The 2009 Magazine Albums Of The Year Thread For Posting Lists and Discussion.

you mean objective, right? thing is sometimes the consensus pulls out a gem! it's worth trying, just in case. see: studio - west coast, among others. i know that these records aren't always trying to do things i will deeply engage with but it's worth a go! anyway, i'm taking that post as a compliment if you don't mind

although you are right that there's a lot i have to catch up on that'll be more important to me that i am perhaps deferring in favour of more widely-known stuff. this is where the internet hopefully steps in and taps me on the shoulder. 'hey, remember us? we just released our 3rd album! you once totally overhyped us on an ilx thread! helll-oooo!'

yah i totally came round to portishead - third after like a year of naysaying but i think most ilxors have such conversions

right yeah objective

but i did mean it as a compliment, i respect your prog gangsta

\m/

i will ne'er speak ill of SY or goon

SoulBounce editors' Top 10 tracks:

http://soulbounce.com/soul/2009/12/year-end_top_10_ros_picks_of_2009.php
http://soulbounce.com/soul/2009/12/soulbounce_presents_harlems_top_ten_picks_of_2009.php
http://soulbounce.com/soul/2009/12/year-end_top_10_buttas_picks_for_2009.php
http://soulbounce.com/soul/2009/12/year-end_top_10_faves_picks_of_2009.php
http://soulbounce.com/soul/2009/12/year-end_top_10_ill_mamis_picks_of_2009.php

I see the Richard Hawley album sneaking into a number of year-end lists. Not sure this new disc is anywhere near as good as Cole's Corner, but Hawley is sorely underappreciated, so it's nice to see him get some recognition.

I completely forgot he had a new one out this year! Maybe I should try to track it down before finalizing my lists. Loved the last two discs.

i can't bring myself to listen to something called "Joy Orbison" am i missing out?

yes, actually. hyph mngo is a good track.
i just spent most of my day putting together my pazz and jop ballot.
Started out with a base pool of 16 albums and 225 singles.
Singles were cut to 125 that i love, 25 that i really love and 10 i want to vote for and albums were easier to cut down.
Anybody care for a rehash?

http://www.novaslim.com/2009/12/my-21-favorite-songs-of-2009/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter -- from SoulBounce's founding editor.

(Or should I be putting these singles lists on a separated, dedicated singles thread?)

I really gotta get on my game and start vacuuming up these tracks for listening. it's always a ridiculous end of year bonanza

soulbounce is great resource for finding new stuff, I just wish it was readable

^^^OTM

one track into the first of those lists and I've already found something I love :)

the Nino Moschella track from the first soulbounce list rips off "If I Had No Loot", right?

thx for posting the soulbounce lists matos - these are the kind of lists i wish got more attention. a lot of stuff i seem to have missed out on, but i discovered a ton of great music through their lists last year.

Progressive Rock & Related poll, zero GAPDY

Gagliarchives Top 100 Discs of 2009

co-ordinated by Gagliarchives Radio Show
http://www.gagliarchives.com/

results via progressive Ears message board
http://www.progressiveears.com/default.asp?bhcp=1

