My Top 20s of 2009
The Antlers
Hospice
Tracks: Sylvia, Kettering, Two
saddest album of the year!
The Big Pink
A Brief History Of Love
Tracks: Crystal Visions, Too Young To Love, Dominos, Velvet
the band is hyped
nevertheless, the album is good
and got some awesome tracks
Camera Obscura
My Maudlin Career
Tracks: French Navy, The Sweetest Thing, My Maudlin Career
this is also a sentimental album
bitterness lurking in the sweet melodies
Doves
Kingdom of Rust
Tracks: Jetstream, Kingdom Of Rust, Winter Hill
this album just flows....
through the sound of electronics and guitars
simply great!
Emmy The Great
First Love
Tracks: We Almost Had A Baby, The Easter Parade, MIA, City Song
this is a personal favourite
i really love the album!
Fever Ray
Fever Ray
Tracks: If I Had A Heart, When I Grow Up, Keep The Streets Empty For Me
for few months i constantly listen to this album when i'm out on the bus or walking, especially at night
God Help The Girl
God Help The Girl
Tracks: Come Monday Night, God Help The Girl, A Down And Dusky Blonde
her voice is beautiful
the songs are so twee
how could i not love it?
jj
jj n° 2
Tracks: things will never be the same again, from africa to málaga, masterplan
best indie pop album of the year!
Julie Doiron
I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day
Tracks: Consolation Prize, Spill Yer Lungs, Nice to Come Home, Glad to Be Alive
i'm glad to be alive because i have music
Kings of Convenience
Declaration of Dependence
Tracks: Boat Behind
this album is not as good as the ones before, however still enjoying the harmony of two soft voices and the beautiful guitar sounds
Lake Heartbeat
Trust In Numbers
Tracks: Mystery, Pipedream, Southbound, Blue Planet
perfect pop sound for summer!
Morrissey
Years Of Refusal
Tracks: It's Not Your Birthday Anymore, That's How People Grow Up
this is a depressing album
many songs really make sense to me during my time of depression
The Legends
Over And Over
Tracks: You Won, Seconds Away, Recife, Always The Same
fuzzy and noisy
this is my thing, noise
if the album has a theme, it'll be a much greater album
The Mary Onettes
Islands
Tracks: Puzzles, Dare, Whatever Saves Me
a very good follow-up
still drown in the darkness of 80s sound
still writes excellent pop songs
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Tracks: Contender, Young Adult Friction, The Tenure Itch, Stay Alive
best shoegaze album of the year!
Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Tracks: 1901, Lisztomania, Fences, Girlfriend
like YYYs, they've added some electronic sound which is cool
overall album is not as good as the last one, to me at least
Röyksopp
Junior
Tracks: The Girl And The Robot, Vision One, This Must Be It
they're not chill-out anymore
they're now dancefloor superstars
but i still love them
The xx
xx
Tracks: Intro, VCR, Crystalised, Islands, Shelter
i like the simplicity and modesty
most of all, i love their addictive sound
i found myself listening to them almost all the time
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It's Blitz!
Tracks: Zero, Soft Shell, Hysteric, Little Shadow, Runaway
i like the acoustic versions a lot
this is really a mature album
and heaps of great songs~
VA - Dark Was The Night
Tracks: Train Song, Deep Blue Sea, So Far Around The Bend, With A Girl Like You, Gentle Hour, Another Saturday, Lua
easily the best compilation of the year!
Others
A Shoreline Dream - Recollections Of Memory
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Ashes Grammar
Adam Franklin - Spent Bullets
Alaska Halloween - Champagne Downtown
Asobi Seksu - Acoustic at Olympic Studios
Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear
Balmorhea - All is Wild All is Silent
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
CFCF - Continent
Cold Cave - Love Comes Close
Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
Epic45 - In All The Empty Houses
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Gliss - Devotion Implosion
Golden Silvers - True Romance
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Through The Devil Softly
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young
Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective
M. Ward - Hold Time
Noah And The Whale - The First Days Of Spring
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Break Up
Piano Magic - Ovations
Project:KOMAKINO - The Struggle For Utopia
The Raveonettes - In And Out Of Control
Regina Spektor - Far
Ryan Driver - Feeler Of Pure Joy
The Sleepover Disaster - Hover
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
The Sounds - Crossing The Rubicon
Sugarplum Fairies - Chinese Leftovers
Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
The Temper Trap - Conditions
The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead
VA - Kitsune Tabloid By Phoenix
VA - (500) Days Of Summer OST
VA - Adventureland OST
VA - The Boat That Rocked OST
VA - Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!
White Lies - To Lose My Life
The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
Wry - She Science
Zee Avi - Zee Avi
