20 + 10, 2009

Oh yes. It's that time of the year when I scour my iTunes for anything that came out last year that I had possibly missed listening to and perform a mad harkening sweep of it all, and in doing so, get all gushy about the albums that are engraved into my memories of the past year, which my family members then mistake for christmas spirit, of which I have little. So, here you go kids. My top albums and singles of 2009.

Top 20 Albums:

20. Japandroids, Post-Nothing
Favorite song, "Heart Sweats"

19. Cryptacize, Mythomania
Favorite song, "We'll Never Dream Again"

18. Neon Indian, Psychic Chasms
Favorite song, "Deadbeat Summer"

17. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!
Favorite song, "Heads Will Roll"

16. Frankmusik, Complete Me
Favorite song, "3 Little Words"

15. St. Vincent, Actor
Favorite song, "Save Me From What I Want"

14. The Antlers, Hospice
Favorite song, "Bear"

13. Bat For Lashes, Two Suns
Favorite song, "Daniel"

12. Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
Favorite song, "Cannibal Resources"

11. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
Favorite song, "Bluish"

10. Grizzly Bear, Vecktimest
Favorite song, "Two Weeks"

9. Major Lazer, Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do
Favorite song, "Hold The Line f. Mr. Lex & Santigold"

8. The Flaming Lips, Embryonic
Favorite song, "Powerless"

7. Dinosaur Jr., Farm
Favorite song, "Over It"

6. Andrew Bird, Noble Beast/Useless Creatures
Favorite song, "Masterswarm"

5. YACHT, See Mystery Lights
Favorite song, "Psychic City (Voodoo City)"

4. Why?, Eskimo Snow
Favorite song, "Blackest Purse"

3. Bill Callahan, Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Favorite song, "Eid Ma Clack Shaw"

2. The xx, The xx
Favorite song, "Heart Skipped A Beat"

1. Timber Timbre, Timber Timbre
Favorite song, "Trouble Comes Knocking"



Top 10 Singles of 2009:

10. Jeremy Jay, "In This Lonely Town" off Slow Dance
9. Chromeo, "Bonafied Lovin'" off Fancy Footwork
8. Alela Diane, "White As Diamonds" off To Be Still
7. Beirut, "The Akara" off March of the Zapotec/Holland
6. Sea Wolf, "Wicked Blood" off White Water, White Bloom
5. Miike Snow, "Animal" off Miike Snow
4. Pheonix, "Listomania" off Wolfgang Amadeus Pheonix
3. The Strange Boys, "Heard You Wanna Beat Me Up" off The Strange Boys & Girls Club
2. Apostle of Hustle, "Soul Unwind" off Eats Darkness
1. Maluca, "El Tigeraso" off El Tigeraso EP