All Songs Considered

James Blake's self-titled debut LP is set to be released on Feb. 7. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Suz Slezak and David Wax of David Wax Museum. Erik Jacobs, Anthem Multimedia/Courtesy of the Artist hide caption

Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips performing live at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. Shantel Mitchell for NPR hide caption

Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band courtesy of the artist hide caption

A snapshot of Andrew Kuo's chart of his top five albums of 2010, from The New York Times. The New York Times hide caption

Artwork from the iTunes LP of American Beauty by The Grateful Dead. Digital Album Art/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Belle and Sebastian courtesy of the artist hide caption

The debate over the year's best albums at NPR Music got heated at times. Sarah Ventre hide caption