Top 9 of 2009!
December 30th, 2009 by Discology
It’s that time again when I ask everyone to submit their list of favorite music for the year. As usual, please leave your list in the comments field so that I can post it to the website. That said, I will start off with my list by saying that it was a bit harder than usual to produce a list beyond 9 albums. Please note that I was not trying to be clever with having “9 for aught 9″, but rather that it just worked out that way.
As usual, a friendly reminder to everyone that your list is your list and I do not expect a certain length or type of music. Just list what you liked and feel free to make comments and inquiries regarding other customer lists. This is meant to act as a forum for discussion and certainly not criticism. Here we go:
1. Appleseed Cast: Sagarmatha
In a class by itself, this album has remained on top since it was released.
2. Silversun Pickups: Swoon
A fine second album that rewards with repeated listens for great number of subtleties and nuances.
3. Bark Psychosis: Hex (1994)
Not a new album, but new to me. Early Post-Rock.
4. Neko Case: Middle Cyclone
It took me a some time to finally get around to listening to Neko and now I understand why everyone loves her voice.
5. Jon Jenkins and David Helpling: Beyond Words (Live)
Live album from their Treasure tour. Why did I find out about these guys so late?
6. Brendan Perry: “Utopia” (song)
Very DCD! The new album, Ark, doesn’t release till February but this song has been on his MySpace all year… taunting fans all the way.
7. Mark Dwane: Other Worlds
The newest in a line of successive albums that combine Midi Guitar and Electro-Acoustic. More floatiness for the brain.
8. Russian Circles: Geneva
Third album from Post-Rock greats that are as amazing on album as they are live.
9. MGR: Wavering On The Cresting Heft
Isis guitarist’s floaty album that brings in more noise that builds and evolves from Nova Lux’s more spare piano and guitar arrangements. A nice companion release.
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Favorite Local CD release:
A Digital Lie: A Digital Lie CD EP
TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2009:
(1) Arms And Sleepers – Matador
(2) Headlights – Wildlife
(3) Balmorhea – All Is Wild, All is Free
(4) My Latest Novel – Deaths and Entrances
(5) Noah and the Whale – The First Day of Spring
(6) The Wooden Sky – If I Don’t Come Home, You’ll Know I’m Gone
(7) PJ Bond – You Didn’t Know I was Alphabetical
(8) Track a Tiger – A Bullet Hit my Heart
(9) If These Trees Could Talk – Above The Earth, Below The Sky
(10) The Deep Dark Woods – Winter Hours
(11) Pianos Become the Teeth – Old Pride
(12) Owen – New Leaves
(13) Trophy Scars – Bad Luck
(14) Swell Season – Strict Joy
(15) Lymbyc Systym – Shutter Release
(16) Kings Of Convienience – Declaration of Dependance
(17) The Constalation Branch – The Dream Life, The Real Life, The Empty Glass
(18) Moonlit Sailor – So Close to Life
(19) Gifts From Enola – From Fathoms
(20) Sonya Cotton – Red River
I liked
Silversun Pickups – Swoon
Muse- The Resistance. (It’s no Black Holes, but it’s Muse.)
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – It’s Blitz
Metric- Fantasies
Jay-Z- Blue Print 3 (yes, for real)
Airborne Toxic Event- Airborne Toxic Event
15 favorites in alphabetical order:
01. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
02. The Appleseed Cast – Sagarmatha [Thanks again, David!]
03. At Swim Two Birds – Before You Left
04. Atlas Sound – Logos
05. Bat for Lashes – Two Suns
06. Bibio – Ambivalence Avenue
07. Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
08. Falty DL – Love Is a Liability
09. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
10. Isis – Wavering Radiant
11. Junior Boys – Begone Dull Care
12. Kylesa – Static Tensions
13. Memory Tapes – Seek Magic
14. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
15. The xx – xx
1. Silversun Pickups – Swoon
2. Them Crooked Vultures – Self titled
3. Drag the River – Bad At Breaking Up
4. Jon Snodgrass – Visitor’s Band
5. Chad Price – Sweet Smile Face
6. Wolfmother – Cosmic Egg
7. The Appleseed Cast – Sagamartha
8. Diana Krall – Quiet Nights, (great cover of Walk On By)
9. Drag Me To Hell Soundtrack – Christopher Young
I’ll stick with 9 also. Kind of a slow year for music! It would have been nice to have Chris Cornell on this list but unfortunatley he lost his mind!
