I can’t help but let my other passions bleed into this “thoughts on leadership and college ministry” blog. Consider it cultural exegesis.

2010 is more than halfway done and here are my 3 favorite albums so far.

Broken Bells – “Broken Bells”

  • The lead singer from the Shins joins forces with Danger Mouse (of Gnarls Barkley and “The Grey Album” fame).  The result is great indie-electro-pop.  Upbeat and fun.
  • Get one of the best songs on the album for free – High Road
  • Buy the album on Amazon here (do any of you buy albums on iTunes anymore?  It’s $5 on Amazon and $10 on iTunes) – Broken Bells

Vampire Weekend – “Contra”

  • Carefree and happy.  Perfect music for summer.
  • Get Horchata – a great introduction to the album – for free
  • Buy the album on Amazon here – Contra

The National – “High Violet”

  • Moving and melancholy.  Little more challenging of an album – not perfect for happy summer days.  But well worth a few listens.  You will end up loving it.
  • Get the best song of the album (and maybe the best song of 2010) for free
  • Buy the album on Amazon here - High Violet

Any albums you would add to the list of best-music-so-far-of-2010??

All individual song links are legal, free downloads.