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2010 is going to rock. I can feel it (I’m pretty sure I’m psychic). Lot of positive change to be had, plus tons of awesome new music releases!!! So, don your noise-cancelling headphones and listen up to this week’s end of the year Top 10 (+5 more because I love you) Music Countdown: Most Anticipated Albums of 2010!!! (IMHO, NATCH.)

10. Cat Power
Title: TBD

9. Yeasayer
“Odd Blood”

8. Vampire Weekend
“Contra”

7. LCD Soundsystem
Title: TBD

6. Arcade Fire
Title: TBD

5. Rjd2
“The Colossus”
**Release date: January 19, 2010

4. Massive Attack
“Heligoland”
**Release date: February 9, 2010

3. Hot Chip
“One Life Stand”
**Release date: February 9, 2010

2. MGMT
“Congratulations”
**Release date: Early January

1. Interpol
“LP4″
**Release date: Early 2010

Happy 2010!!!

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Top 5 Music Countdown: Favorite Songs About a Little Town Called New York City!!

5.  “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down”
-LCD Soundsystem

4.  “Lovecraft in Brooklyn”
-The Mountain Goats (Aesop Rock Remix)

3.  “Downtown Train”
-Tom Waits

2.  “NYC”
-Interpol

1. “First We Take Manhattan”
-Leonard Cohen

Bonus round! 20 more New York-inspired songs for a longer, vitamin-fortified playlist!

“Walk on the Wild Side”
-Lou Reed

“Brooklyn Bound”
-The Black Keys

“Brooklyn”
-Mos Def

“The Long Island Sound”
-Beirut

“Where I’m From”
-Digable Planets

“What New York Used to Be”
-The Kills

“Stock Exchange”
-Miss Kittin & the Hacker

“Positively 4th Street”
-Bob Dylan

“Yeah! New York”
-Yeah Yeah Yeahs

“This Mess We’re In”
-PJ Harvey (Feat. Thom Yorke)

“South 2nd”
-CocoRosie

“NYC Everything”
-RZA

“Chelsea Hotel”
-Leonard Cohen

“Hello Brooklyn”
-Beastie Boys

“Fairy Tale of New York”
-Stars (Pogues cover)

“Piazza, New York Catcher”
-Belle & Sebastian

“The Last Tango in Brooklyn”
-Frightened Rabbit

“53rd & 3rd”
-The Ramones

“New York, New York”
-Cat Power

“Hello Brooklyn”
-Jay-Z & Lil’ Wayne

Also, while you’re there, leave me a comment with your top 5 favorite New York songs!!

Moby

Portishead

Sade

Interpol

Smashing Pumkins

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