Category Archives: 2009

2009

Mixes By Year: 2009 Most Recommended Albums

2009- a year that’s tough to comment on being that it’s only now 2011. I posted my top 50 albums about a year ago and my top 20 are unchanged except for swapping Wild Beasts with Mos Def. Though the below twenty albums are not ranked 1-20 I can tell you that my top ten may now slightly differ with The xx and Neon Indian rising into the top ten and Raekwon & Mastodon falling just out of the top ten. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and Dinosaur Jr. would also likely fall a few notches in the top 20 and Neko Case and Bat For Lashes rising a bit. Animal Collective/Girls/Dirty Projectors are still heads and tails above all else for me. I was worried that I overrated Passion Pit a bit but they sound just as great a year later to me. I’m somehow still not sick of the two ubiquitous Phoenix hits “Lisztomania” and “1901” which are so good that even excessive airplay can’t kill their charm.

When the music history books are rewritten years from now ’09 may stick out for its weirdness. I don’t think I’ve ever had an odder, or more inaccessible 1-3 albums in any year. As great as the three albums are I recognize they aren’t for everybody- I can’t see any of them garnering much future airplay like Phoenix has or like Passion Pit and the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s great “It’s Blitz” should. ’09 was not a big rap year but albums like Drake’s EP and Freddie Gibbs mixtapes and Mos Def’ return to form set the stage for a rap comeback in 2010. U.K. dubstep also became a dominant underground sound, which came to my attention with the release of the 5 Years of Hyperdub double album. Time will tell if dubstep will gain in popularity or if it will go the way of grime and be banished to relative obscurity. Whether or not the genre grows the sound has certainly been a big influence in the broader worlds of hip hop & r&b, house & techno. The same can be said for blog house and chillwave- they haven’t taken over the charts but there influence is everywhere. Will be interesting so see what happens next. With all of the re-workings of early synth-pop and soft-rock will the next movement be a return to heavy rock?

THE XX- THE XX

Buy The XX - XX (Bonus Track Version)

Buy AmazonXX



PHOENIX- WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX

Buy Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Buy Amazon Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix




JAPANDROIDS- POST-NOTHING

Buy Japandroids - Post-Nothing

Buy Amazon Post-Nothing



NEKO CASE- MIDDLE CYCLONE

Buy Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (Bonus Track Version)

Buy AmazonMiddle Cyclone




CAMERA OBSCURA- MY MAUDLIN CAREER

Buy Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

Buy Amazon My Maudlin Career



GRIZZLY BEAR- VECKATIMEST

Buy Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Buy AmazonVeckatimest




GIRLS- ALBUM

Buy Girls - Album (Bonus Track Version)

Buy AmazonAlbum



YEAH YEAH YEAHS- IT’S BLITZ

Buy Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Buy AmazonIt’s Blitz!




JJ- JJ N2

Buy JJ - JJ N° 2

Buy jj nº 2Amazon



PASSION PIT- MANNERS

Buy Passion Pit - Manners

Buy AmazonManners




NEON INDIAN- PSYCHIC CHASMS

Buy Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms

Buy AmazonPsychic Chasms



ANIMAL COLLECTIVE- MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILLION

Buy Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Buy Amazon Merriweather Post Pavilion



THE FLAMING LIPS- EMBRYONIC

Buy The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

Buy AmazonEmbryonic



BAT FOR LASHES- TWO SUNS

Buy Bat for Lashes - Two Suns

Buy AmazonTwo Suns



MOS DEF- THE ECSTATIC

Buy Mos Def - The Ecstatic

Buy AmazonThe Ecstatic



RAEKWON- ONLY BUILT FOR CUBAN LINX II

Buy Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2

Buy AmazonOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2




THE PAINS OF BEING PIURE AT HEART- THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART

Buy The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Buy AmazonPains of Being Pure at Heart



DIRTY PROJECTORS- BITTE ORCA

Buy Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Buy AmazonBitte Orca



DINOSAUR JR.- FARM

Buy Dinosaur Jr. - Farm

Buy AmazonFarm



MASTODON- CRACK THE SKYE

Buy Mastodon - Crack the Skye (Deluxe Version)

Buy AmazonCrack the Skye

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 1


Best of 2009 Volume 1 (1/30/10)

1. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Zero

Buy Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (Deluxe Edition) - Zero

Buy ZeroAmazon


2. Phoenix- 1901

Buy Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - 1901

Buy 1901Amazon


3. Girls- Lust for Life

Buy Girls - Album (Bonus Track Version) - Lust for Life

Buy Lust For LifeAmazon


4. Japandroids- Young Hearts Spark Fire

Buy Japandroids - Post-Nothing - Young Hearts Spark Fire

Buy Young Hearts Spark FireAmazon


5. Dirty Projectors- Stillness is the Move

Buy Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - Stillness Is the Move

Buy Stillness Is The MoveAmazon


6. Neon Indian- Deadbeat Summer

Buy Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms - Deadbeat Summer

Buy Deadbeat SummerAmazon


7. Washed Out- Feel It all Around

Buy Washed Out - Feel It All Around - Feel It All Around

Buy Feel It All AroundAmazon


8. Best Coast- Sun Was High (So Was I)

Buy Best Coast - Sun Was High (So Was I) - Single - Sun Was High (So Was I)

Buy Sun Was High (So Was I)Amazon


9. jj- Ecstasy

Buy JJ - JJ N° 2 - Ecstasy

Buy EcstasyAmazon


10. Animal Collective- Summertime Clothes

Buy Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Summertime Clothes

Buy Summertime ClothesAmazon


11. Jay-Z (Feat. Alicia Keys)- Empire State of Mind

Buy Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (Deluxe Version) - Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)

Buy Empire State Of Mind [Jay-Z + Alicia Keys] (Explicit) Amazon


12. The Big Pink- Velvet

Buy The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love (Bonus Track Version) - Velvet

Buy VelvetAmazon


13. The XX- Islands

Buy The XX - XX (Bonus Track Version) - Islands

Buy IslandsAmazon


14. Bat for Lashes- Daniel

Buy Bat for Lashes - Two Suns - Daniel

Buy DanielAmazon


15. Grizzly Bear- Two Weeks

Buy Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest - Two Weeks

Buy Two WeeksAmazon


16. Passion Pit- Little Secrets

Buy Passion Pit - Manners - Little Secrets

Buy Little SecretsAmazon


17. Yacht- Psychic City (Voodoo City)

Buy YACHT - See Mystery Lights - Psychic City (Voodoo City)

Buy Psychic City (Voodoo City)Amazon


18. Joker- Digidesign

Buy Joker - 5: Five Years of Hyperdub - Digidesign

Buy DigidesignAmazon


19. The Flaming Lips- Watching the Planets

Buy The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (Deluxe Version) - Watching the Planets

Buy Watching The Planets Amazon



Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 2

Best of 2009 Volume 2 (1/30/10)

1. Animal Collective- My Girls

Buy Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - My Girls

Buy My GirlsAmazon


2. The Antlers- Two

Buy The Antlers - Hospice - Two

Buy Two [Explicit] Amazon


3. Neko Case- This Tornado Loves You

Buy Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (Bonus Track Version) - This Tornado Loves You

Buy This Tornado Loves YouAmazon


4. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart- Young Adult Friction

Buy The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction

Buy Young Adult FrictionAmazon


5. Lady GaGa- Bad Romance

Buy Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster (Deluxe Version) - Bad Romance

Buy Bad Romance [Explicit]Amazon


6. La Roux- Bulletproof

Buy La Roux - La Roux (Bonus Track Version) - Bulletproof

Buy BulletproofAmazon


7. Metric- Help I’m Alive

Buy Metric - Fantasies - Help I'm Alive

Buy Help I’m AliveAmazon


8. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Dragon Queen

Buy Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (Deluxe Edition) - Dragon Queen

Buy Dragon QueenAmazon


9. Phoenix- Lisztomania

Buy Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Lisztomania

Buy LisztomaniaAmazon


10. Passion Pit- The Reeling

Buy Passion Pit - Manners - The Reeling

Buy The ReelingAmazon


11. Girls- Summertime

Buy Girls - Album (Bonus Track Version) - Summertime

Buy SummertimeAmazon


12. Atlas Sound (Feat. Noah Lennox)- Walkabout

Buy Atlas Sound - Logos - Walkabout (with Noah Lennox)

