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BartletForPresident • 7y Join !

What is, in your opinion, the best rock album of the

2010's?
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I noticed that most of the rock music I own is from the 2000's and
earlier and I want to find more contemporary stuff.

Comments like 'all contemporary rock music sucks' aren't helpful.

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General_Specific 7y !
QOTSA's ...Like Clockwork

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wordswithoutthoughts 7y !
No question. That album is a gift.

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[deleted] 7y !
FIDLAR - FIDLAR and Melophobia - Cage the Elephant for me.

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smoomoo31 Spotify name 7y !

Melophobia really surprised me. It was like Cage the Elephant
said "hey lets pretend we're Modest Mouse" and it worked
soooo well

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[deleted] 7y !
I wasn't hearing Modest Mouse much in the album, it felt
more like Franz Ferdinand and The Strokes recording an
album featuring Matt Schultz.

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beatdownbuffalo 7y !
FIDLAR is probably my favorite band going right now. You
should check out the dudes that toured with em, Together
Pangea. So. Good.

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CRUMDUMPSTER 7y !
Who ever you are... You are perfect.

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midnightrambler108 7y !
Tame Impala - Lonerism

more Rock n' Roll

Reignwolf - Are you Satisfied?

Sheepdogs - Learn & Burn

Here's what I discovered this morning. Pretty groovy:

White Denim - Pretty Green

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oatseatinggoats 7y !
Jordan Cook of Reignwolf is definitely someone who deserves
more recognition. He is amazing on guitar, not just anyone
can play guitar, drums, and sing at the same time.

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[deleted] 7y !
White Denim is the future of rock n roll.

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YHZ 7y !
The Sheepdogs are kickass.

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[deleted] 7y !
Temples - Sun Structures is as good if not better than
Lonerism. But comparing the two is stupid because they're
both awesome.

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guitarguy67 7y !
Finally some love for tame impala and white denim!

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paroxysm77 7y !

Finally some love for tame impala

This is a joke right?

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[deleted] 7y !
Going to try to encompass some different genres of 2010s rock
for you that I've liked (EDIT: this is not in any order, I just edit
them as they come to me/I confirm their year of release).

I picked 13 albums in each year and bolded my personal

favorite. As always, YMMV. Please feel free to message me if
you have specific bands you like and I can tailor your likes and
dislikes from there.

I think you can find most of these in their entirety on the

YouTubes.

2010:

The National - High Violet

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Tallest Man on Earth - The Wild Hunt
letlive. - Fake History
Anathema - We're Here Because We're Here
Titus Andronicus – The Monitor
The State Lottery - When the Night Comes
Kvelertak - Kvelertak
Locksley - Be in Love
Dead Letter Circus - This is the Warning
The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
Deftones - Diamond Eyes
Circa Survive - Blue Sky Noise

2011:

maybeshewill - I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was Gone

Fair to Midland – Arrows & Anchors
Frank Turner – England Keep My Bones
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Tom Waits - Bad as Me
Mastodon - The Hunter
TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light
Butch Walker & the Black Widows - The Spade
The War on Drugs – Slave Ambient
Laura Stevenson and the Cans – Sit Resist
Beardfish - Mammoth
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

2012:

Tame Impala – Lonerism

Future of the Left – The Plot Against Common Sense
Katatonia – Dead End Kings
Rush - Clockwork Angels (I know they're not
"contemporary")
Anberlin – Vital
Swans - The Seer
The Menzingers – On the Impossible Past
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Baroness - Yellow & Green
Deftones – Koi No Yokan
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – ‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend!
Ascend!
Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
We Are the Ocean - Maybe Today, Maybe Tomorrow

2013:

Sigur Ros - Kveikur

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Deafheaven - Sunbather
Clutch - Earth Rocker
Alter Bridge - Fortress
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
Vali - Skogslandskap
Captain, We're Sinking - The Future is Cancelled
Okkervil River – The Silver Gymnasium
The Reign of Kindo - Play with Fire
Yo La Tengo – Fade
The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation

2014 (thus far!):

Trophy Scars - Holy Vacants

Chevelle - La Gargola
Young Widows - Easy Pain
Bayside - Cult
Icarus the Owl - Icarus the Owl
Jack White - Lazaretto
The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
Anathema - Distant Satellites
Gazpacho - Demon
Have a Nice Life - The Unnatural World
Dream the Electric Sleep - Heretics
Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield
Kamchatka - The Search Goes On

Rock Album of the 2010s: dredg - Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy*

Swans - The Seer

EDIT: thank you for all the PMs so far! I know that there was
some punk and metal thrown into the mix, but I tried to keep it
to 'rock' (as wide of a spectrum as that is). If any of you would
like recommendations for albums to check out in punk or metal,
I'm happy to read your PMs!
*= Got a few questions about this. dredg are awesome, but do
NOT start with C&MS or else you will miss out on the mastery
that is El Cielo, Catch Without Arms, Leitmotif, and even The
Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion is pretty good! C&MS is a bit of
a black mark on their discography. Start with El Cielo (2002) or
Catch Without Arms (2005) if you want to give dredg a spin.

