What PopMatters appreciates about metal is "this livid energy that continues to push the genre in different directions, be it through monolithic drone, otherworldly psychedelia, lavish shoegazing, crust infusions, post-metal applications, or anything else they find interesting", so they made list with that perspective. Waste of Space Orchestra on No. 1 spot proves that point.

Plenty of indie-rock on Stereogum's list of the 100 best albums of the 2010s (not over yet, right!?), the strongest pop albums of this decade, the chosen hip-hop albums, and a few metal albums. Generally, it's mostly American music. Still, a good starting point to research a "shaggy, undefinable" decade.

Pitchfork likes their indie rock and (selected) pop musicians, so the selection of the best albums of the last 10 years (2019 is not over yet, right!?!) mirrors that philosophy. Check it out here. As for the best songs of 2010s, a lot of artists absent from the albums list found their place at the […]