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Top 2009 Album

01. Joris Voorn - Balance 014 [EQ]




02. Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue [Warp]




03. WhoMadeWho - The Plot [Gomma]




04. The xx - The xx [Young Turks]




05. Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care [Domino]




06. King Midas Sound - Waiting For You [Hyperdub]




07. Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself [Bpitch Control]




08. James Yuill - Turning Down Water for Air [Moshi Moshi]




09. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca [Domino]




10. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers [Domino]





Top 2009 Tracks


01. Burial & Four Tet - Moth/Wolf Cub [Text Records]




02. Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's A Computer [Hyperdub]




03. Gui Boratto - Take My Breath Away [Kompakt]




04. Four Tet - Love Cry [Young Turks]




05. Röyksopp - The Girl And The Robot [Wall Of Sound]




Honorable Mentions

Moderat - Moderat [Bpitch Control]

Fischerspooner - Entertainment [Lo Recordings]

Regina Spektor - Far [Sire]

Bat for Lashes - Two Suns [Parlophone]

Fever Ray - Fever Ray [Rabid Records]


enjoy ♥♥♥

Albums
1. Ólafur Arnalds - Found Songs
2. Sylvain Chauveau & Ensemble Nocturne - Down To The Bone
3. PJ Harvey & John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By
4. The xx - The XX
5. VA - Dark Was The Night
6. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish I Was An Eagle
7. J. Jóhannsson - And in the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees
8. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
9. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
11. Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Break Up



Out of competition...
U2 - No Line On The Horizon
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (remastered boxset)
dEUS - Worst Case Scenario (deluxe edition)




Best songs, in random order:
1. Beirut - The Concubine
2. Bon Iver & St. Vincent - Rosyln
3. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
4. Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Blackie's Dead
5. Radiohead - Harry Patch (In Memory Of)
6. Alaska In Winter - Berlin
7. Zoot Woman - We Won't Break
8. Maarten van Roozendaal - Christoffel
9. Bat for Lashes - Daniel
10. Lily Allen - Not Fair




Old songs, discovered or rediscovered:
1. David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
2. Andy Williams - Born Free
3. Passengers - Your Blue Room
4. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
5. Morphine - Buena

Top 8:

1.

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
by Phoenix

2.

Merriweather Post Pavilion
by Animal Collective

3.

Veckatimest
by Grizzly Bear

4.

Bitte Orca
by Dirty Projectors

5.

Dragonslayer
by Sunset Rubdown

6.

Crack The Skye
by Mastodon

7.

xx
by The xx

8.

an anxious object
by Mouse On The Keys

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order, including EPs/singles):


light prayer
by school food punishment


Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari
by Supercell


Noudouteki Sanpunkan
by Tokyo Jihen


Ashes Grammar
by A Sunny Day in Glasgow


The Ecstatic
by Mos Def


Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2
by Raekwon


Two Suns
by Bat for Lashes


Wavering Radiant
by Isis


Album
by Girls


FOR LONG TOMORROW
by toe


Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
by Bill Callahan


Travels With Myself And Another
by Future of the Left

too lazy to post the rest.

5 - St. Vincent - Actor

4 - Metric - Fantasies

3 - Bat for Lashes - Two Suns

2 - Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer

1 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Vancouver based Terror Bird released the excellent Sociopaths Are Glam cassette this year which made our year end list, and gave us a sneak peak of what's to come for the band. We asked Terror Bird's Nikki Never about some of her favorite things in 2009, from Vancouver bands to missing cats and perfect burritos, this is what she came up with:

Favorite musical things:
Vancouver bands Vapid, Defektors, Sex Church, PhoneCalls, Petroleum By-Products, Zombie Pistolero & His Guns, Juvy, Mode Moderne, Adjective, Certain Breeds aren't really new discoveries, but they are bands that I have gone to see or listened to at home and liked/loved in 2009. There are actually too many good Vancouver bands to list! Another Vancouver band that I really like, but haven't gone to see yet is called Peace. My goal for 2010 is to go see them. However, my biggest complaint about Vancouver bands is that most of them don't tease their hair and wear sleazy, glittery outfits. The only ones that even try to do this are the girls from Vapid. But they don't tease their hair.
Outside of Vancouver, I like the music of Wavves, Night Wounds (although they broke up), Mental Stagnation..all from California, I think. This is the year I discoverd Death in June, which is actually a very old band. Today, Jeremiah (from Terror Bird) showed me The Saints, an old punk band and I really loved that too. I also love Arctic Monkeys.
Older artists I've been listening to often in 2009 are The Smiths, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Death in June, The Fall, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, and Roxy Music.
This year, I discovered La Roux and Bat for Lashes. Both of them are female, became famous this year, and have great songs. It's good pop music. I was starting to think pop could never be good again. I also discovered Katie Stelmanis after my roommate told me about her. I tried to interview her and she didn't respond to my questions, so we're 'in a fight' now. Something else happened to me...I started to like Lady GaGa after really, really not liking her for at least a year. I guess if you hear something enough times, it just gets drilled into your head.
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Since it's the end of year and so many others are doing it, I'm putting up my favourites albums of the year.