Buy Walkabout [w/ Noah Lennox]Amazon


13. Fever Ray- When I Grow Up

Buy Fever Ray - Fever Ray - When I Grow Up

Buy When I Grow UpAmazon


14. Raekwon (Feat. Capadonna & Ghostface Killah)- 10 Bricks

Buy Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 - 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah)

Buy 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna & Ghostface Killah) [Explicit] Amazon


15. Mastodon- Divinations

Buy Mastodon - Crack the Skye (Deluxe Version) - Divinations

Buy DivinationsAmazon


16. Dinosaur Jr.- I Want You to Know

Buy Dinosaur Jr. - Farm - I Want You to Know

Buy I Want You To KnowAmazon


17. Dirty Projectors- Two Doves

Buy Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - Two Doves

Buy Two DovesAmazon


18. Grizzly Bear- While You Wait for the Others

Buy Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest - While You Wait for the Others

Buy While You Wait For The OthersAmazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 3

Best of 2009 Volume 3 (1/30/10)

1. Mastodon- Oblivion

Buy Mastodon - Crack the Skye (Deluxe Version) - Oblivion

Buy OblivionAmazon


2. Raekwon (Feat. Inspecktah Deck, GZA, Ghostface Killah & Method Man)- House of Flying Daggers

Buy Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2 - House of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Method Man & GZA)

Buy House Of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah & Method Man) [Explicit]


3. Dirty Projectors- Cannibal Resource

Buy Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - Cannibal Resource

Buy Cannibal ResourceAmazon


4. Wild Beasts- We Still Got the Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues

Buy Wild Beasts - Two Dancers - We Still Got the Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues

Buy We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our TonguesAmazon


5. The Very Best (Feat. Ezra Koenig)- Warm Heart of Africa

Buy The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa - Warm Heart of Africa (feat. Ezra Koenig)

Buy Warm Heart Of Africa (Featuring Ezra Koenig)


6. Annie- Don’t Stop

Buy Annie - Don't Stop (Bonus Track Version) - Don't Stop

Buy Don’t StopAmazon


7. Joy Orbison- Hyph Mngo

Buy Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo - Single - Hyph Mngo

Buy Hyph MngoAmazon


8. The-Dream- Put It Down

Buy The-Dream - Love Vs Money - Put It Down

Buy Put It Down [Explicit]Amazon


9. Animal Collective- Brother Sport

Buy Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Brother Sport

Buy Brother SportAmazon


10. The XX- Shelter

Buy The XX - XX (Bonus Track Version) - Shelter

Buy Shelter Amazon


11. Neon Indian- Should Have Taken Acid with You

Buy Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms - Should Have Taken Acid With You

Buy Should have taken acid with youAmazon


12. The Flaming Lips- Silver Trembling Hands

Buy The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (Deluxe Version) - Silver Trembling Hands

Buy Silver Trembling HandsAmazon


13. Girls- Hellhole Ratrace

Buy Girls - Album (Bonus Track Version) - Hellhole Ratrace

Buy Hellhole RatraceAmazon


14. Stuart Murdoch- Another Saturday

Buy Stuart Murdoch - Dark Was the Night - Another Saturday

Buy Another SaturdayAmazon


15. Camera Obscura- French Navy

Buy Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career - French Navy

Buy French NavyAmazon


16. Atlas Sound- Shelia

Buy Atlas Sound - Logos - Shelia

Buy SheliaAmazon


17. The Avett Brothers- I and Love and You

Buy The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You - I and Love and You

Buy I And Love And YouAmazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 4

Best of 2009 Volume 4 (1/30/10)

1. Yo La Tengo- Here to Fall

Buy Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs (Bonus Track Version) - Here to Fall

