My Favorite 75 Albums Of 2009 — Dec. 6
Posted By Ben W. on December 6, 2009
Here we go. The Super Sixty.
This is where things start getting interesting.
In retrospect, maybe I should’ve just started here instead at 75. But too late now. It’s Dec. 6. Must press on.
No regrets.
No.
Regrets.
60. The Crying Light — Antony And The Johnsons
Antony’s new album is 10 tracks of pretty singing. The song ratio goes something like 3 to 2 — beautiful to boring. So that’s pretty good.
59. Don’t Stop — Annie
Critics have hailed this as a phenomenal comeback album for Annie after four years off. They talk about her music as being somehow more intelligent, maybe more important, than your standard dance-pop fluff. Eh, I just don’t see it. Annie makes standard dance-pop fluff. And that’s fine with me. This album has some really awesome dance-pop fluff on it.
58. My Way — Ian Brown
Always a man of modesty (he once named a studio album Golden Greats), Brown urged fans to go buy My Way, calling it the best album of his solo career while comparing it to Thriller. Well, he got the first part right. It’s probably his finest album, as a whole, since the Stone Roses days. His adherence to ’90s MIDI keyboard production is odd, and kind of funny. His lyrics aren’t really worth a toss. But damn, I still love his menacing hushed vocals, and every track here has a winning melody.
Check back tomorrow for Day 7 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.
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
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