No commentary on why I made these picks. There's certainly reasons, but I'm far too lazy to bother writing those right now.

1. The Antlers - Hospice
2. Sarah Blasko - As Day Follows Night
3. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
4. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
5. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
6. The Church - Untitled #23
7. Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind
8. Decoder Ring - They Blind The Stars, And The Wild Team
9. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
10. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
11. Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor
12. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
13. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
14. The Horrors - Primary Colours
15. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
16. Paul Dempsey - Everything Is True
17. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
18. Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea - Hidden Hands
19. Lisa Mitchell - Wonder
20. Horrorshow - Inside Story
21. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
22. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
23. The Fumes - SUNDANCER
24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
25. The Crayon Fields - All The Pleasures of the World
26. Whitley - Go Forth, Find Mammoth
27. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust
28. The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
29. Snob Scrilla - Day One
30. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
31. Dappled Cities - Zounds
32. Alice in Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
33. Karnivool - Sound Awake
34. Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11
35. Miike Snow - Miike Snow
36. Leader Cheetah - The Sunspot Letters
37. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
38. No Through Road - Winner.
39. Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
40. Jónsi & Alex - Rice Boy Sleeps
41. The xx - xx
42. Jamie T - Kings & Queens
43. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
44. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
45. Eels - Hombre Lobo
46. Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
47. The Field - Yesterday & Today
48. Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
49. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
50. Super Furry Animals - Dark Days / Light Years


And 50 other songs that I enjoyed this year, not from any of those aforementioned albums. Alphabetical order for these.

River by Akron/Family
Where you at? by Astronomy Class
Shooting Stars by Bag Raiders
Raindrops by Basement Jaxx
With this Ship by The Basics
Daniel by Bat for Lashes
Byrds Of Prey by Bertie Blackman
Pasha Bulker by Bob Evans
I'm Not Alone by Calvin Harris
Change by Daniel Merriweather
Cannibal Resource by Dirty Projectors
That's That by Doom
Carol Brown by Flight of the Conchords
Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine
No You Girls by Franz Ferdinand
Heavy Cross by Gossip
Still Standing by Hilltop Hoods
Pictures by Illy
First Train Home by Imogen Heap
2-Player Game by Infusion
Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z (feat. Alicia Keys)
A Community Service Announcement by Jonathan Boulet
Hazel by Junior Boys
Where Did All the Love Go? by Kasabian
We're Mostly Made of Water by Kid Sam
Quicksand by La Roux
Brother by Little Birdy
I've Got Friends by Manchester Orchestra
Help I'm Alive by Metric
Sometimes by Miami Horror
The Darkest Side by The Middle East
Get You Back by Oh Mercy
Howl by The Paper Scissors
Dead Nationale by Parades
Separated by parallel lions
Black Hearted Love by PJ Harvey and John Parish
the good news by Philadelphia Grand Jury
Love etc. by Pet Shop Boys
The Fixer by Pearl Jam
The Reeling by Passion Pit
Eet by Regina Spektor
The Girl And The Robot by Röyksopp (feat. Robyn)
No Money by The Scare
Panic Switch by Silversun Pickups
Audacity Of Huge by Simian Mobile Disco
Bad With Love by Tom Ugly
Look to the Skies by True Live
Streamers by Umpire
Death by White Lies
Playing With Fireworks by Yppah

#1

Cortney Tidwell
"Boys"

Fave song: Palace



#2

Florence + The Machine
"Lungs"

Fave song: Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)



#3

Neko Case
"Middle Cyclone"

Fave song: This Tornado Loves You



#4

The Hidden Cameras
"Origin:Orphan"

Fave song: Kingdom Come



#5

Sarah Blasko
"As Day Follows Night"

Fave song: We Won't Run



#6

Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"It's Blitz!"

Fave song: Zero



#7

Chris Garneau
"El Radio"

Fave song: No More Pirates



#8

Heartless Bastards
"The Mountain"

Fave song: Early in the Morning



#9

Frankmusik
"Complete Me"

Fave song: 3 Little Words



#10

Andrew Bird
"Noble Beast"

Fave song: Fitz & the Dizzyspells



#11

Noah & The Whale
"The First Days of Spring"

Fave song: Blue Skies



#12

Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
"Break Up"

Fave song: Blackie's Dead



#13

Bat for Lashes
"Two Suns"

Fave song: Daniel



#14

A Camp
"Colonia"

Fave song: Stronger Than Jesus



#15

Music Go Music
"Expressions"

Fave song: Light of Love



#16

Mr. Bear
"These Machines"

Fave song: Rubber Duckies



#17

St. Vincent
"Actor"

Fave song: Laughing With a Mouth of Blood