Buy Here To FallAmazon


2. Built to Spill- Hindsight

Buy Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy - Hindsight

Buy HindsightAmazon


3. F*ck Buttons- Phantom Limb

Buy Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport - Phantom Limb

*Not available via Amazon


4. Animal Collective- No More Runnin’

Buy Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion - No More Runnin

Buy No More RunninAmazon


5. Passion Pit- Moth’s Wings

Buy Passion Pit - Manners - Moth's Wings

Buy Moth’s WingsAmazon


6. Grizzly Bear- Ready, Able

Buy Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest - Ready, Able

Buy Ready, AbleAmazon


7. The XX- Basic Space

Buy The XX - XX (Bonus Track Version) - Basic Space

Buy Basic SpaceAmazon


8. Phoenix- Fences

Buy Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Fences

Buy FencesAmazon


9. Dirty Projectors- No Intention

Buy Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - No Intention

Buy No Intention Amazon


10. Kind Midas Sound- Meltdown

Buy King Midas Sound - 5: Five Years of Hyperdub - Meltdown

Buy MeltdownAmazon


11. The Flaming Lips- Convinced of the Hex

Buy The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (Deluxe Version) - Convinced of the Hex

Buy Convinced Of The Hex Amazon


12. Royce Da 5’9″- Shake This

Buy Royce da 5'9" - Street Hop - Shake This

Buy Shake This [Explicit]Amazon


13. Mos Def- Casa Bey

Buy Mos Def - The Ecstatic - Casa Bey

Buy Casa Bey Amazon


14. Bear in Heaven- Lovesick Teenagers

Buy Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth - Lovesick Teenagers

Buy Lovesick TeenagersAmazon


15. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Hysteric

Buy Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! (Deluxe Edition) - Hysteric

Buy HystericAmazon


16. Handsome Furs- I’m Confused

Buy Handsome Furs - Face Control - I'm Confused

Buy I’m ConfusedAmazon


17. Matt & Kim- Daylight

Buy Matt & Kim - Grand - Daylight

Buy DaylightAmazon


18. St. Vincent- The Strangers

Buy St. Vincent - Actor - The Strangers

Buy The StrangersAmazon


19. Neko Case- Don’t Forget Me

BuyNeko Case - Middle Cyclone (Bonus Track Version) - Don't Forget Me

Buy Don’t Forget MeAmazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 5

Best of 2009 Volume 5 (3/5/11)

1.  M. Ward- For Beginners

Buy For Beginners – Hold Time

Buy For BeginnersAmazon


2.  Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll

Buy Heads Will Roll – It’s Blitz!

Buy Heads Will RollAmazon


3.  The Big Pink- Dominoes

Buy Dominos – null

Buy DominosAmazon


4.  Phoenix- Lasso

Buy Lasso – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Buy LassoAmazon


5.  La Roux- I’m Not Your Toy

Buy I’m Not Your Toy – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)

Buy I’m Not Your ToyAmazon


6.  Royksopp (Feat. Robyn)- The Girl and the Robot

Buy The Girl and the Robot – The Girl and the Robot

Buy The Girl And The RobotAmazon


7.  Little Boots- New in Town

Buy New In Town – Hands

Buy New In TownAmazon


8.  Lily Allen- The Fear

Buy The Fear – It’s Not Me, It’s You

Buy The Fear [Explicit]Amazon


9.  Wild Beasts- This Is Our Lot

Buy This Is Our Lot – Two Dancers

Buy This Is Our LotAmazon


10.  Dirty Projectors- Useful Chamber

Buy Useful Chamber – Bitte Orca

Buy Useful ChamberAmazon


11.  Rural Alberta Advantage- Don’t Haunt This Place

Buy Don’t Haunt This Place – Hometowns

Buy Don’t Haunt This PlaceAmazon


12.  Girls- G*d Damned

Buy God Damned – Album (Bonus Track Version)

Buy God DamnedAmazon


13.  Sunset Rubdown- Idiot Heart

Buy Idiot Heart – Dragonslayer

Buy Idiot HeartAmazon


14.  Portishead- Chase the Tear

Buy Chase the Tear – Chase the Tear – Single

Buy Chase the TearAmazon


15.  Joker & Ginz- Purple City

Buy Purple City – The Sound of Dubstep

Buy Purple CityAmazon


16.  Animal Collective- Bluish

Buy Bluish – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Buy BluishAmazon


17.  The XX- Crystalised

Buy Crystalised – xx

Buy CrystalisedAmazon


18.  Bat for Lashes- Glass

Buy Glass – Two Suns

Buy GlassAmazon


19.  Neon Indian- Terminally Chill

Buy Terminally Chill – Psychic Chasms

BuyTerminally Chill Amazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 6

Best of 2009 Volume 6 (3/5/11)

