preTENtious: the best new music, ten years later Trevor Ikrath and Dillon Flynn

On this day 10 years ago, James Blake rode a hype rocket to the moon with the release of his eponymous debut LP. What made his ascent so irresistable to tastemakers? Have we outgrown mumbly caucasian hipster soul music? And is "sad boy" a racial epithet? Dillon and Trevor set out to answer all these questions and more on the seventh episode of preTENtious.

On this day 10 years ago, Destroyer shifted gears and broke through on their ninth album, *Kaputt*. What does its vision of bohemian America mean to us today? Do its soft rock influences still feel risky or bold? And does Dan Bejar know that if he signed up for TikTok and posted his haircare regimen he could get a billion likes? Dillon and Trevor set out to answer all these questions and more on the sixth episode of preTENtious.

In the final hours of December, Dillon and Trevor gather to warmly recall and bid a fond farewell to a splended, special year -- why are you guys looking at me like that? I'm talking about 2010, did you forget our format or something? They'll recap listener picks and share their own lists before digging into the Pitchfork top 50.

On this day 10 years ago, Kanye West released his groundbreaking fifth album, *My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy*, to universal critical ovation. Were we all hype-drunk, or was it really that good? Can a record's masterpiece status be revoked if its creator acts like a big enough douche? And who taught you how to put some motherfucking Jimmy Choos on? Dillon and Trevor set out to answer all these questions and more on the fourth episode of preTENtious.

On this day 10 years ago, Sufjan Stevens released *The Age of Adz*, the widely anticipated follow-up to his seminal 2005 work, *Illinois*. Was such a radical gearshift the right move to make in the shadow of a masterpiece? How did this album reshape the way people think about Sufjan Stevens? Do I have time to make a quick dash to the 7/11 and pick up a taquito and a Sprite before Impossible Soul finishes? Dillon and Trevor set out to answer all these questions and more on the third episode of preTENtious.

On this day 10 years ago, Deerhunter released *Halcyon Digest*, an album seen at the time as a "modest" step forward but has come to represent the band's high water mark. But what does Deerhunter mean to us today? Has the album's themes of nostalgia and isolation stood the test of time? And is playing bass for Bradford Cox the most dangerous job in America? Dillon and Trevor set out to answer all these questions and more on the second episode of preTENtious.