Top 5 Albums of 2009

homerun_homer

What are yours?

I've picked mine based on the most listens this year;

Primary Colours - The Horrors
Tonight! - Franz Ferdinand
Ignore the Ignorant - The Cribs
It's Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Journal for Plague Lovers - Manics

Just missed out;
In & Out of Control - The Raveonettes
Wall of Arms - The Maccabees

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Jay Z - Tha Blueprint 3
Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More
Muse - The Resistance
Asher Roth - Asleep on the Bread Aisle
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day


Just Missed Out:
Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D

exiot

The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Jamie T - Kings & Queens
Florence & The Machine - Lungs
Easy Star All Stars - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band

weird selection but Im loving each of those albums

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exiot wrote: »

The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Jamie T - Kings & Queens
Florence & The Machine - Lungs
Easy Star All Stars - Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band

weird selection but Im loving each of those albums

It's a horribly tough choice to make because of all the different genres...

In fact, the three highlighted above could easily make it into my top 5... top 10 would be easier, lol.

Black NG-60-90

1. The XX - s/t
2. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - s/t
3. Tegan & Sara - Sainthood
4. Jonsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps
5. Silversun Pickups - Swoon

Bugg

Silversun Pickups - Swoon
Sonic Youth - The Eternal
Alice In Chains - Black Gives Way To Blue
Secret Machines - Secret Machines
Julian Plenti - Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper

Xavi6

Placebo - Battle For The Sun
Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
Florence & The Machine - Lungs
Marmaduke Duke - Duke Pandemonium
Doves - Kingdom of Rust

homerun_homer

Xavi6 wrote: »

Doves - Kingdom of Rust

Forgot about Doves, it's been a good year for albums. I'd a lot more to filter through, very hard to widdle it down.

flynnduism

Hmm time to start thinking back over the year...

Just to be awkward here's my top dozen 13.

01 - *Endless Boogie - Focus Level
03 - Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
02 - Bibio - Ambivalance Avenue
04 - Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
05 - James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game
--- --- ---
06 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
07 - Fever Ray - Fever Ray
08 - Super Extra Bonus Party - Night Horses
09 - Oneida - Rated O
10 - The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
11 - Grizzly Bear - Vectiamest
12 - Woods - Songs of Shame
13 - Mountains - Choral

* US release was '08, but '09 here i believe.

Seren_

Bell X1 - Blue Lights On The Runway
The Horrors - Primary Colours
The xx - xx
St. Vincent - Actor
Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light

Honourable mentions for Florence and the Machine, Tegan and Sara, Passion Pit, and La Roux.

Driver 8

No order:

Neko Case-Middle Cyclone
Yeah Yeah Yeahs-It's Blitz
Tegan and Sara-Sainthood
Bat for Lashes-Two Suns
Bob Dylan-Together Through Life

MikeHoncho

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Animal Collective - Meriweather Post Pavilion
The Horrors - Primary Colours

loyatemu

Animal Collective
Phoenix
St Vincent
Arctic Monkeys
Matt Berry (yes, really...)

Gonzovision

The Antlers- Hospice
Mumford and Sons- Sigh no more
Atlas Sound- Logos
Grizzly Bear- Veckatimist
Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion

Also liked Flaming Lips, The xx, The Mountain Goats, Mount Eerie The BQE and a few more I cant remember at the moment

ElaElaElano

It's been a pretty good year for music hasn't it?

1. The XX- S/t
2. We were promised jetpacks- These four walls
3. Noah and the Whale- The first days of spring
4. Bombay Bicycle Club- I had the blues and I shook them loose
5. Biffy Clyro- Only Revolutions

also very much enjoyed new records from Cursive, The pains of being pure at heart, Flaming Lips, Röyksopp and Manchester Orchestra this year.

ned rierson

dino jr
sonic youth
reigning sound
boston spaceships
mission of burma

Placid_Casual

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
Passion Pit - Manners
The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

homerun_homer

loyatemu wrote: »

Matt Berry (yes, really...)

It's not him I'd question, it's the fact his album came out in 2008:rolleyes:

flynnduism

ElaElaElano wrote: »

It's been a pretty good year for music hasn't it?

It's been ok, but nothing more than that.

Lots of decent records but I'm hard pushed to pick one that really blew me away and that I can see myself listening to regularly a few years from now

loyatemu

homerun_homer wrote: »

It's not him I'd question, it's the fact his album came out in 2008:rolleyes:

not sure about that, it was available as a free download in March, and its supposedly available on CD in HMV now (doesn't seem to be on iTunes though) - this is "Witchazel" I'm talking about btw...

He has released three albums: Jackpot in 1995, Opium in 2005 and Witchazel in 2009

Orizio

Not sure what comes under 'Alternative & Indie' in this case but anyway. In no order...

Smith Westerns - Smith Westerns (Noise-Pop)
Ambivalence Avenue - Bibio (Soul/Funk)
The Dark Night Of The Soul - Sparklehorse & Dangermouse (Folk/Pop)
Hu Hu Hu - Natalia Lafourcade (Folk/Pop/Soul)
Dirty Genes - Mojoe (Soul/Hip-Hop)

Kid V

I think its been an excellent year. Sterling even!

