Best Albums of 2010, January - June (Pt. 2 of 4)

Here are my favorite albums for the first 6 months of 2010.  

Rather than monthly editions, I am only doing 4 this year. 

LPs

1. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
2. Josh Ritter - So Runs the World Away
3. Damien Jurado - Saint Bartlett 
4. Minus the Bear - Omni
5. Band of Horses - Infinite Arms  
6. Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
7. The National - High Violet
8. Rocky Votolato - True Devotion
9. Local Natives - Gorilla Manor
10. RA Scion - Victor Shade
11. Dr. Dog - Shame, Shame
12. Vampire Weekend - Contra
13. Jonsi - Go 
14. Ratatat - LP4
15. The Weakerthans - Live at Burton Cummings Theatre
16. Hoquiam (Damien Jurado) - Hoquiam 
17. The Morning Benders - Big Echo
18. Broken Bells - Broken Bells
19. Beach House - Teen Dream 
20. Drew Danburry - Goodnight Dannii
21. Spoon - Transference
22. Drew Danburry - Goodnight Gary
23. Daniel Johnston - Beam me Up
24. Galactic - Ya-Ka-May
25. Rogue Wave - Permalight

EPs

1. Shark Speed - Education
2. Cold War Kids - Behave Yourself
3. The Get Up Kids - Simple Science
4. Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova - One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels (Reissue with new tracks)
5. Junip - The Rope and Summit