Besides the holidays, this is my favorite time of the year… top 10 lists. This year I thought I would give a go at my top 100. Here we go…
1 TWILIGHT SAD – FORGET THE NIGHT AHEAD
2 ISIS – WAVERING RADIANT
3 WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS – THESE FOUR WALLS
4 THE ANTLERS – HOSPICE
5 M. WARD – HOLD TIME
6 IRON & WINE – AROUND THE WELL
7 THE BIG PINK – A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOVE
8 CALIFONE – ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS
9 SILVERSUN PICKUPS – SWOON
10 WHITE RABBITS – IT’S FRIGHTENING
11 JAPANDROIDS – POST NOTHING
12 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLON
13 ZAZA – CAMEO
14 EELS – HOMBRE LOBO
15 GOMEZ – A NEW TIDE
16 GRIZZLY BEAR – VECKATIMEST
17 NADJA – WHEN I SEE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV
18 THE APPLESEED CAST – SAGARMATHA
19 CRYSTAL ANTLERS – TENTACLES
20 GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS – THE LOST CHANNELS
21 DEAD WEATHER – HOREHOUND
22 ANDREW BIRD – NOBLE BEAST
23 TARA JANE O’NEIL – A WAYS AWAY
24 ALEXI MURDOCH – TOWARDS THE SUN EP
25 WILCO – WILCO
26 GREYMACHINE – DISCONNECTED
27 …TRAIL OF DEAD – CENTURY OF SELF
28 SUNN 0))) – MONOLITHS & DEMENSIONS
29 BAT FOR LASHES – TWO SUNS
30 HERE WE GO MAGIC – HERE WE GO MAGIC
31 TAPE DECK MOUNTAIN – GHOST
32 THE XX – XX
33 SAY HI – OOHS & AAHS
34 CURSIVE – MAMA, I’M SWOLLEN
35 CYMBALS EAT GUITARS – WHY ARE MOUNTAINS?
36 SLOW CLUB – YEAH SO?
37 BIG BUSINESS – MIND THE DRIFT
38 FUTURE OF THE LEFT – TRAVELS WITH MYSELF…
39 YEAH YEAH YEAHS – IT’S BLITZ!
40 DOVES – KINGDOM OF RUST
41 PHOENIX – WOLFGANG AMADAUS PHOENIX
42 ONEIDA – RATED O
43 RUSSIAN CIRCLES – GENEVA
44 ZEE AVI – ZEE AVI
45 MOS DEF – THE ECSTATIC
46 OM – GOD IS GOOD
47 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – DARK DAYS/LIGHT YEARS
48 METRIC – FANTASIES
49 SONIC YOUTH – THE ETERNAL
50 HOPE SANDOVAL & THE WARM INVENTIONS – THROUGH..
51 PHOSPHORESCENT – TO WILLIE
52 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE – MIDNIGHT AT THE MOVIES
53 BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY – BEWARE
54 BLACK COBRA – CHRONOMEGA
55 JASON LYTLE – YOURS TRULY, COMMUTER
56 FUCK BUTTONS – TAROT SPORT
57 ASOBI SEKSU – HUSH
58 KISS KISS – THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT WHAT’S LEFT
59 RED FANG – RED FANG
60 MUSE – THE RESISTANCE
61 ARCTIC MONKEYS – HUMBUG
62 YIM YAMES – TRIBUTE TO… EP
63 BON IVER – BLOOD BANK EP
64 PEAR JAM – BACKSPACER
65 DIRTY PROJECTORS – BITTE ORCA
66 BEN HARPER & THE RELENTLESS 7 – WHITE LIES…
67 ENGINEERS – THREE FACT FADER
68 BUILT TO SPILL – THERE IS NO ENEMY
69 REAL ESTATE – REAL ESTATE
70 THE STANDARD – SWIMMER
71 MEW – NO MORE STORIES…
72 DODOS – TIME TO DIE
73 OLD JERUSALEM – TWO BIRDS BLESSINGS
74 BLACK LIPS – 200 MILLION THOUSAND
75 NO AGE – LOSING FEELING [EP]
76 DINOSAUR JR – FARM
75 KHANATE – CLEAN HANDS GO FOUL
77 TEGAN & SARA – SAINTHOOD
78 MONSTERS OF FOLK – MONSTERS OF FOLK
79 J TILLMAN – VACILANDO TERRITORY BLUES
80 DAN AURBACH – KEEP IT HID
81 SWAN LAKE – ENEMY MINE
82 WHY? – ESKIMO SNOW
83 WOODEN SHJIPS – DOS
84 BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME – THE GREAT MISDIRECT
85 THURSDAY – COMMON EXISTENCE
86 MASTODON – CRACK THE SKYE
87 PELICAN – WHAT WE ALL COME TO NEED
88 MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. – JOSEPHINE
89 SON VOLT – AMERICAN CENTRAL DUST
90 JAY REATARD – WATCH ME FALL
91 DOOM – BORN LIKE THIS
92 LIAM FINN + ELIZA JANE – CHAMPAGNE IN A SEASHELL EP
93 BUILDERS & THE BUTCHERS – SALVATION IS A DEEP…
94 HAYDEN – THE PLACE WHERE WE LIVED
95 CASS MCCOMBS – CATACOMBS
96 WHEAT – WHITE INK, BLACK INK
97 BRAND NEW – DAISY
98 DUTCHESS & THE DUKE – SUNRISE/SUNSET
99 THE DEAD SEA – THE DEAD SEA
100 YOB THE GREAT CESSATION
Hey Dave!
Here’s mine:
http://austintayeshus.blogspot.com/2010/03/albums-of-past-deacde-2009.html
~Austin
Hi Dave,
As you requested yesterday, here’s a link to my top records from last year. Enjoy!
http://hollandreno.blogspot.com/2009/12/yes-i-am-tornado-chaser.html
-Clint
Thanks, Clint. Always enjoy seeing a new list by musically diverse listeners.
1) Sick Puppies – Tri-polar
2) Arch Enemy – The Root of all Evil
3) Angus Kahn – Black Leather Soul
4) Heaven & Hell – The Devil you Know
5) Doro – Fear No Evil
6)Tori Amos – Abnormally Attracted to Sin
and for a bonus selection that didn’t come out in 09, but is worthy,
John 5 – Requiem