Closing Arguments: Which Of These Releases Was The Album Of The Decade?
And more importantly, what was yours?
The 2010s have been a decade of cultural change in music and how we interact with it. Before we close the book on the last ten years, we took a look at what they meant and asked some of The Music's team to make their case for their personal album of the decade.
Check out their personal essays below...
Cyclone - Senior Contributor
"Kanye West's transgressive 2010 opus My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy augured the decade's hip hop, R&B and pop canon. It even influenced West's foil – not a rival MC, but pop star Taylor Swift."
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Hannah Story - Arts Editor
"Taylor Swift’s 1989 is the best record of the ‘10s. No other album has had the same cultural impact, winning the Grammy for Album Of The Year, and setting the tone for the next five years of commercial pop."
Jessica Dale - Assistant Editor & Social Media Coordinator
"It took me 37 seconds to realise how great Gang Of Youths’ Go Farther In Lightness was. No really, I even said to my husband as he walked in the room that it would be the album of the year. This album was a game-changer for me."
Lauren Baxter - Brisbane Editor
"Trouble Will Find Me is not necessarily a record that represents the music of the decade. It was nominated but didn't win a Grammy. It might not even be my favourite album by the band. So why pick it? It’s a deeply personal choice."
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