My Favorite 75 Albums Of 2009 — Dec. 12
Posted By Ben W. on December 12, 2009
It’s the 12th Day of Christmas, so let’s see what my true love gave to me…
Three albums that could not possibly sound more different from one another.
42. Ghostdini The Wizard Of Poetry In The Emerald City — Ghostface Killah
If the idea of Ghostface playing the role of Dr. Love sounds strange, you need to think again. He’s among the best rappers ever when it comes to getting down to the raw emotion of a situation. So it makes perfect sense that he’s made an entire album devoted to discussing love and relationships. And it’s good. He’s funny and insightful, and the beats, emphasizing 70s soul samples, are consistently good.
41. Yesterday And Today — The Field
This is not an album I listen to in any mood. The Field’s songs develop slowly, revealing only subtle changes in shade and texture over the course of their often-10-minute lengths. Which makes it perfect music with which to unwind and de-stress. Yesterday And Today only approaches 2007’s front-to-back amazing From Here We Go To Sublime in isolated moments. Those moments — especially the fantastic four-part title track — make this another excellent release from one of the decade’s best instrumental electronic artists.
40. The Duckworth Lewis Method — The Duckworth Lewis Method
Leave it to Neil Hannon, of The Divine Comedy, to think this was a good idea. He teamed with Thomas Walsh, of Pugwash, to make an album all about the wonderful sport of cricket. Yep. Seriously. So it isn’t surprising that much of music is as traditionally British as traditionally British Britpop can get. What is surprising is how well the Duckworth Lewis Method pull the concept off. Who knew cricket could be this entertaining?
Check back tomorrow for Day 13 of the Advent calendar countdown. We’ll be listing three albums every day from now through Christmas when we get to No. 1.
Click DAY ONE to view Nos. 75-73.
Click DAY TWO to view Nos. 72-70.
Click DAY THREE to view Nos. 69-67.
Click DAY FOUR to view Nos. 66-64.
Click DAY FIVE to view Nos. 63-61.
Click DAY SIX to view Nos. 60-58.
Click DAY SEVEN to view Nos. 57-55.
Click DAY EIGHT to view Nos. 54-52.
Click DAY NINE to view Nos. 51-49.
Click DAY 10 to view Nos. 48-46.
Click DAY 11 to view Nos. 45-43.
MY FAVORITE 75 ALBUMS OF 2009 (THE LIST SO FAR)
75. Man Of Aran (Soundtrack) – British Sea Power
74. March Of The Zapotec/Holland EP – Beirut
73. Changing Horses – Ben Kweller
72. It’s Frightening – White Rabbits
71. Living Thing – Peter Bjorn And John
70. Working On A Dream – Bruce Springsteen
69. 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
68. Grrr… – Bishop Allen
67. Let The Dominoes Fall – Rancid
66. Kingdom Of Rust – Doves
65. Get Guilty – A.C. Newman
64. Hands – Little Boots
63. Further Complications — Jarvis Cocker
62. Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future — The Bird And The Bee
61. The Love Language — The Love Language
60. The Crying Light — Antony And The Johnsons
59. Don’t Stop — Annie
58. My Way — Ian Brown
57. Post Electric Blues — Idlewild
56. Dragonslayer — Sunset Rubdown
55. Middle Cyclone — Neko Case
54. Tongue ‘N Cheek — Dizzee Rascal
53. Art Brut Vs. Satan — Art Brut
52. Tonight: Franz Ferdinand — Franz Ferdinand
51. Phrazes For The Young — Julian Casablancas
50. It’s Not Me, It’s You — Lily Allen
49. The Hazards Of Love — The Decemberists
48. Album — Girls
47. Manners — Passion Pit
46. Watch Me Fall — Jay Reatard
45. 200 Million Thousand – The Black Lips
44. Now We Can See – The Thermals
43. Scars – Basement Jaxx
42. Ghostdini The Wizard Of Poetry In The Emerald City — Ghostface Killah
41. Yesterday And Today — The Field
40. The Duckworth Lewis Method — The Duckworth Lewis Method
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