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
Its Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
XX - The XX
Two Suns - Bat For Lashes

insinkerator

ASIWYFA - slef titled
Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
The Horrors - Primary Colours

Offhand i cant think of anything else. I really didnt keep up to date on music releases this year.

Florence and the Machine seems to be getting great reviews. I'll have to pick that up.

kida

in no particular order - sorry its a top 10

Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
The XX - XX
Archive - Controlling Crowds
Kick - Metal Heart
Islands - Vapours
Ian Brown - My Way
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Grand Duchy - Petit Fours
IAMX - Kingdom of Welcome Addiction
Gallows - Grey Britain (I know its punk:p)

Heisenberg.

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NapoleonInRags

flynnduism wrote: »

Hmm time to start thinking back over the year...

Just to be awkward here's my top dozen 13.

01 - *Endless Boogie - Focus Level
03 - Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
02 - Bibio - Ambivalance Avenue
04 - Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
05 - James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game
--- --- ---
06 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
07 - Fever Ray - Fever Ray
08 - Super Extra Bonus Party - Night Horses
09 - Oneida - Rated O
10 - The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
11 - Grizzly Bear - Vectiamest
12 - Woods - Songs of Shame
13 - Mountains - Choral

* US release was '08, but '09 here i believe.

Tallest Man was defo 2008 (had it at number 3 on my 2008 list!)

2009 for me

1. The Antlers - Hospice (by a country kilometre!)
2. The XX - S/T
3. Mew - No More Stories etc.
4. Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer
5. DM Stith - Heavy Ghost

flynnduism

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

Tallest Man was defo 2008 (had it at number 3 on my 2008 list!)

Oops!

Orizio

Might as well put this up while I'm here. A top 20 in alphabetical order...


Ambivalence Avenue – Bibio

Gorgeous Soul/Funk/Electronic.

Pizza Hero – Boogie Boarder

Fantastic, mainly Instrumental Surf-Rock.

Everything's Good Ugly – Che Grand

Soulful Hip-Hop.

Strange Journey Vol. 2 – Cunninlynguists

Independent Hip-Hop. By far their strongest release since since APOS, has a tough, hardcore edge.

This Ain't A Mixtape – Curren$y

Laidback, summertime and consistently well produced Rap.

Farm – Dinosaur Jr.

Heavy Noise/Rock.

Landscapes – Ducktails

Hazy, laidback Electronic/Pysch I've seen it described as 'amatuerish', but in a very endearing way.

Dark Night Of The Soul – Dangermouse & Sparklehorse

Dusty, Pyschedelic Pop/Folk/Rock.

Monster Head Room – Ganglians

Lush Pysch/Garage, with gorgeous vocals, reverb and a little noise.

Take My Breath Away – Gui Boratto

Often stunning Ambient House.

Butter – Hudson Mohawke

Unique 80's sounding Electronic, heavy on the synths. Very much a hate it or love it kind of release.

Opus Of Love – Kan Kick

Easy to listen to positive Instrumental Hip-Hop.

Invisible Girl – King Khan & BBQ Show

Proper lo-fi Rock, with great hooks and vocals.

My World – Lee Fields & The Expressions

Soul/R'n'B.

Devil's Halo - Me'Shell NdegéOcello

Sparse Folk/Soul

Dirty Genes – Mojoe

Southern Soul/Hip-Hop

Hu Hu Hu – Natalia Lafourcade

Peruvian Soul/Pop/Folk. More gorgeous female vocals.

I Blame You – Obits

Consistent mature Rock/Pop.

Dr No's Ethiopium – Oh No

Instrumental Hip-Hop made completely Ethiopian samples.

Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland – Shpongle

Banging expertly made Electronic.

X-Calibre

In no order, these are just the stand out albums of year for me.

F*ck Buttons - Tarot Sport
The Antlers - Hospice
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Japandroids - Post Nothing
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Fever Ray - Fever Ray
Passion Pit - Manners
Moderat - Moderat
Super Extra Bonus Party - Night Horses
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion.

qwertplaywert

Not been keeping that up to date with new release this year, but have been let down by a few albums that have seen hyped thrown on them[*cough animal collective]

Off the top of my head, top 5:
Brand New-Daisy
Manic Street Preachers-Journal for Plague Lovers
Kasabian-West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
The HOrrors-Primary Colours
Placebo-Battle for the Sun

Daisy remains the album of the year by far. Truely stunning.

Bubs101

qwertplaywert wrote: »

Daisy remains the album of the year by far. Truely stunning.

Think you're getting Daisy mixed up with the two brilliant albums that preceded it. I have never been more let down

qwertplaywert

Bubs101 wrote: »

Think you're getting Daisy mixed up with the two brilliant albums that preceded it. I have never been more let down

I would agree that The Devil and God Are Raging Inside of Me is a far better album[and remains one of my favourite albums] and , intitially I too was greatly let down by Daisy, every re-listen to it , it starts to sound amazing. Its simply incredibly how Jesse's songwriting has come; to think it all started with Your Favourite Weapon is crazy.

