Okay, here we go —we’re off to the Best of 2010 program and column all coming up this weekend … but I thought I’d get things started a little earlier by looking beneath the TOP 50 and seeing what lies under the bubble as it were. We tracked 220 titles that came out in the prior 13 months … Of those, 133 titles made the final list as picked by those we polled, and the spins we monitored. Here is the list from 51-90. 1-50 will appear this Saturday — and the Best of 2010 show airs the week of Jan 1-Jan 6, depending on your locale.
51. Dominant 7 & The Jazz Arts Messengers – 14 Channels
52. Matt Morris – When Everything Breaks Open
53. Kinetix – Let Me In
54. Ricky Sweum – Pulling Your Own Strings
55. Loose Cannon Bluegrass – Loose Cannon Bluegrass
55. Tequila Mockingbird – Luck And Trouble
56. Chain Gang of 1974 – White Guts
57. Bop Skizzum – Push
58. Selasee Atiase – African Gate
59. Chris Daniels & BMaster – We’ll Meet Again
60. 4H Royalty – Colossalalia
60. Arliss Nancy – Truck Stop Roses
61. Ben Prytherch – Songs to Make Love to Your Boyfriend By
61. Houses – Fall
61. Love Royale – Love Letters
62. Andrea Ball – Dial Tone
63. Todd Adelman & the Love Handles – Todd Adelman & the Love Handles
64. Dubskin – No End In Time
65. Churchill – Churchill
66. David Williams & the Wildgrass Band – The Crazy Kind
67. Candy Claws – In the Dream of the Sea Life
67. Munly & the Lupercalians – Petr and the Wulf
68. Hollyfelds – Lo Bueno, Lo Mao, Lo Feo
69. Jurassicasters – The Jurassicasters
70. Wovenhand – The Threshingfloor
71. Carbon Choir – High Beams
71. Lynn Baker Quartet – Azure Intention
72. Gromet – Colorado Captain
73. Mesita – Living/Breathing EP
73. Michal Menert – Dreaming of a Bigger Life
73. Mohammed Alidu & The Bizung Family – Land of Fire
74. The Centennial – Second Spring
74. Travel By Sea – Two States and the Blindness that Follows
75. Barbara Ernst – April Child: Mistura Bela (Beautiful Mixture)
75. Papa Juke – Jukin’ At Jack’s
75. Wentworth Kersey – ((O))
76. Amazing Twin – New Wives Tale
77. “3” Squared – Object
78. Action Packed Thrill Ride – Best I’ve Felt
78. Chris Thompson – The Road Ahead
79. 18 Switchbacks – 18 Switchbacks
79. Adam Bodine Trio – The Chauffeur
79. Stray Grass – Written in the Stars
80. Eric Shiveley – Eden’s Light
80. Joshua Novak – Dead Letters
80. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club – Buried Behind the Barn
81. Don’ts and Be Carefuls – Risk Assessment
81. Flobots – Survival Story
81. Lawn Chair Kings – Lawn Chair Kings II
82. Dave LeMieux & The House Of Soul – Jazz Shaped
82. Erik Applegate – Red Skies
83. Dan Craig Band – Alchemy
83. Flashbulb Fires – Glory
83. Pep*Squad – If This Was a Test, You’d Fail
83. Something Underground – Intention & Release
84. Allegaeon – Fragments of Form and Function
84. Ash Ganley – Universe Acceptable
84. Lelah Simon – Third Week of April
84. Mark Van Ark – Untouchable
85. Jeff Brinkman – To the Bones
85. Accordian Crimes/Lion Sized – split 7″
85. Autumn Film – The Ship and the Sea
85. Hello Kavita – To A Loved One
86. Eddie Turner – Miracles And Demons
86. Young Cities – Young Cities
86. Big Jim Adam & John Stilwagen – Back In My Hometown
87. Bailey Stauffer and the Katy Janes – Bend or Break
87. Molina Solina & Aju w/ DJ Icewater – SoulAju
87. Paean – Songs for us to Sing
88. Big Motif – Big Motif
88. David Rynhart – By the Hollow Tree
88. Fuzzy Killing Machine – Enjoy & Destroy
88. The Foot. – Primary Colors
88. After Midnight Jazz Band – Midnight in Madison
89. Dualistics – Crimson
89. Juno What?! – Late Night
89. Mile Markers – Take to the Road
89. Raven and the Writing Desk – Recidivist
90. Scott Von – The Age of Plenty
90. Vices I Admire – The Politics of Apathy
Elephant Revival – Break in the Clouds
Travel By Sea – Two States and the Blindness that Follows
Bob Rea – Ragged Choir
Pete Kartsounes – The Only Way I Know
Kenny Perkins – Wild Frontier
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