Top 20 of 2009

1. Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
2. Metric - Fantasies
3. Owen - New Leaves
4. Why? - Eskimo Snow
5. Say Anything - Say Anything
6. Brand New - Daisy
7. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
8. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
9. Charlotte Gainsbourg - IRM
10. Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones
11. Dark Night of the Soul - Dark Night of the Soul
12. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
13. Wale - Attention Deficit
14. The xx - The xx
15. Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
16. Chuck Ragan - Gold Country
17. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
18. Polar Bear Club - Chasing Hamburg
19. Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
20. Regina Spektor - Far

The New Pornographers - Electric Version

Indie supergroup. Amazing.

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The Swellers - Ups and Downsizing

The Swellers can consistently make punk rock that I can't get enough of.

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Russian Circles - Geneva

New Russian Circles, just leaked.
Update: link removed at request of label.

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Owen - New Leaves

Perfect fall CD.

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Why? - Eskimo Snow

Anticon's Why? releases a potential top-ten-of-the-year, like how Elephant Eyelash was, and how Alopecia was.

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Caspian - Tertia

Caspian's second full length, out this August.

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Darkest Hour - The Eternal Return

Good hardcore is so rare these days.

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Chris Wollard & The Ship Thieves

Anything HWM related is going to be good.

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Isis - Wavering Radiant

More enjoyable than the previous.

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Jeremy Enigk - OK Bear

I'm a big fan of anything Jeremy Enigk has ever done.

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The Paper Chase - Someday This Could All Be Yours Pt. 1

The Paper Chase's music is more frightening than The Exorcist. Don't miss a chance to see them live.

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Metric - Fantasies

Gotta love Metric. I am way in love with Emily Haines.

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The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

New stuff by The Decemberists, good shit.

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Maria Taylor - Lady Luck

After her release with Andy LeMaster, I've really been looking forward to Maria Taylor's new stuff and it is fantastic. Her voice is almost ethereal.

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Say Hi - Oohs & Aahs

Say Hi never disappoints.

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Justin Vernon - S/T CD-R

Here's some more of Justin Vernon's (Bon Iver) early music.

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Barzin - Notes to an Absent Lover

Barzin: need I say more?

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Asobi Seksu - Hush

Great shoegaze/dream pop.

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Justin Vernon - Hazeltons

Yes, it's that dude from Bon Iver. This is Justin in his pre-Bon Iver days, though. Very enjoyable.

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Defiance, Ohio - Share What Ya Got

Awesome Midwestern folk-punk.

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