My Favorite 75 Albums Of 2009 — Dec. 15
Posted By Ben W. on December 15, 2009
December 15 on the Great 2009 Album Advent Calendar Countdown is a day for electronica.
To be specific, British electronica.
My tastes, as usual, run toward the poppier side of things. So we do not have, by any means, hardcore techno artists here. But it’s an interesting array of styles. All use electronically manipulated beats as the foundation for their music, but then build upon the rhythms in wildly different ways.
33. Ready For The Weekend — Calvin Harris
This is another record that improved in my mind that more I heard it. At first I thought Harris concentrated on two or three singles and padded the rest of the record with filler. But now I see that’s not the case. Quite the opposite, actually. This album appears to have been designed as an absolute assault of dance-pop singles. Every hook leaps out of the speakers. Every song seems primed for radio play. And while that can make for a slightly exhausting listen, it also means this album is a pretty exciting dance-pop explosion.
32. A Brief History Of Love — The Big Pink
The much-hyped British band doesn’t sound like the future to me. They sound very much like the past — combining big beat electronica circa 1998 with noise-rock guitar textures a la Jesus And Mary Chain or My Bloody Valentine. When the sound and songwriting connect, though, as on singles “Dominos” and “Velvet,” it’s a thrill worth all the hype.
31. Temporary Pleasure — Simian Mobile Disco
Simian Mobile Disco’s second proper record wasn’t loaded with the obvious hit singles of their first. But it’s a more consistent listen, with all the songs and sounds presented in a unified production. Very strong sophomore effort.
Check back tomorrow for Day 16 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.
Click DAY 14 to view Nos. 36-34.
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
33. Ready For The Weekend — Calvin Harris
32. A Brief History Of Love — The Big Pink
31. Temporary Pleasure — Simian Mobile Disco
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