My Favorite 75 Albums Of 2009 — Dec. 14
Posted By Ben W. on December 14, 2009
Day 14 finds us inching closer to the Top 30 Albums of the Year.
We’ve got a pleasant surprise, a disappointment and an album that sounds exactly as expected.
36. Junior – Royksopp
Yet another consistently pleasing release of electronic gems from Royksopp. There’s nothing here that will shock or startle you; nothing to make you reconsider pop music’s place in the world. Just a bunch of really solid songs.
35. Ignore The Ignorant — The Cribs
The last two Cribs albums are among my favorite of the decade. So imagine my excitement when I learned legendary guitarist Johnny Marr was joining the fold for album No. 4. Next, imagine my disappointment when album No. 4 didn’t quite fulfill my expectations. Marr fits in flawlessly, and the songs are Cribs-ey and catchy. The problem is the production. It’s too big, too full, too standard, too professional. The Cribs’ vitality and amateurish spunk gets washed away in the cash grab.
34. Wall Of Arms — The Maccabees
This is a surprisingly satisfying second album from a band whose first three years were only notable for producing one of the most annoying songs of all-time (the nauseating “Toothpaste Kisses“). This record is melodic, arty and full of great drumming. The only question is to whom do we credit for this sophomore uptick? The band? Or Arcade Fire, who very obviously influenced — if not drew up the note-for-note blueprint — for this sound? I don’t know. Maybe it doesn’t matter. A good record is a good record.
Check back tomorrow for Day 15 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.
Click DAY 12 to view Nos. 42-40.
Click DAY 13 to view Nos. 39-37.
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
39. Merriweather Post Pavilion — Animal Collective
38. Love 2 — Air
37. I’m Going Away — Fiery Furnaces
36. Junior — Royksopp
35. Ignore The Ignorant — The Cribs
34. Wall Of Arms — The Maccabees
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