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

at least they acknowledge the fact that black people make music at all

must every thread turn into this?

Afraid so

No list will ever satisfy everyone, it's impossible.
Mind you if it did, threads would be lucky if they got 3 posts.

Bill Callaham

it's sad that super furry animals end up number 2 on an uncut list and that sems about right as they have turned into dad rock.

Given that Norway is pretty ethnically homogeneous and has kept alive its folk traditions, maybe the music that ended up on that list resonates more with their cultural background than most African-American music. I wonder how much indie rock would turn up on EOY lists out of Africa?

Before we start getting into Scandanavian race politics, the Reverend's comment was a JOKE, ie the Norwegian poll features Rihanna, Jay-Z, Drake and 50 Cent whereas the others throw the occasional bone to Mos Def or Raekwon.

Oops. Sorry.

it's sad that super furry animals end up number 2 on an uncut list

Leaving aside the hilarious narcissism of small diffs going on here, people who get on this sort of crybaby tip about music they 'approve' of being lauded by media they 'disapprove' of really are disgusting not to mention boring savages

Harsh but fair.

i guess i missed the point of your post, is this entire exercise not one of subjectivity and opinion spouting it is actually more tiresome when people come in and claim to be above the fray and not prone to such pettiness. so you like the newest super furry animals and don't like people who would diminish it? is that what you are saying?

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Um, no, it has its moments, I am just puzzled as to what world you live in where the idea of the band Super Furry Animals and the magazine Uncut interacting in this way is upsetting or unexpected

I am just puzzled as to what world you live in

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswersControllerServlet?boardid=41

Thank you, Dorian.

Post decade lists here: Best of Decade (2000s) Album Lists

Gorilla Vs. Bear

25 pisces | a lovely sight
24 ganglians | monster head room
23 the mantles | the mantles
22 st. vincent | actor
21 cass mccombs | catacombs
20 atlas sound | logos
19 washed out | high times
18 night control | death control
17 phoenix | wolfgang amadeus phoenix
16 nirvana | live at reading
15 the mayfair set | young one
14 mountain man | mountain man
13 nite jewel | good evening
12 memory tapes | seek magic
11 neon indian | psychic chasms
10 fever ray | fever ray
09 jj | no. 2
08 girls | album
07 smith westerns | smith westerns
06 the sandwitches | how to make ambient sadcake
05 the xx | xx
04 animal collective | merriweather post pavilion
03 grizzly bear | veckatimest
02 white denim | fits
01 raekwon | only built 4 cuban linx pt. II

commenced

musicOMH blog: musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2009
http://blog.musicomh.com/musicomh/2009/11/musicomhs-top-50-albums-of-2009.html

link for

gorillavsbear.net: gorilla vs. bear's albums of 2009
http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2009/12/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-2009.html

part 1

The Quietus Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List: 40 To 21
http://thequietus.com/articles/03325-the-quietus-reductive-subjective-albums-of-the-year-list-40-20

40. Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy
39. Atlas Sound - Logos
38. Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night
37. Crippled Black Phoenix 200 Tons Of Bad Luck
36. Broadcast and the Focus Group Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age
35. Various Productions feat. Gerry Mitchell The Invisible Lodger Fire

34. Admiral Angry Buster
33. Telepathe - Dance Mother
32. Pet Shop Boys - Yes
31. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
30. Part Chimp Thriller
29. Health Get Color

28. Micachu and the Shapes Jewellery
27. Engineers Three Fact Fader
26. Rammstein - Liebe Is Fur Alle Da
25. Fuck Buttons Tarot Sport
24. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion
23. Jim O’Rourke Visitor
22. King Cannibal Let The Night Roar
21. Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band Between My Head And The Sky

Is the Cornershop cd gonna get released in the US?

Art Rocker - Top 100
http://www.artrocker.com/node/19312

http://afropop.org/multi/feature/ID/921/Afropop%20Worldwides%202009%20Stocking%20Stuffers%20 Afropop.org - 35 stocking stuffers

Of the 50-odd albums I have, I only truly love Franco, Springsteen, K'NAAN, Mos Def, maybe the best of Girls, Mastodon, Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, The Very Best, The xx, and Kurt Vile (though I prefer God Is Saying This To You...). Guess I better pick up the Bill Callahan.

Surprised by this claque's total shutout of P.O.S. and Art Brut.

