Congratulations to THISisMODERN.net supported artists who won Grammy Awards for 2010. And the winners are:
Album Of The Year: Arcade Fire "The Suburbs"
Best Pop Performance By A Duo/Group With Vocals: Train "Hey, Soul Sister (Live)"
Best Rock Performance By A Duo/Group With Vocals: The Black Keys "Tighten Up"
Best Alternative Music Album: The Black Keys "Brothers"
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album: Switchfoot "Hello Hurricane"
Best Contemporary Folk Album: Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs "God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise"
Best Recording Package: The Black Keys "Brothers"
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: The White Stripes "Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Boxed Set)"
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: John Mayer "Battle Studies"
Producer Of The Year: Danger Mouse (The Black Keys "Brothers"; Broken Bells "Broken Bells")
In addition to congratulating the award winners, congrats to some of the greatest performances of the night: Mumford & Sons performed their hit "The Cave," The Avett Brothers performed their hit "Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise," and both bands backed up legend Bob Dylan on an ensemble performance of Dylan's own "Maggie's Farm." Arcade Fire performed their songs "Month Of May" and "Ready To Start" before and after accepting the night's biggest award, Album Of The Year, respectively.
John Mayer has grown up. Not that he was immature, but his previous albums had a bit of youthful angst and energy. He has shown that he is a superior pop songsmith, he has proven that he is a guitar hero, showcased that he's got the blues, and he's got a handul of Grammy awards to support all of those claims. On his latest album, the first of which isn't part of his self proclaimed "trilogy," he proves that simplicity is just as awesome as being in your face. He covers a Robert Johnson classic, made famous buy friend and guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton, to remind everyone that he shtill has what it takes to jam. He lets loose with his acoustic on the first single "Who Says," bringing mellow back to his arsenal in a style not heard from since his first independent release "Inside Wants Out." Love is a central theme in all of the music with two instant classics leading the way: "Heartbreak Warfare" and "Half Of My Heart" which features a guest vocal by Taylor Swift. Each song is a perfect addition to John's catalogue and the album as a whole is well written and performed. There isn't any heavy production, not a lot of musicians, and John co-produced it all with drummer Steve Jordan. John Mayer has a lot up his sleeves, but this time he isn't hiding anything.
Dave Matthews Band- Big Whiskey & The GrooGrux King
Mason Jennings- Blood Of Man
Trevor Hall- Trevor Hall
Angus & Julia Stone- A Book Like This
Ben Harper & Relentless7 - White Lies For Dark Times
Matt Hires - Take Us To The Start
The Avett Brothers- I And Love And You
John Mayer- Battle Studies
State Radio - Let It Go
Monsters Of Folk- Monsters Of Folk
Phish - Joy
Passion Pit- Manners
Paper Route- Absence
Mat McHugh- Seperatista!
Sean Bones- Rings
Will Hoge- The Wreckage
Mat Kearney - City Of Black & White
Pete Yorn- Back & Forth
Crosby Loggins- Time To Move
Carbon Leaf- Nothing Rhymes With Woman
The Fray- The Fray
Zee Avi- Zee Avi
Dan Auerbach- Keep It Hid
Ben Kweller- Changing Horses
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers- The Bear
Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Gregory Alan Isakov- This Empty Northern Hemisphere
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band- Outer South
Tegan & Sara- Sainthood
Norah Jones- The Fall
All of these albums can be purchased by clicking here. If you are interested in seeing what albums make the top 30 in previous years click here for the archive. To purchase albums on previous top 30 lists click here.
