Favourite Ten Albums of 2009

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here are my favorite ten albums from 2009. subject to modification in the next day or two

  1. David Gray - Draw the Linedavid gray - draw the line
    key tracks: kathleen, draw the line, nemesis
    one of best singer/songwriters today
  2. casey baker - linwellcasey baker & the buffalo sinners - linwell
    key tracks: magnets, tame, gravedigger
    earnest, unique sound
  3. wolfmother - cosmic eggwolfmother - cosmic egg
    key tracks: caroline, california queen, far away
  4. manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothingmanchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing
    key tracks: shake it out, i've got friends
  5. phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenixphoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
    key tracks:
  6. conor oberst - outer southconor oberst & the mystic valley band - outer south
    key tracks: ten women, big black nothing, slowly/oh so slowly
  7. them crooked vultures - them crooked vulturesthem crooked vultures - them crooked vultures
    key tracks: nobody likes me and neither do i, new fang, scumbag blues
  8. devendra banhart - what will we bedevendra banhart - what will we be
    key tracks: angelika, 16th & valencia roxy music,
  9. silversun pickups - swoonsilversun pickups - swoon
    key tracks: panic switch,
  10. pearl jam - backspacerpearl jam - backspacer
    key tracks: the fixer, the end, johnny guitar

as well these are two good albums from 2008 that i did not hear until 2009

  • Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadowselliott brood - mountain meadows
  • Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sewlisa hannigan - sea sew