I still like Q, but they are getting a bit too populist when they are including Mika in their year-end list maybe. Plus I doubt a lot of Mika fans read Q anyways.

K'Naan's a shutout so far, too, right? (At least on lists I've looked at, which really surprised me. Also sad that nobody seems to be listing the Death record, on Drag City. Are they disqualifying it just 'cause it's old music? Got written about everywhere when it came out, so I figured people would ignore how long ago the songs were recorded.)

I'm voting for K'Naan! Probably #1. And yeah, it's weird that he's not everywhere--he'd totally fit into the Arrested Development/Coup/first-Kanye success arena.

xp the death album is fantastic, but as a reissue it won't be eligible for most magazines' EOY lists.

it's not exactly a "reissue." it was never really issued, was it? anyway, i assume it's eligible for pazz & jop.

(i'm definitely voting for it.)

I was under the impression that it did come out way back when, albeit in small numbers.

actually, you're right, seems it never go a proper release.

I stand corrected, and now regret not voting for it,

carry on.

You can vote for reissues in P&J--it's just 10 albums of whatever sort.

Yeah, everything is eligible for P&J -- EPs, reissues, never before issued EPs of old stuff, albums that came out in 2008, you name it. If I was honest, I'd vote for almost all reissues this year. Not going to, but I'll probably include Death regardless (not quite my favorite album of old stuff that came out this year, but they need my vote since they might actually have a shot of placing in the poll.)

I've cooled slightly on the K'naan, don't think it'll hit my top ten anymore, but its still a great album.

I like and disqualified the Death album too.

was quite shocked to not see the U2 album in the Mojo list.

I wonder is this the first U2 album (for quite a while ..) to be absent from virtually every list of the year ?

(i suspect its made it onto the Q list given that they are on the EOY cover .. )

The Death CD is two tracks that were on a 7" and some others that were never released until this year, fyi

CLASH

40. Dizzee Rascal - Tongue'n'Cheek
39. Crocodiles - Summer Of Hate
38. Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue
37. Jamie T - Kings & Queens
36. Maccabees - Wall Of Arms
35. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions - Through The Devil Softly
34. Danananaykroyd - Hey Everyone!
33. The Dead Weather - Horehound
32. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle
31. Gossip - Music For Men
30. 2562 - Unbalance
29. Flaming Lips - Embryonic
28. Devendra Banhart - What Will Be
27. Beyond The Wizards Sleeve - Re-Animations Vol 1
26. Woodpigeon - Treasury Liberty Canada
25. Paul White - The Strange Dreams Of Paul White
24. Passion Pit - Manners
23. DM Stith - Heavy Ghost
22. Anathallo - Canopy Glow
21. Moderat - Moderat
20. Future Of The Left - Travels With Myself And Another
19. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
18. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
17. Nathan Fake - Hard Islands
16. Lusine - A Certain Distance
15. Luke Vibert - We Hear You
14. Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk
13. Florence & The Machine - Lungs
12. Yacht - See Mystery Lights
11. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
9. Andrew Weatherall - A Pox On The Pioneers
8. Noah & The Whale - The First Days Of Spring
7. The Horrors - Primary Colours
6. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
5. Health - Get Color
4. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
2. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
1. Animal Collective - MPP

i like the moderat album a lot!

when did "get color" get released?

this week's NME front cover "50 Best Albums of 2009"
http://bit.ly/5TL5X9

when did "get color" get released?

Mid-2009.

50 Best Albums of 2009 | NME.COM
http://www.nme.com/list/50-best-albums-of-2009/159978

Album of the Year: The Horrors - Primary Colours

50 Best Tracks of 2009 | NME.COM
http://www.nme.com/list/50-best-tracks-of-2009/159979

Track of the Year: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

top 10

1. The Horrors - Primary Colours
2. The XX - The xx
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz
4. Wild Beast - Two Dancers
5. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
6. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist
7. The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
8. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
9. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
10. Jamie T - Kings and Queens

rofl the horrors
rofl the xx. hipster bullshit

i do like the idea of the ilx hipsters loving the nme no 2 album of the year though.

This one is just whacky!
http://thequietus.com/articles/03326-the-quietus-reductive-subjective-albums-of-the-year-20-1?page=1

The Quietus Album of the Year: 1. Sunn O))) - Monoliths And Dimensions

talk about hipster bullshit...