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baldman1 7y !
Wow, nice list! Out of all of these, Clutch - Earth Rocker is imo
the best, but i'm gonna have to check some of this out! thx!

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onlynonsense 7y !
commenting to save for later (and to tell how cool I think your
list is), thnx!

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[deleted] 7y !
Ha, hopefully you like at least one thing on here -- I'm a big
believer in paying it forward, so if something serves as a
catalyst for you to go spelunking in the wide, wide
spectrum that is 'rock music', I'm happy I could help!

Just be sure to recommend stuff you like to your

friends/redditors when the time comes, too!

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onlynonsense 7y !
I do know a couple of names, but the majority I haven't
listen to yet, but certainly want to try. I sometimes try
recommending stuff too, but it's hard to no come off
dickish (hey, listen to this and this and this!) or to find
the people who could be interested in the first place (i.e.
share the same music style). But, your list makes me so
curious I now want to awaken this curiosity in others!
Well done!

btw, I'm totally oblivious to the current music spectrum,

all those genres are so difficult to distinguish nowadays..
even bands themselves loose track of with genre they
belong to ....

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[deleted] 7y !
I think people being naturally or genuinely
enthusiastic about something helps influence people
to give something a go.

I know it's difficult to decipher tone on the Internet at

times, but if you have a hunch that people are looking
for assistance, there's nothing wrong with offering it.
What's the worst that could happen? If they say no,
not a big deal, but if you happen to pique their
curiosity, you're doing something positive. Ideally,
they'll pay it forward, too.

EDIT: As far as the music spectrum goes, I try my best

to stay informed about genres, but at the end of the
day, new ones will pop up and evolve. Thus, my sense
is that, unless you're a journalist, you don't have to
pretend to be professorial about what genre(s) a band
belongs to as long as you have a ballpark idea.

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mirrortoremind Spotify 7y !
Nice job, well I've got some stuff to check out! (Commenting
to save for later)

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cameron0208 7y !
This list is incredible. Nice work and thanks for making it!

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Eat_sleep_poop 7y !
The cloud nothings album is amazing

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smoomoo31 Spotify name 7y !

"The Afterman" by Coheed & Cambria. It's a double album,
executed in an awesome manner. For those unfamiliar, Coheed
& Cambria's music is a story, and this album came with
awesome artwork that can be seen in the video linked. The
album has a bunch of styles drawing not only from various
points of their career, but delving into new territories. It contains
one of the most emotionally intense songs I'll ever hear, and it's
got some beautiful moments. It's got hard rocking, it's got
peaceful, it's got badass, it's got funk, it's got classic... It's got a
lot of great. The drum and bass work really shine on this album.

Selections for those not in the know:

Goodnight, Fair Lady

Key Entity Extraction IV: Evagria The Faithful

Gravity's Union

Don't let the concept scare you! If you're not into the fiction,
you can still love the real. Fully recommend listening in order,
loudly.

/r/TheFence

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seekup41 7y !
This was my choice as well. Brilliant album all around.

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[deleted] 7y !
Gravity's Union is probably the most intense song ever

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Ducci7799 7y !
Any Gaslight Anthem fans here?? I thought both American Slang
and Handwritten were excellent along with their i-tunes
sessions.

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Social_Penguineer 7y !
Every Gaslight album is phenomenal! EVERY DAMN ONE!

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[deleted] 7y !
New album August 19th!

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liberation_frequency 7y !
Japandroids - Celebration Rock -Check out The House That
Heaven Built

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[deleted] 7y !
I absolutely love this song, from the first time I heard it, but
I'm not crazy about any of there other stuff

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silvermoons 7y !
Titus Andronicus' "The Monitor" is incredible.

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milksteaklover 7y !
You should really check this out if you are into Civil War punk
rock.

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ChunLiSBK 7y !
That's an incredibly specific genre to be into.

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milksteaklover 7y !
Personally it's my second favorite genre next to Thirty
Years' War polka.

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SrewolfA Spotify 7y !
One of my favorite bands happens to be classified as
"Pop Melodic Death Metal"

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heysinned Spotify 7y !
I really think they should be more popular than they are. This
is such a great album.

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EmbalmingFiend 7y !
This is my go-to driving album. whenever I'm not feeling
ready for work, or nervous about anything, I just use The
Monitor to change that.

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Moki1 7y !
Not just my favorite of the 2010s, but my favorite of all-time.

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tmcdaid Spotify 7y !
High Violet by The National

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[deleted] 7y !
Definitely, a perfect album from front to back. Boxer and
Alligator are really close to it for my favorite from them, but
those two aren't relevant to this discussion haha.

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sdunkey 7y !
Great album but Trouble Will Find me was their best yet (my
opinion)

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art36 7y !
I agree, but they're both neck-and-neck together if I do say
so myself. The National are one of the few bands that
haven't reinvented their sound over their past three
records but you can still sense how much they've grown as
a band with each new album.

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art36 7y !
The National really are one of the few modern bands that I
have no problem saying that they will undoubtedly stand the
test of time.

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[deleted] 7y !
The music is great, I just wish it wasn't so damn sad all the
time. I want to listen to it more but it's too mood changing.

