It’s January 31st, and I am pretty sick right now. I have been pushing aside doing write ups for my top albums of 2009. I just haven’t been able to find the time. It is late January and I am just getting my list out now. The blurbs would feel forced if I got them out by today, so I decided not to force the issue and to just give you the list without blurbs.
2009 was a pretty good year in music overall. I spent countless hours with these albums making great memories with my friends, and rocking out to them blasting away in my room or my car. These were the finest albums in my mind, and 2009 would not have been the same without them.
We started it off strong with Animal Collectives MPP, and I thought it would be my #1 for sure. Then Grizzly Bear came knocking with Veckatimest. I thought for sure those would be my 1 and 2. However, the Arctic Monkeys came back darker and recharged the fanboy within me. However, Phoenix came out of no where to deliver one of the finest albums of 2009, blowing the competition out of the water. We had very solid debuts with The XX, Local Natives, and Passion Pit, along with stunning albums from the likes of The Antlers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.
So without anymore hesitation here are my 25 favorite albums of 2009:
25. The Dodos – Time To Die
24. The Horrors – Primary Colours
23. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
22. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
21. Handsome Furs – Face Control
20. Florence + The Machine – Lungs
19. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
18. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Up From Below
17. Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young
16. Harlem Shakes – Technicolor Health
15. Discovery – LP
14. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
13. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
12. Freelance Whales – Weathervanes
11. Girls – Album
10. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
8. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
7. Passion Pit – Manners
6. The Antlers – Hospice
5. The xx – xx
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
3. Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
2. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
1. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Spencer — 31 Jan 10
Overall, a list of great albums from the year. I would have loved to see Bitte Orca higher up though but that’s my personal opinion! Good list and get better soon man!
Sachi — 1 Feb 10
Feel better! Awesome list.
diego — 1 Feb 10
Finally a list that includes Harlem Shakes. Technicolor Health is such a great album, it’s real a shame it didn’t get that much attention last year…
Henry — 1 Feb 10
yes yes yes and yes! great list!
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