100 Ed Palermo Big Band - Eddy Loves Frank
99 Peter Hammill - Thin Air
98 Nosound - A Sense of Loss
97 Hourglass - Oblivious to the Obvious
96 Karda Estra - Weird Tales
95 Frost - Experiments in Mass Appeal
94 Eureka - Shackletons Voyage
93 Runaway Totem - Manu Menes
92 Forgotten Suns - Innergy
91 Maudlin Of The Well - Part The Second
90 Subsignal - Beautiful & Monstrous
89 Mike Keneally - Scambot 1
88 Trank Zappa Grappa In Varese? - Live In Waremme
87 Pain Of Salvation - Ending Themes
86 Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia
85 Sylvan - Force Of Gravity
84 The Season Standard - Squeeze Me Ahead Of Line
83 Nathan Mahl - Exodus
82 Makajodama - Makajodama
81 Ars Nova - Seventh Hell
80 Simak Dialog - Demi Masa
79 IZZ - The Darkened Room
78 Upsilon Acrux - Radian Futura
77 Transatlantic - The Whirlwind
76 Steve Hillage Band - Live At The Uncon
75 The Tangent - Down And Out In Paris And London
74 Filoritmia - Passaggi
73 Magma - Emehntehtt-Re
72 Agah Bahiri - The Second Sight Of A Mind
71 The Aurora Project - Shadow Border
70 Sebkha Chott - De La Persistance De La Mythologie Chottienne En ??? V�los
69 Jeff Beck - Live At Ronnie Scotts
68 Zevious - After The Air Raid
67 Steven Wilson - Insurgentes
66 Steve Vai - Where The Other Wild Things Are
65 Ageness - Songs From The Liar's Lair
64 Satellite - Nostalgia
63 Slivovitz - Hubris
62 Native Window - Native Window
61 Persona Non Grata - Shade In The Light
60 Octafish - Doctor Fleish
59 RPWL - The RPWL Live Experience
58 Moraine - Manifest Density
57 The Gathering - The West Pole
56 Fractal - Sequitur
55 Jono El Grande - Neo Dada
54 Gungfly - Please Be Quiet
53 Blackfield - NYC
52 Counter-World Experience - Metronomicon
51 5 Peace Band - Live
50 Alamaailman Vasarat - Hurro Kolkko
49 KTU - Quiver
48 OSI - Blood
47 The Mars Volta - Octahedron
46 Circa - HQ
45 Wobbler - Afterglow
44 Minimum Vital - Capitaines
43 Patrick Moraz - Change Of Space
42 Crimson Jazz Trio - Volume II
41 Redemption - Snowfall On Judgement Day
40 Black Bonzo - Guillotine Drama
39 Phideaux - Number 7
38 Abigails Ghost - D_letion
37 Simon Steensland - Fat Again
36 Ozric Tentacles - The Yum Yum Tree
35 Delain - April Rain
34 Quantum Fantay - Kaleidothrope
33 Cynic - Traced In Air
32 Derek Sherinian - Molecular Heinosity
31 Zombi - Spirit Animal
30 Enochian Theory - Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio
29 Kotebel - Ouroboros
28 Litmus - Aurora
27 Airbag - Identity
26 Mirthkon - Vehicle
25 Knight Area - Realm Of Shadows
24 Tuppu Orrenmaa - Make My Day
23 Morglbl - Jazz For The Deaf
22 Exivious - Exivious
21 Deluge Grander - The Form Of The Good
20 Led Bib - Sensible Shoes
19 Holdsworth/Pasqua/Haslip/Wackerman - Blues For Tony
18 Indukti - Idmen
17 Miriodor - Avanti!
16 Agents of Mercy - The Fading Ghosts of Twilight
15 Keith Emerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla - S/T
14 Forgas Band Phenomena - Axis Of Madness
13 Ohmphrey - Ohmphrey
12 Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome
11 UKZ - Radiation
10 The Future Kings Of England - The Viewing Point
9 Beardfish - Destined Solitaire
8 Dream Theater - Black Clouds And Siver Linings
7 The Strawbs - Dancing To The Devil's Beat
6 IQ - Frequency
5 Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs For The Damned And Delerious
4 Umphrey's McGee - Mantis
3 Astra - The Weirding
2 Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition
1 Porcupine Tree - The Incident

Pitchfork 2009 this week:

Today: Top 100 Tracks, #100-#51
Tuesday: Top 100 Tracks, #50-#1
Wednesday: Albums, Honorable Mention - 25 excellent records that didn't make our Top 50
Thursday: Top 50 Albums of 2009, #50-#26
Friday: Top 50 Albums of 2009, #25-#1

Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2009
http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/

PopMatters

The Best 60 Albums of 2009
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117680-best-60-albums-of-2009/

Animal Collective Collect another Album of the Year

GAPD in the top 5 (Y is #11)

