Howdy folks. The 2010s are coming to a close in less than a month and although time is fake… I figured I’d make a list of the albums that shaped me during this time. Notice how I didn’t say the best albums, just those that have made some kind of impact on me throughout the decade. So let’s start, no matter how “embarrassing” some may be…

2010:

• Kesha – Animal (Jan 1)
• Vampire Weekend – Contra (Jan 12)
• Surfer Blood – Astro Coast (Jan 19)
• Local Natives – Gorilla Manor (Feb 16)
• Two Door Cinema Club (Apr 27)
• Wild Nothing – Gemini (May 25)
• The Drums – The Drums (June 8)
• The Young Veins – Take a Vacation! (June 8)
• Arcade Fire – The Suburbs (Aug 2)
• Wavves – King of the Beach (Aug 3)
• Never Shout Never – Harmony (Aug 22)
• Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest (Sept 28)

2011:

• The Strokes – Angles (Mar 18)
• The Head and the Heart – The Head and the Heart (Apr 19)
• Foster the People – Torches (May 23)
• Death Cab For Cutie – Codes and Keys (May 31)
• The Drums – Portamento (Sept 13)
• M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (Oct 18)
• Real Estate – Days (Oct 18)
• Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto (Oct 19)

2012

• fun. – Some Nights (Feb 21)
• Now, Now – Threads (Mar 6)
• Best Coast – The Only Place (May 15)
• mewithoutYou – Ten Stories (May 15)
• alt-J – An Awesome Wave (May 25)
• WALK THE MOON – Walk The Moon (June 19)
• Ben Folds Five – The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind (Sept 18)
• Tame Impala – Lonerism (Oct 5)

2013

• Twenty One Pilots – Vessel (Jan 8)
• Local Natives – Hummingbird (Jan 29)
• Paramore -Paramore (Apr 5)
• Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City (May 14)
• Surfer Blood – Pythons (June 11)
• Lorde – Pure Heroine (Sept 27)

2014

• St. Vincent – St. Vincent (Feb 24)
• Real Estate – Atlas (Mar 4)
• Foster the People – Supermodel (Mar 14)
• Mac DeMarco – Salad Days (Apr 1)
• Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso (May 12)
• Glass Animals – ZABA (June 9)
• Kitten – Kitten (June 24)
• Alvvays – Alvvays (July 22)

2015

• Chastity Belt – Time To Go Home (Mar 23)
• Best Coast – California Nights (May 1)
• Surfer Blood – 1000 Palms (May 12)
• Tame Impala – Currents (July 17)
• Julien Baker – Sprained Ankle (Oct 23)

2016

• Car Sear Headrest – Teens of Denial (May 20)
• Andy Shauf – The Party (May 20)
• Whitney – Light Upon the Lake (June 3)
• Local Natives – Sunlit Youth (Sept 9)

2017

• The Regrettes – Feel Your Feelings Fool! (Jan 13)
• Hippo Campus – Landmark (Feb 24)
• Remo Drive – Greatest Hits (Mar 16)
• Spoon – Hot Thoughts (Mar 17)
• The Big Moon – Love in the 4th Dimension (Apr 7)
• Day Wave – The Days We Had (May 5)
• Harry Styles – Harry Styles (May 12)
• Paramore – After Laughter (May 12)
• (Sandy) Alex G – Rocket (May 19)
• Marika Hackman – I’m Not Your Man (June 2)
• Lorde – Melodrama (June 16)
• Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds From Another Planet (July 14)
• Declan McKenna – What Do You Think About the Car? (July 21)
• Alvvays – Antisocialites (Sept 8)
• Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger in the Alps (Sept 22)
• St. Vincent – Masseduction (Oct 13)
• Julien Baker – Turn Out The Lights (Oct 27)

2018

• Anna Burch – Quit the Curse (Feb 2)
• Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) (Feb 16)
• Lucy Dacus – Historian (Mar 2)
• Soccer Mommy – Clean (Mar 2)
• Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour (Mar 30)
• Jack Stauber – HiLo (Apr 14)
• Parquet Courts – Wide Awake! (May 18)
• Snail Mail – Lush (June 8)
• The Beths – Future Me Hates Me (Aug 10)
• Mitski – Be The Cowboy (Aug 17)
• boygenius – boygenius (Oct 26)
• Hippo Campus – Bambi (Sept 28)
• Lala Lala – The Lamb (Sept 28)
• Foxwarren – Foxwarren (Nov 30)

2019

• Maggie Rogers – Heard It in a Past Life (Jan 18)
• Better Oblivion Community Center – Better Oblivion Community Center (Jan 24)
• Julia Jacklin – Crushing (Feb 22)
• The Japanese House – Good At Falling (Mar 1)
• Stella Donnelly – Beware of the Dogs (Mar 8)
• Faye Webster – Atlanta Millionaires Club (May 24)
• Clairo – Immunity (Aug 2)
• Marika Hackman – Any Human Friend (Aug 9)
• (Sandy) Alex G – House of Sugar (Sept 13)
• daphne tunes – Volume 2 (Oct 4)

Howdy folks. My name is Alexxa Booth and I am currently a senior at UT Austin majoring in Environmental Science. Although my major may be in science, I have a huge passion for music and decided to make a space where I can talk freely about my music related thoughts. I am pretty disorganized so don’t expect much, but I guess you can expect something.