![]() ![]() If you aren’t swaying back-and-forth in your ergonomically designed office chair within the first 30-seconds, check your surroundings, make sure your boss isn’t around, and then crank this shit up! With truly one of the best drops in all of rock music, "Dance Yrself Clean" is one of the coolest opening songs on any album ever. No better way to start the decade than with a tribute to Springsteen and the melting of a few faces in the process. " A More Perfect Union " Titus Andronicus Without further ado, here is a rundown of The Halftime Snack’s 75 favorite songs and 50 favorite albums of the 2010s: We literally now have the entire history of music available at our fingertips, and I don’t think it can be overstated how amazing that is. Services like Spotify and Apple Music have made music more accessible than ever before, and the power of YouTube has made it possible for anyone with an iPhone and a microphone to get their music out into the world. ![]() Perhaps more than anything, the 2010s will be remembered as the decade where music became more democratized than ever. Rock music had a bit of a lull, but bands like The War on Drugs, Japandroids, and Vampire Weekend proved that great rock music can still break through. ![]() Justin Beiber and The Jonas Brothers became cool all of a sudden? We got iconic one-hit wonders, from “Somebody That I Used to Know”, to “Gangnam Style”, to “Old Town Road”. Foot stompin’ folk rock had a major moment. Technology had a major influence, with the continued rise of electronic music, Auto-Tune, and a motha fuckin’ Tupac hologram headlining Coachella. This was the decade that brought us indelible new artists like Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, and Kendrick Lamar, while also launching icons like Adele, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna to new heights. But as we look back on the past ten years, it’s tough not to remember the decade with tender nostalgia. In the moment, it seemed as though the 2000s was a tough time for music. The 2000s was a decade defined by teen pop icons, garage rock revival, and the rise and fall of the emo rock movement, while also giving us peak contributions from iconic artists like Radiohead, Coldplay, and Kanye. It’s always fascinating to look back at trends in music with a little distance in the rearview. ![]()
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