Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Belated Favorite Albums of 2009 List



I had a preliminary list in late 2009 but have had time to rethink it a bit.
Here goes:

01: "Reservoir" by Fanfarlo
02: "Tonight" by Franz Ferdinand
03: "Careful Love" by Tim Williams
04: "Lungs" by Florence + the Machine
05: "Black River Killer" EP by Blitzen Trapper
06: "Middle Cyclone" by Neko Case
07: "Hombre Lobo" by Eels
08: "Get Guilty" by A.C. Newman
09: "Veckatimest" by Grizzly Bear
10: "Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey" by Cracker
11: "Constellation" by Salim Nourallah
12: "Champagne in Seashells" EP by Liam Finn & Eliza Jane
13: "The First Days of Spring" by Noah and the Whale
14: "No One's First and You're Next" by Modest Mouse
15: "Face Control" by Handsome Furs
16: "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" by Phoenix
17: "It's Blitz" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
18: "Hold Time" by M. Ward
19: "Threadbare" by Port O'Brien
20: "One eskimO" by One EskimO



Honorable Mentions (in rough order):
"I and Love and You" by the Avett Brothers
"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" by David Byrne and Brian Eno (Technically 2008)
"Noble Beast" by Andrew Bird
"Junior" by Royksopp
"Lost Channels" by Great Lake Swimmers
"To Lose My Life..." by White Lies
"From Pillar to Post" by Logan Lynn
"The Airborne Toxic Event" by The Airborne Toxic Event (Technically 2008)
"OKNO" by Phonograph
"Up From Below" by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
"Wilco (the Album)" by Wilco
"Yes" by Pet Shop Boys
"Humbug" by Arctic Monkeys
"Telekinesis!" by Telekinesis!
"Manners" by Passion Pit
"o+ s" by o+ s
"Lovely Creatures" by Bob Schneider
"Love 2" by Air
"Aim and Ignite" by fun.
"Here Anonymous" by Eulogies
"The Ruminant Band" by Fruit Bats
"Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming" by Sara Lov

There are probably several others I'm forgetting, but this gives you the general idea...

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