the past week

1. Ten British albums will be immortalized as UK stamps starting next January. The albums that will be featured include "Let It Bleed" by The Rolling Stones, "London Calling" by The Clash, "Led Zeppelin IV" by Led Zeppelin, "The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie, "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield, "Power, Corruption & Lies" by New Order, "The Division Bell" by Pink Floyd, "Parklife" by Blur, "Screamadelica" by Primal Scream and "A Rush of Blood to the Head" by Coldplay.

via NME

2. At a Q&A session with fans, The Flaming Lips announced that they will follow up their release of "Embryonic" with a full-album cover of Pink Floyd's famous 1973 album, "Dark Side of the Moon".
via Pitchfork

3. The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas will release his solo album "Phrazes for the Young" on November 3 instead of later this month. The release will soon be followed with a series of shows in the United States.
via NME

4. Alison Mosshart (The Kills) says that The Dead Weather are already halfway through recording their second album. She followed up saying, "In between now and Christmas I'm going to go back to [Jack White's studio in] Nashville at some point. I think I'll spend most of December in America and finish the second record."
via NME

5. The White Stripes will be releasing out-takes from their first recording session. These include alternative takes of their 1998 single "Let's Shake Hands". However they are only to be released via The Vault, which is a part of Jack White's label Third Man, and will only be available to platinum subscribers.
via Spinner