Year-end lists are coming up — we’ll probably see the first ones the first week of December, if not earlier, which is fucking crazy — so here’s a handy-dandy guide on 2010 bands you don’t have to listen to before making yours. Important note: Inclusion on this list doesn’t mean a band is bad, or even mediocre. It just means they’re not special, no matter what their mothers told them. One note on 2010 buzz bands: Nearly all of these groups sound either 1) Not as good as Boat Club 2) Not as good as Cut Copy 3) Not as good as the Walkmen 4) Not as good as Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti. In case you’re looking for bands you might actually want to listen to beyond next week. See the full list after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

You take your car to work, I’ll take my bored. (Actually, these guys have some pretty unignorable moments — “Floating Vibes,” for one — but if anyone wants to champion this band, there’s some serious Rock and Roll you need to hear first.)

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Editor’s note: 2010 Bands You Can Ignore: Bands you can ignore this year. And probably next year.

Would rather listen to Vampire Weekend rhyming “slave trade” with “getting laid” than another shitty M.I.A. album.

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Editor’s note: 2010 Bands You Can Ignore: Bands you can ignore this year. And probably next year.

Go ahead and ignore their singer most of all.

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2010 Bands You Can Ignore: Bands you can ignore this year. And probably next year.