To close out the year, Will and Grant discuss the latest releases by Grass Widow, Diamond Rings, and Pomegranates.

If you don't want to know our selections for the best music of 2010 before listening to the podcast, stop reading now, and get the podcast from iTunes.

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Here are our top ten lists for 2010:

Will's Top Ten

1. Avi Buffalo

2. The Soft Pack

3. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

4. Best Coast - Crazy For You

5. The National - High Violet

6. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

7. Tokyo Police Club - Champ

8. Laura Veirs - July Flame

9. Clem Snide - The Meat of Life

10. Marnie Stern

Chris's Top Ten

1. Wavves - King of the Beach

2. The Tallest Man On Earth - The Wild Hunt

3. Heligoats - Goodness Gracious

4. Sleigh Bells - Treats

5. The Soft Pack

6. Jeremy Messersmith - The Reluctant Graveyard

7. Josh Rouse - El Turista

8. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

9. Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can

10. Peasant - Shady Retreat

Barrett's Top Ten

1. The National - High Violet

2. John Grant - Queen of Denmark

3. Best Coast - Crazy For You

4. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today

5. Phosphorescent - Here's To Taking It Easy

6. Surfer Blood - Astro Coast

7. Avi Buffalo

8. Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan

9. The Walkmen - Lisbon

10. Hot Chip - One Life Stand

Will, Barrett and Chris count down their respective lists of their top ten albums of 2010.

Will and Grant discuss noise rock by Women and Weekend, and Grant previews this year's best music.

Will and Barrett discuss the new album by The Brother Kite; new EP's by Girls, British Sea Power, and The Tallest Man On Earth; and a three decades old album by the Buzzcocks.

Will, Barrett, Chris, and special guest Jason from the In the Kitchen Records collective discuss new music by Girl Talk, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, and Slow Loris.  For more information go to http://itkrecords.com.

Will and Chris discuss new music by Lost in the Trees and Marnie Stern, and the Beatles' appearance in the iTunes music store.

Will, Barrett and Chris discuss new music by Sufjan Stevens and Cinema Red and Blue and engage in miscellaneous banter.

Will and Barrett discuss new music by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, an old one by Skip Spence, and Madison upstarts El-Tin Fun.