Simple Minds - Life in a Day

Completely different from the Sparkle in the Rain onwards albums. Eno-ish glammy as in early Ultravox! with John Foxx before Hiroshima Mon Amour.

Simple Minds - Empires and Dance

A bit like a more melodic PIL. When it grooves, it really grooves. Can get a bit repetitive, though.

Janelle Monae - The Archandroid (Suites II and III)

Cool! Not as much variety as Plastic Beach but still enough. Hankering for Metropolis. my fave song is 57821 - she sounds like an angel there. Strong contender for my best of 2010 (I bought like three).