My Favorite Albums Of 2009 v4
Posted By Ben W. on August 21, 2009
Surprisingly little has changed on my 2009 music radar since I turned in my Midyear Report almost two months ago. It’s been a fairly dry summer new-release wise.
I’ve really enjoyed new albums from the Fiery Furnaces and the Duckworth Lewis Method. I’ve also been able to go back and find new appreciations for the Sunset Rubdown and Grizzly Bear records. I still don’t like them half as much as every other indie critic out there seems to, but I can at least admit they are worth existing. Probably.
My biggest change of tune, though, is with MF Doom. I really didn’t like his new album two months ago. “I don’t really ever know what he’s rapping about, and by the end of this album, I’m not sure I really care,” I wrote back in June.
But something clicked. I stopped focusing on the pretensions and just enjoyed the absurd wordplay and gritty production. I still don’t often know what he’s rapping about, but this time I don’t mind going along for the ride anyway.
Here’s my latest top 56:
MY FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2009
56. I Heard It Today – Mr. Lif
55. The Eternal – Sonic Youth
54. Dear John – Loney, Dear
53. The Spinning Top - Graham Coxon
52. Strange Boys And Girls Club - The Strange Boys
51. BlaQKout – DJ Quik and Kurupt
50. March Of The Zapotec/Realpeople Holland – Beirut
49. The Ecstatic - Mos Def
48. Man Of Aran (Soundtrack) – British Sea Power
47. Let The Dominoes Fall – Rancid
46. Quicken The Heart - Maximo Park
45. Changing Horses - Ben Kweller
44. To Lose My Life… – White Lies
43. Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen
42. It’s Frightening – White Rabbits
41. Middle Cyclone – Neko Case
40. Living Thing – Peter Bjorn And John
39. Merriweather Post Pavilion – Animal Collective
38. Grrr… – Bishop Allen
37. Kingdom Of Rust – Doves
36. Get Guilty – A.C. Newman
35. The Crying Light – Antony & The Johnsons
34. Veckatimest – Grizzly Bear
33. Hands – Little Boots
32. 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
31. Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future – The Bird And The Bee
30. It’s Not Me, It’s You – Lily Allen
29. Dragonslayer – Sunset Rubdown
28. Manners – Passion Pit
27. Further Complications – Jarvis Cocker
26. The Hazards Of Love - The Decemberists
25. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix
24. 200 Million Thousand – Black Lips
23. Now We Can See - The Thermals
22. Junior – Royksopp
21. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
20. It’s Blitz! – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
19. Art Brut Vs. Satan – Art Brut
18. Goodnight Oslo – Robyn Hitchcock
17. The Love Language – The Love Language
16. Primary Colours – The Horrors
15. Wall Of Arms – The Maccabees
14. I’m Going Away – Fiery Furnaces
13. UGK 4 Life – UGK
12. Born Like This – DOOM
11. Face Control – Handsome Furs
10. The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Duckworth Lewis Method
9. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum – Kasabian
8. My Maudlin Career – Camera Obscura
7. Yes - Pet Shop Boys
6. The Liberty Of Norton Folgate – Madness
5. Dark Days/Light Years – Super Furry Animals
4. BLACKsummers’night – Maxwell
3. Grace/Wasteland – Pete Doherty
2. Years Of Refusal – Morrissey
1. Travels With Myself And Another - Future Of The Left
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