It’s that time of year again. Instead of a “best of,” I believe we are all better served by a list of favorites that shaped the way we live our lives. In 2009, there were some pieces of music that really challenged me. I met those challenges, deconstructing every song and reassembling it in my head. Sometimes, I made new arrangements of the songs for my personal enjoyment because I thought they were beautifully written. It’s getting harder every year to find songs within the pop paradigm that actually make you feel something. I believe these works succeeded in 2009. Please let me know if you need any further information on these records. I made a playlist on Grooveshark of my favorite songs from them. Feel free to spend some time with it.
My Top 20 Favorite Albums of 2009
1. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
2. St. Vincent - Actor
3. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
4. Sondre Lerche - Heartbeat Radio
5. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
6. Greater California - All The Colors
7. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
8. Cale Parks - To Swift Mars
9. Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years
10. Mew - No More Stories Are Told…
11. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
12. God Help The Girl - s/t
13. The Crayon Fields - All The Pleasures of The World
14. The Dodos - Time to Die
15. Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
16. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms
17. Broadcast and The Focus Group - …of the Radio Age
18. It Hugs Back - Inside Your Guitar
19. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
20. Pants Yell! - Received Pronunciation