1.  Franz Ferdinand- Ulysses

Buy Ulysses – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Buy UlyssesAmazon

2.  Japandroids- Wet Hair

Buy Wet Hair – Post-Nothing
Buy Wet HairAmazon

3.  Cormega, Tragedy & Havoc- Define Yourself

Buy Define Yourself (Feat. Tragedy & Havoc) – Born And Raised
Buy Define Yourself (Feat. Tragedy & Havoc) [Explicit]

4.  Mos Def- Supermagic

Buy Supermagic – The Ecstatic

Buy SupermagicAmazon

5.  Major Lazer- Keep It Goin’ Louder

Buy Keep It Goin’ Louder (feat. Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze) – Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do (Bonus Track Version)

Buy Keep It Goin’ Louder [Explicit]Amazon

6.  The-Dream- Rockin’ that S**t

Buy Rockin’ That Sh** – Love Vs Money
Buy Rockin’ That Sh** [Explicit]Amazon

7.  Maxwell- Bad Habits

Buy Bad Habits (Uncut) – BLACKsummers’night
Buy Bad Habits (Uncut)Amazon

8.  Rihanna- Rude Boy

Buy Rude Boy – Rated R
Buy Rude Boy [Explicit]Amazon

9.  Jay Electronica- Exhibit C

Buy Exhibit C – Exhibit C – EP
Buy Exhibit CAmazon

10.  Neko Case- People Got a Lotta Nerve

Buy People Got a Lotta Nerve – Middle Cyclone (Bonus Track Version)
Buy People Got A Lotta NerveAmazon

11.  The Decemberists- The Hazards of Love 1

Buy The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone) – Hazards of Love
Buy The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)

12.  The Avett Brothers- January Wedding

Buy January Wedding – I and Love and You

Buy January Wedding Amazon

13.  Animal Collective- What Would I Want? Sky

Buy What Would I Want? Sky – Fall Be Kind – EP
Buy What Would I Want? SkyAmazon

14.  Tune-Yards- Sunlight

Buy Sunlight – Bird-Brains
Buy SunlightAmazon

15.  Girls- Morning Light

Buy Morning Light – Album (Bonus Track Version)
Buy Morning LightAmazon

16. Jay Reatard- It Ain’t Gonna Save Me

Buy It Ain’t Gonna Save Me – Watch Me Fall (Bonus Track Version)
Buy It Ain’t Gonna Save MeAmazon

17.  The Antlers- Bear

Buy Bear – Hospice
Buy BearAmazon

18.  Bat for Lashes- Travelling Woman

Buy Travelling Woman – Two Suns
Buy Travelling WomanAmazon

19.  Florence + the Machine- Dog Days are Over

Buy Dog Days Are Over – Lungs (Deluxe Edition)
Buy Dog Days Are Over Amazon

20.  The XX- Infinity

BuyInfinity – xx
BuyInfinity Amazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 7

Best of 2009 Volume 7 (3/6/11)

1.  Passion Pit- To Kingdom Come

Buy To Kingdom Come – Manners (Bonus Track Version)

Buy To Kingdom ComeAmazon


2.  jj- From Africa to Malaga

Buy From Africa to Malaga – JJ N° 2

Buy From Africa To MalagaAmazon


3.  Grizzly Bear- Southern Point

Buy Southern Point – Veckatimest

Buy Southern PointAmazon


4.  Mew- Beach

Buy Beach – No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away (Bonus Track Version)

Buy BeachAmazon


5.  Camera Obscura- Honey in the Sun

Buy Honey In the Sun – My Maudlin Career

Buy Honey In The SunAmazon


6.  Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros- Home

Buy Home – Up From Below (Deluxe Edition)

Buy HomeAmazon


7.  Wilco- You Never Know

Buy You Never Know – Wilco (The Album)

Buy You Never KnowAmazon


8.  Animal Collective- Daily Routine

Buy Daily Routine – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Buy Daily RoutineAmazon


9.  The Fiery Furnaces- Lost at Sea

Buy Lost At Sea – I’m Going Away (Bonus Track Version)

