2010 in alternative rock

2010 in music
By location
Canada – Europe – Great Britain – Ireland – Sweden – Japan – New Zealand – United States
By genre
Alternative, country, electropop, heavy metal, hip-hop, opera
By topic
List of albums released in 2010
List of albums by Japanese artists released in 2010

The following is a list of notable events and releases in alternative rock that have occurred or are expected to happen in 2010.

Contents

Events

January

Scheduled events

Bands reformed

Albums released

All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.

Date Album Ref.
January
11 Hold Me Down by You Me At Six [8]
Acolyte by Delphic [9]
12 Of the Blue Colour of the Sky by OK Go [10]
Die Stadt Muzikanten by Woodpigeon [11]
Contra by Vampire Weekend [12]
18 The Betrayed by Lostprophets [13]
19 Transference by Spoon [14]
Behave Yourself (EP) by Cold War Kids [15]
My Dinosaur Life by Motion City Soundtrack [16]
End Times by Eels [17]
Astro Coast by Surfer Blood [18]
26 Be In Love by Locksley [19]
Teen Dream by Beach House [20]
Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009) by PlayRadioPlay! [21]
Ancient Electrons by Analog Rebellion [21]
February
1 Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos! [22]
2 The Courage of Others by Midlake [23]
19 The Magician's Private Library by Holly Miranda [24]
23 This Addiction by Alkaline Trio
March
1 Be Human (Deluxe Edition) by Fightstar

References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/vampire-weekend-lands-first-no-1-album-1004060383.story#/news/vampire-weekend-lands-first-no-1-album-1004060383.story
  2. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/37672-radiohead-haiti-benefit-show-in-la-photos-video-and-more/
  3. ^ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6242901.html?tag=recent_news;title;2
  4. ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/01/05/courtney-love-brings-back-hole-for-first-uk-date-in-a-decade-115875-21944553/
  5. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621752/20090917/pavement.jhtml
  6. ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=139&csid2=844&fid1=43403
  7. ^ http://www.soberweb.com/
  8. ^ http://www.youmeatsix.co.uk/news/new-album-announcement---hold-me-down-out-110110/
  9. ^ http://delphic.cc/
  10. ^ http://okgo.net
  11. ^ Woodpigeon preps Die Stadt Muzikanten. consequenceofsound.net, October 26, 2009.
  12. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36492-vampire-weekend-announce-everything-about-second-album
  13. ^ http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/lostprophets-announce-new-drummer-and-look-forward-to-reading-and-leeds
  14. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36971-new-spoon-album-yes/
  15. ^ http://www.downtownmusic.com/news/cold-war-kids-want-you-to-behave-yourself-on-january-19
  16. ^ http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/home
  17. ^ http://eelstheband.com/main.php
  18. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Auifxlf3esczw&emc=lm&m=699743&l=26&v=1218721
  19. ^ http://fsunews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090928/FSVIEW01/90927008
  20. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/37135-new-beach-house-norway/
  21. ^ a b http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=27145984&blogId=523192819
  22. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36913-los-campesinos-announce-new-lp/
  23. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/36927-midlake-return-with-new-album/
  24. ^ "ultratop.be – Holly Miranda – The Magician's Private Library". Ultratop 40. Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Holly+Miranda&titel=The+Magician%27s+Private+Library&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-09-17.