Top 10 Albums of 2009

[trisloth]

Here are my top 10 albums of 2009. There's a lot of (supposedly) great stuff that came out this year that I haven't heard yet, so this could change... but it probably won't.

In general, 2009 was the "Year of the Veterans". Almost everything on this list is from musicians who have been around forever, or bands who broke up years ago and recently re

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[swith_drawn]

So THAT's who Them Crooked Vultures are... I found them on my ipod (presumably you put them there) and thought they sounded pretty good. Had no idea.

[trisloth]

[thisisthenow]

contains: rainbow and starshine. ugh.

[disblfsuspender]

Burma and Polvo have new records out? Wow, have I been out of the loop. I couldn't even attempt a top 10 for this year, because I don't think I've listened to that many new records. I need to get back on the horse here.

[trisloth]

Those two are definitely worth picking up - it was actually a pretty good year for music!

[dosboof]

This is excellent. Though I read the first one as "Baltimora." Lulz.

[trisloth]

Ha! Great, now that's stuck in my head...

[cobweb]

That is a great list! (Hello btw - haven't been on LJ in like... Years!)

[trisloth]

Thanks and welcome back!!!

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top ten

[anonymous]

10 BROWNIES ourknife yourback
9 YO LA TENGO popular songs
8 ANTLERS hospice
7 DINOSAUR, JR farm
6 GIRLS girls
5 MOS DEF the ecstatic
4 SONIC YOUTH the eternal
3 GRIZZLY BEAR veckatimest
2 MISSION OF BURMA the sound the speed the light
1 DIRTY PROJECTORS bitte orca

waj (list R fun...)

Re: top ten

[trisloth]

very cool, i need to check out several of these!