Buy Lost At SeaAmazon


10.  Neon Indian- Psychic Chasms

Buy Psychic Chasms – Psychic Chasms

Buy Psychic ChasmsAmazon


11.  Dirty Projectors & David Byrne- Knotty Pine

Buy Knotty Pine – Dark Was the Night

Buy Knotty PineAmazon


12.  Ikonika- Sahara Michael

Buy Sahara Michael – 5: Five Years of Hyperdub

Buy Sahara MichaelAmazon


13.  F**k Buttons- Rough Steez

Buy Rough Steez – Tarot Sport

*Not available via Amazon


14.  Them Crooked Vultures- New Fang

Buy New Fang – Them Crooked Vultures (Bonus Track Version)

Buy New Fang Amazon


15.  Girls- Big Bad Mean Motherf**ker

Buy Big Bad Mean M**********r – Album (Bonus Track Version)

Buy Big Bad Mean Motherfucker Amazon


16.  Mastodon- The Last Baron

Buy The Last Baron – Crack the Skye

Buy The Last Baron Amazon

Mixes By Year: Best of 2009 Volume 8

Best of 2009 Volume 8 (3/6/11)

1.  La Roux- In for the Kill

Buy In for the Kill – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)

Buy In For The KillAmazon


2.  Keri Hilson (Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo)- Knock You Down (Single Edit)

Buy Knock You Down – NOW That’s What I Call Music, Vol. 32

Buy Knock You DownAmazon


3.  Drake- Best I Ever Had

Buy Best I Ever Had – So Far Gone

Buy Best I Ever Had [Explicit]Amazon


4.  Lady Gaga- So Happy I Could Die

Buy So Happy I Could Die – The Fame Monster (Deluxe Version)

Buy So Happy I Could DieAmazon


5.  The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- This Love is F**king Right!

Buy This Love Is F*****g Right! – The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

Buy This Love is Fucking Right! [Explicit]Amazon


6.  Camera Obscura- The Sweetest Thing

Buy The Sweetest Thing – My Maudlin Career

Buy The Sweetest ThingAmazon


7.  Paolo Nutini- Candy

Buy Candy (Bonus Track) – Sunny Side Up (Bonus Track Version)

Buy Candy Amazon


8.  Mumford & Sons- Little Lion Man

Buy Little Lion Man – Sigh No More

Buy Little Lion ManAmazon


9.  Bill Callahan- My Friend

Buy My Friend – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle

Buy My FriendAmazon


10.  Animal Collective- Lion in a Coma

Buy Lion In a Coma – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Buy Lion In A ComaAmazon


11.  The Flaming Lips- The Sparrow Looks Up at the Machine

Buy The Sparrow Looks Up At the Machine – Embryonic

Buy The Sparrow Looks Up At The MachineAmazon


12.  Micachu- Golden Phone

Buy Golden Phone – Jewellery (Bonus Track Version)

Buy Golden PhoneAmazon


13.  Raekwon- Surgical Gloves

Buy Surgical Gloves – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2

Buy Surgical Gloves [Explicit]Amazon


14.  Freddie Gibbs- Murda On My Mind

*Not available via iTunes or Amazon


15.  Mos Def (Feat. Talib Kweli)- History

Buy History (feat. Kweli) – The Ecstatic

Buy HistoryAmazon


16.  Junior Boys- Parallel Lines

Buy Parallel Lines – Begone Dull Care

Buy Parallel LinesAmazon


17.  Girls- Laura

Buy Laura – Album (Bonus Track Version)

Buy LauraAmazon


18.  Alicia Keys- Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart

Buy Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart – The Element of Freedom (Deluxe Version)

Buy Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart Amazon


19.  Neon Indian- Ephemeral Artery

Buy Ephemeral Artery – Psychic Chasms

Buy Ephemeral ArteryAmazon



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Best of 2009: Intro

Welcome to my music blog.  My opening list will be the top 50 albums of 2009.  I have included my two favorite tracks for each album.  Links to buy the listed tracks and all of the albums (if available) at iTunes are provided.  If you plan on purchasing anything on the list and are a supporter of this blog please use the links before you buy.  We actually get a small cut!


All albums and/or tracks on any of my lists are albums/tracks that I have in my collection.  If I haven’t included an album or track in a list it may be because I don’t own it or haven’t heard it yet.  I do encourage all comments and suggestions.

Hope you enjoy and happy music listening!