Resident Advisor Top 20 compilations of 2009

20. Horse Meat Disco - Horse Meat Disco (Strut)
19. Will Saul - Balance 015 (EQ)
18. Various Artists - Delsin 2.0 (Delsin)
17. Loco Dice - The Lab 01 (NRK Music)
16. Various Artists - The Best of Balihu 1993 - 2008 (Rush Hour)
15. Various Artists - Wild Angels (Planet Mu)
14. Various Artists - Selected Label Works #1 (Permanent Vacation)
13. Various Artists - Warp20 (Warp Records)
12. Prins Thomas - Live at Robert Johnson (Live at Robert Johnson)
11. Sebo K - Watergate 04 (Watergate)
10. Dixon - Temporary Secretary (Innervisions)
09. Pépé Bradock - Confiote De Bits / A Remix Collection (BBE)
08. Tama Sumo - Panorama Bar 02 (Ostgut Ton)
07. Modeselektor - Body Language Vol. 8 (Get Physical Music)
06. Various Artists - Club Tape Club Mix (Underground Quality)
05. Henrik Schwarz, Âme, Dixon - The Grandfather Paradox (BBE)
04. Joris Voorn - Balance 014 (EQ)
03. DJ Koze - Reincarnations (Get Physical Music)
02. Various Artists - 5 Years Of Hyperdub (Hyperdub)
01. Omar-S - fabric 45: Detroit (fabric Records)

PopMatters No. 3: The Avett Brothers -- I and Love and You

Really? I do not get this group at all.

back to Britain...

The Line of Best Fit - 2009 albums
http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/12/tlobf-albums-of-2009/

Grizzly Bear paw off Animal Collective to claim number 1

wtf drake on some of these lists

would rather see drake than mos or rae or jigga at this point

or than animal collective

rev why are you hating on rae and don't say it's because everybody's loving him, that album is solid.

Drowned in Sound - Top 50 Albums of 2009
http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4138638-drowned-in-sounds-top-50-albums-of-2009-50-5

1) To Be Announced on Friday
2) To Be Announced on Thursday
3) To Be Announced on Wednesday
4) To Be Announced Tomorrow

5) Fxxk Buttons Tarot Sport
6) Grizzly Bear Veckatimest | Review | Grizzly Bear Week
7) Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion | Review | Interview
8) Wild Beasts Two Dancers | Review | Interview
9) Fever Ray Fever Ray | Review | Interview 1 / 2
10) Paramore brand new eyes | Review
11) Bat for Lashes Two Suns | Review | Interview
12) Arctic Monkeys Humbug | Review
13) The Horrors Primary Colours | Review | Interview
14) PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By | Review
15) Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca | Review
16) Memory Tapes Seek Magic | Review
17) Metric Fantasies | Emily's Track-By-Track
18) The Veils Sun Gangs | Review
19) The Phantom Band Checkmate Savage | Review

20) Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II | Review coming v.soon
21) Future of the Left Travels With Myself and Another | Review | Falkous' Track-by-Track
22) Marissa Nadler Little Hells | Review
23) Sunset Rubdown Dragonslayer | Review | Interview
24) Idlewild Post-Electric Blues | Review
25) Pissed Jeans King of Jeans | Review
26) HEALTH Get Color | Review
27) Mos Def The Ecstatic | Review
28) Lady Gaga The Fame Monster | Review coming soon
29) Atlas Sound Logos | Review

30) Girls Album | Review
31) Muse The Resistance | Review | Interview
32) The Maccabees Wall of Arms | Review
33) The Flaming Lips Embryonic | Review
34) Sunn0))) Monoliths & Dimensions | Review
35) Moderat Moderat | Review coming soon
36) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Review | Interview
37) Vitalic Flashmob | Review
38) Emmy the Great First Love | Review | Emmy's Track-by-Track
39) Gallows Grey Britain | Review

40) Annie Don't Stop | Review
41) Neon Indian Psychic Chasms | Review
42) Dananananakroyd Hey Everyone | Review | Track-by-Track Commentary
43) Jamie T Kings & Queens | Review
44) Grammatics Grammatics | Review
45) Micachu Jewellery | Review
46) Mew No More Stories... | Review
47) My Latest Novel Death and Entrances | Review
48) Sufjan Stevens the BQE | Review
49) Sky Larkin The Golden Spike | Katie's Commentary
50) the xx the xx | Review

so who can correctly guess what the top 4 are?

john, it is solid in a boringly competent kind of way. it's not that it's bad so much as it's tremendously predictable

TREMENDOUSLY predictable

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?tremen01=tremendous

strawberry ice cream is predictable.

