Best Music of 2009
I love music and I love to see/hear what music other people love. With that in mind, I love year-end lists. I know, I know, it’s always subjective to say that one album is “better” than another. What criteria do we use? Who sets the standard? How much of it is simply personal taste? A lot, to be honest.
So, when I set out to revisit a year, I create a giant playlist of all the albums that stood out to me the previous year, for whatever reason. And, truth be told, a list like this might be different if created on a different day. But more than anything, I try to think about what music “defined” the year for me, if that’s possible. So, without further ado, here is the music that has helped define 2009 for me:
- 30: Wilco: Wilco (The Album).
- 29: Megafaun: Gather, Form And Fly.
- 28: Bell Orchestre: As Seen Through Windows.
- 27: Passion Pit: Manners.
- 26: Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix .
- 25: Aaron Spiro: Elephant Song.
- 24: Sufjan Stevens: The BQE.
- 23: Bob Dylan: Together Through Life.
- 22: Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca.
- 21: The Antlers: Hospice.
- 20: The Civil Wars: Live At Eddie’s Attic.
- 19: Alec Ounsworth: Mo Beauty.
- 18: Bonnie “Prince” Billy: Beware.
- 17: Jim O’Rourke: The Visitor.
- 16: J. Tillman: Year In The Kingdom.
- 15: Page CXVI: Hymns.
- 14: Califone: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers.
- 13: Antony and the Johnsons: The Crying Light.
- 12: Gomez: A New Tide.
- 11: The Cave Singers: Welcome Joy.
- 10: Neko Case: Middle Cyclone.
- 09: The Avett Brothers: I And Love And You
- 08: Karen O And The Kids: Where The Wild Things Are Official Soundtrack.
- 07: The Black Atlantic: Reverence For Fallen Trees.
- 06: Joe Henry: Blood From Stars.
- 05: Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavillion.
- 04: The Very Best: Warm Heart of Africa.
- 03: Fanfarlo: Resevoir.
- 02: Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More.
- 01: Bifrost Arts: Come O Spirit! Anthology of Hymns & Spiritual Songs Volume 1.


























This is going to take a while to sort through and do it justice. I don’t recognize half of it! Shazam!
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