10. Dirty Projectors & Bjork – On And Ever Onward

(from Mount Wittenberg Orca)

9. Teen Daze – Beach Dreams

(from Beach Dreams)

8. Active Child – I’m In Your Church At Night

(from Curtis Lane)

7. Sufjan Stevens – Enchanting Ghost

(from All The Delighted People)

6. Megafaun – Volunteers

(from Heretofore)

5. Kurt Vile – I Wanted Everything

(from Square Shells)

4. The Tallest Man On Earth – Like The Wheel

(from Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird)

3. Girls – Carolina

(from Broken Dreams Club)

2. Lord Huron – The Stranger

(from Mighty)

1. The War On Drugs – Comin’ Through

(from Future Weather)

ZIP: The Cap’s Favorite EPs Of 2010

10. Joanna Newsom – Good Intentions Paving Company
(from Have One On Me)

9. Menomena – Killemall
(from Mines)

8. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang – Troublesome Houses
(from The Wonder Show Of The World)

7. Joe Pug – Messenger
(from Messenger)

6. Beach House – Walk In The Park
(from Teen Dream)

5. Sharon Van Etten – One Day
(from Epic)

4. Arcade Fire – City With No Children
(from The Suburbs)

3. Phosphorescent – Tell Me Baby (Have You Had Enough)
(from Here’s To Taking It Easy)

2. Deerhunter – Desire Lines
(from Halcyon Digest)

1. The National – Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
(from High Violet)

ZIP: The Cap’s Favorite Albums Of 2010: #10-1

20. The Black Keys – These Days
(from Brother)

19. Delta Spirit – Devil Knows You’re Dead
(from History From Below)

18. Damien Jurado – Cloudy Shoes
(from Saint Bartlett)

17. Frightened Rabbit – Foot Shooter
(from The Winter Of Mixed Drinks)

16. Mimicking Birds – Burning Stars
(from Mimicking Birds)

15. Titus Andronicus – A More Perfect Union
(from The Monitor)

14. The Tallest Man On Earth – King Of Spain
(from The Wild Hunt)

13. Josh Ritter – Change Of Time
(from So Runs The World Away)

12. Sun Kil Moon – Alesund
(from Admiral Fell Promises)

11. Woods – Suffering Season
(from At Echo Lake)

ZIP: The Cap’s Favorite Albums Of 2010: #20-11