My Favorite 75 Albums Of 2009 — Dec. 17

Posted By Ben W. on December 17, 2009

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Another day, another dose of album countdown.

27. In And Out Of Control — The Raveonettes

The Raveonettes deliver the best album of their career. It’s dark, distorted, incredibly well-crafted pop from start to finish.

26. Primary Colours — The Horrors

The Horrors had the look and the sound to be stars. Unfortunately, their debut album lacked the songs to seal the deal. Not the case on this superb sophomore effort. They’ve tightened up the songwriting significantly, producing a couple of 2009’s most exciting singles (“Who Can Say” and “Sea Within A Sea”).

25. Goodnight Oslo – Robyn Hitchcock

The formula is simple. Intelligent lyrics. Wry sense of humor. Strong melodies. Solid guitar-pop arrangements. Clean production. Ten songs. All of them good.

Check back tomorrow for Day 18 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.

Click DAY 15 to view Nos. 33-31.

Click DAY 16 to view Nos. 30-28.


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

30. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix — Phoenix

29. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum — Kasabian

28. UGK 4 Life — UGK

27. In And Out Of Control — The Raveonettes

26. Primary Colours — The Horrors

25. Goodnight Oslo – Robyn Hitchcock

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