Bubs101

I have relistened to it a few times and while it gets better it's still a 3 star album. The two before were easy 5 stars

Melion

Sad to see only 1 mention of Ian Brown, without a doubt my album of 2009

flynnduism

Melion wrote: »

Sad to see only 1 mention of Ian Brown, without a doubt my album of 2009

Wasn't impressed with his latest... most of his solo stuff since the Roses has been pretty woeful, bar the occassional track like FEAR, Keep What Ya Got, etc

Plus he's a wife-beating ass

Creamy Goodness

ian brown is a plank.
biffy clyro - although a good album still needs time to grow it's only been out a week and a bit.

mine in no order

the antlers - hospice.
we were promised jetpacks - these four walls.
sucioperro - pain agency.
marmaduke duke - duke pandemonium.
manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing


*EDIT* also want to add adebisi shank if that was 2009. 2009 has been a very long year for me so i can't remember

Melion

flynnduism wrote: »

Wasn't impressed with his latest... most of his solo stuff since the Roses has been pretty woeful, bar the occassional track like FEAR, Keep What Ya Got, etc

Plus he's a wife-beating ass

I thought it was his best release post-Roses tbh. Some absolute quality on the album. Definitely up there with Solarized.

JerryHandbag

Tonight - Franz Ferdinand
Blue Lights On the Runway - BellX1
The Nightsaver - David Kitt
In This Light And On This Evening - Editors
Around The Well - Iron and Wine

dynamopiev

Animal Collective - MPP
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
God Help The Girl
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns

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I Genuinely think George Hooks christmas album would have made all your lists if it was out yet!!

But on topic, biffy clyro's album is pretty good after listening a few times, and Paulo nutini's new one is better than i was expecting.

Boo-yah

No idea what my 5 favourites are yet but top of the list will be Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young

Taz86

Humbug - Arctic Monkeys
Wild Young Hearts - Noisettes
XX - The XX
Journal for Plague Lovers - Manics
Travelling like the light - VV Brown

I was rather let down by Moz and Jarv this year but no harm they have a reserved place in my heart and head.
I find that Mr Turner is still a great lyricist and singer.
Saw the Noisettes at the start of October. Great musicians and great singer. Pity about the lyrics I like 'em
The XX leave my heart and head feeling heavy and not too sure that the world is a nice place but I like 'em for that honesty. Luv the dude, Jamie, mucking about with percussion sounds...
The Manics - what can I say? Those boys persistently throw up stuff that makes life worthwhile. Gig in the Olympia was ****ing fantastic.
VV Brown - come to Ireland missus. We want you. (she did Oxegen but we need a solo gig. Sort of similar to Noisettes)

JaneyMc

In no order,

It's Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The XX - The XX
Lungs -Florence & The Machine
Passion Pit - Manners
Spinnerette - Spinnerette
The Dead Weather - Horehound
Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
Regina Spektor - Far
Peaches - I feel Cream


That is all I can think of... I don't think I could pick just 5.

whiterob81

Off the top of my head:

Cadence Weapon: AfterParty Babies
White Denim - Fits
Toddla T - Skanky Skank
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
the xx

Honourable mentions go to: Greenday - 21st Century Breakdown (just because their o2 concert was so good), isis - Wavering Radiant (Amazing gig in the music centre), Gossip - Music for Men, Asobi Seksu - Citrus (I know this is 2 years old but I only discovered it this year, it's my new favourite album of all time and would be in the top 5 if it had been brought out this year. Can't find their new album anywhere apart from amazon), Kylesa - Static Tensions, Sonic Youth - The eternal

SM01

Too broke this year to spend much money on albums so will just put down my no. 1 which was The Horrors - Primary Colours. Looking forward to getting my hands on a lot of those mentioned in this thread though

Loveless

Colin Devlin - Democracy Of One
The Swell Season - Strict Joy
Bell X1 - Blue Lights On The Runway
The Brothers Movement - s/t
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - s/t

Passion Pit - Manners
Sonic Youth - The Eternal

Odhreo

Off the top of my head I'd probably go for:

It's Blitz!- Yeah Yeah Yeahs (my definite number one)
Actor- St. Vincent
MPP- Animal Collective
I Feel Cream- Peaches
Bitte Orca- Dirty Projectors
Manners- Passion Pit
Two Suns- Bat For Lashes
The XX- The XX
Wavves- Wavves (think it was 2009, not really sure)
Fever Ray- Fever Ray
The Spoils- Zola Jesus

Tarot Sport by **** Buttons was my biggest disappointment of the year by far.

coconut5

For me:

• First Aid Kit: Drunken Trees
• Fanfarlo: Reservoir
• Howling Bells: Radio Wars
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
• Bowerbirds: Upper Air