Aloe

Perhaps my favourite album of last year is Good Things by American soul singer Aloe Blacc. His single 'I Need a Dollar' was brought to my attention as the opening song for HBO's How to make it in America (sickest show - it is awesome.) 'I Need a Dollar' has become an instant hit, but his entire album is epic, and should he should be credited as a 'watch-this-space' musician. His wikipedia page (I'm not going to pretend I don't have that link open) says that he has been active since 1995, but his debut album was released in 2006. Four years later, Good Things was released, and I would go so far as to say it was my favourite album of 2010 - not that anyone cares.

Best tracks?

Green Lights

You Make me Smile

Femme Fatale

It's amazing. And he's pretty cute. And dating Triple J's hip hop show host Maya Jupiter. Fun fact of the day. (Thanks, Tas).