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patreeeek 7y !
Rival Sons have 3 albums so far in the 2010's and they're all
incredible!

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Eupatorus 7y !
Fiona Apple's "The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The
Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes
Will Ever Do" is a great album.

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milksteaklover 7y !
Manchester Orchestra's Simple Math was a great album, I'd
highly recommend it.

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patreeeek 7y !
I thought Cope was a top notch album as well.

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milksteaklover 7y !
I see what you did there.

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BBanner 7y !
Cope is my favorite MO album by far, it just blows you the
fuck away with power

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bdjenkin Spotify 7y !
Fantastic album by an even better band.

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noleq 7y !
Kvelertak's s/t is absolutely fantastic as far as 2010s rock

http://youtube.com/watch?v=r7sIqyoRFiU

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ermahgerdWTFerkBerBQ 7y !
Saw them live in SF opening for High on Fire. Kvelertak tore
the roof off. Best album I've heard in years.

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SenorVolf 7y !
That was a hell of a tour.

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msmyth10 7y !
Foals-Holy Fire, in my opinion it is a flawless album

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br4in5 7y !
I absolutely love Foals, and Holy Fire is amazing...but to me,
their best so far is Total Life Forever.

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Vummy 7y !
Total Life Forever is one of my favourite albums of recent
times. I suppose it doesn't quite fit the remit of this post as
a great 'rock' album(I'm not suggesting you're nominating
it as one).

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[deleted] 7y !
Soundgardens King Animal or Mastodons The Hunter

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Kubrickdickulous 7y !
Has to be 'Brothers' by The Black Keys.

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[deleted] 7y !
El Camino also needs to be here.

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IGetNoSlack 7y !
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

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Gaminic 7y !
I was a bit disappointed by the album as a whole. There are
two or three incredible songs on it and Suburban War made it
into several of my permanent playlists, but beyond that it
wasn't what I hoped it would be.

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[deleted] 7y !
That's how I felt about Reflektor. I loved The Suburbs.
Probably their second best, imo.

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uhYea 7y !
Portugal. The Man - Evil Friends.

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[deleted] 7y !
Evil Friends was enjoyable, definitely their most radio-friendly
album. Unfortunately it's a little forgettable... just doesn't
seem to have the soul/grit/jammyness of any of their earlier
releases.

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sp_aceca_se 7y !
I came in here just to make sure Portugal got their mention.
Thank you.

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dylyn 7y !
Swans new album "To Be Kind" is fooking amazing

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[deleted] 7y !
...Like Clockwork by QOTSA is phenomenal

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[deleted] 7y !
Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

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[deleted] 7y !
Propagandhi really blew me away with their latest album; Failed
States.

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shadow_the_cat 7y !
Somehow they manage to keep getting better with each
release, it's amazing.

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WhateverandEverAmen2 7y !
Supporting Caste is better. It just is. FS is still good, though. I
love them so much.

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[deleted] 7y !
I'd say Them Crooked Vultures, but it's a year early :( Otherwise,
I'd have to say QOTSA's ...Like Clockwork. Every time I listen to
a song from that album, I end up listening to the whole thing.

EDIT: Obligatory shoutout to 13, because Black Sabbath is bad

ass and they make some bad ass songs.

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[deleted] 7y !
I Appear Missing is fucking intense.

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Gaminic 7y !
Finally, someone who agrees! I haven't been able to find a
single person who loves the song. I don't know many
QotSA fans, but even those don't really think anything
special of I Appear Missing.

That song is haunting and powerful. The lyrics, the voice

and the instruments really create an incredible
atmosphere. ...Like Clockwork is a great album overall, but
that song is a top contender for my Top3 songs list.

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cobaltflames 7y !
It's praised over in /r/qotsa

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ampish 7y !
Josh Homme is awesome. At first I didn't like the new album
because it was so different then his older QoTSA albums but
it is probably the best work they've ever done

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the_green_basturd 7y !
Undoubtedly my favorite album I've picked up in years.
Josh Homme and QOTSA have a distinct sound and feel
with each album and you can really see how all that has
come together in Like Clockwork.

It's just a shame that Like Clockwork lost the Grammy for
best rock album to Imagine Dragons. Josh and QOTSA
really deserved it.

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midnightrambler108 7y !
Saw Sabbath Live a couple months ago. Ozzy still has it. Tony
Iommi definitely still has it. Here is a shot from the show

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[deleted] 7y !
Sabbath was great live during their recent show. "End of
the beginning" was just stellar live, they still got it.

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UnIrritatingLurk 7y !
Came here to post this. Should have won the Grammy for
sure.

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lizrad 7y !
Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes

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Cropulis 7y !
Tame Impala's Innerspeaker

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beermutt 7y !
Baroness - Yellow & Green, some fantastic hard rock.

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Eupatorus 7y !
Beck's "Morning Phase" might not be the 'best' but it's
probably the best I've heard from this year.

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MonsieurVerbetre 7y !
Maybe I should give it a second listen.

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elliottw420 7y !
Foster the People - Torches

Avi Buffalo (self-titled)

Yeah, I like the so-cal indie sound...

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captainalphabet 7y !
Grinderman 2