Manchester's Piccadilly Records - 100 Albums of the Year
http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/shop/feature.php?feature=628

lol @ whiney

I clicked the link that said "hear it again" because I wanted to hear it again

what's even more predictable than the album is that herbs have picked it as one of their token rap albums to fete. if it had any other title, no one would care any more than when The Lex Diamond Story dropped. it's not even the best new york paleo-rap album of the year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jliE83rP7w

dude "surgical gloves" would be a bangin track no matter who it was by and what album it was on, c'mon now

http://grandgood.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/blaq-poet.jpg

xp: blaq poet begs to disagree

lex diamond story had some bangin joints on it too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQXf_8Yzsgo

oh man, i put the blaq poet album on my "to review" list last night, i'm glad you're giving me hope in it's awesomeness

PLANET SOUND

Top 50 albums of 20091) Telekinesis! Telekinesis
2) Checkmate Savage The Phantom Band
3) Primary Colours The Horrors
4) Journal For Plague Lovers Manic Street Preachers
5) Colonia A Camp
6) Twice Born Men Sweet Billy Pilgrim
7) Up From Below Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
8) Veckatimest Grizzly Bear
9) Flashmob Vitalic
10) The Sleeper The Leisure Society

11) The First Days Of Spring Noah And The Whale
12) Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast Cornershop
13) It's Blitz Yeah Yeah Yeahs
14) Hazards Of Love The Decemberists
15) Epcot Starfields Windmill
16) We Ain't Got No Money, Honey, But We Got Rain Liam Frost
17) Two Dancers Wild Beasts
18) Junior Royksopp
19) Empire Of The Sun Empire Of The Sun 20) My Maudlin Career Camera Obscura

21) Until The Earth Begins To Part Broken Records
22) Monsters Of Folk Monsters Of Folk
23) Forget The Night Ahead Twilight Sad 24) Hundreds Of Lions Erin McKeown
25) Origin Orphan The Hidden Cameras
26) Everything Is New Jack Penate
27) New Worlds Charlotte Hatherley
28) The Liberty Of Norton Folgate Madness
29) Bitte Orca Dirty Projectors
30) Kingdom Of Rust Doves

31) Turning The Mind Maps
32) Tarot Sport F*** Buttons
33) Don't Stop Annie
34) Beginning Middle End The B Of The Bang
35) Fantasies Metric
36) Yeah So Slow Club
37) Travels With Myself And Another Future Of The Left
38) Room 7½ Dot Allison
39) Wilco (The Album) Wilco
40) To The City From The Sea Beat The Radar

41) Gorilla Manor Local Natives
42) Truelove's Gutter Richard Hawley
43) Lonely Road Liam McKahey And The Bodies
44) Hands Little Boots
45) The Real Feel Spiral Stairs
46) The Last Laugh Joker's Daughter
47) Which B***h? The View
48) Once Kid Harpoon
49) The Duckworth Lewis Method The Duckworth Lewis Method
50) The New Pop Sound Of DON'T MOVE!

I know, but this time it's complete. And shut.

I'm thinking that Janet "Make Me" track is a great late contender for end of the year lists.

http://www.slate.com/id/2237677/entry/2238149/

Y'all reading Jody Rosen of Slate and Ann Powers, Jonah Weiner, and Carl Wilson talking about the year and their faves and the state of hiphop; and club beats in the American top 40. I never seem to agree with Powers---she's busy hailing Lady Gaga in one of the week's worth of items here. Jody Rosen has suddenly discovered NYC bachata hearthrobs Aventura and he's repping for Baltimore too.

Jibing with Ann and Jody's "Ladies' Year" theory, three of the best rock records I heard this year came courtesy of (three very different) women: Karen O. on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' sleek dance-floor offensive It's Blitz!, Mica Levi on Micachu and the Shapes' art-school-cum-romper-room rave-up Jewellery, and Hayley Williams on Paramore's Brand New Eyes. -Jonah

Ann and Jody are pointing to the pop charts. Is this really new though, women have been prominent in pop for a long time. Jonah seems to be just reaching to grab rockers to fit the theme.

'wasted' losing to a 3rd tier cam single in pfork was pretty :-( to me

your favorite 2009 songs thread

yeah that's just :-( for everyone involved (xpost)