15 BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUMS OF 2009
15. Various Artists-Guilt By Association Volume 2
14. DOOM-Born Like This
13. Those Darlins-Those Darlins
12. Metty the Dirtmerchant-Fink Ployd
11. Vulture Whale-Vulture Whale
10. The Cave Singers-Welcome Joy
9. Rise and the Avid Record Collector-Risen
8. Super Furry Animals-Dark Days/Light Years
7. Band Of Skulls-Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
6. Hollywood FLOSS-The Art of Fi$cal Intelligence
5. Joell Ortiz-Covers the Classics
4. White Rabbits-It’s Frightening
3. Jason Lytle-Hello Commuter
2. Frank Turner-Love, Ire and Song
1. Sam Baker-Cotton
8. Atmosphere-Leak at Will
7. Vulture Whale-Bamboo You
6. Venice is Sinking-Okay
5. Johnny Polygon-Group Hug
4. Diacon Panthers-Ride Again
3. The Grynch-Chemistry EP
2. Birdmonster-Blood Memory
1. Blitzen Trapper-Black River Killer
Top 10 Albums of 2009 . . . So Far
1. Frightened Rabbit-Midnight Organ Fight (Fat Cat)
2. Thao Nguyen and the Get Up Stay Down-We Brave Bee Stings and All (Kill Rock Stars)
3. Santogold-Santogold (Downtown)
4. Cloud Cult-Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)(Self-released)
5. LoDeck and Omega One-Postcards From The Third Planet (Groove Attack)
6. Gaslight Anthem-The 59 Sound (Side One Dummy)
7. Grand Archives-The Grand Archives (Sub Pop)
8. Hasan Saalam-Children of God (Self-released)
9. Vampire Weekend-Vampire Weekend (XL Recordings)
10. Jedi Mind Tricks-A History of Violence (Babygrande)
11. Sebastien Grangier & The Mountains-s/t (Saddle Creek)
12. C-Rayz Walz and Kosha Dillz-Freestyle vs. Written (Modular Moods)
12. Nobunny-Love Visions (Self-released)
13. Chad VanGaalen-Soft Airplane (Sub Pop)
14. Cold War Kids-Loyalty to Loyalty (Downtown)
15. Future of the Left-Last Night I Saved Her From Vampires (Self-released)
16. Diacon-Panthers-Make it Feel Better (Self-released)
17. Black Mountain-In the Future (Jagjaguwar)
18. Fuck Buttons-Street Horrrsing (Atp Recordings)
19. Blood on the Wall-Liferz (The Social Registry)
20. Elzhi-The Preface (Fat Beats)
21. Joseph Arthur-Temporary People (Fargo)
22. Tilly and the Wall-o (Team Love)
23. Curumin-Japan Pop Show (Adrenaline Records)
24. Weinland-La Lamentor (Badman)
25. Foul Mouth Jerk-Streetlight Music (GFE)
26. Langhorne Slim (Kemado)
1. Clock Hand Strangle-Redshift/Blueshift (Team Grizzly)
2. Calvin Badness-Go To Your Room (Milkboy Recordings)
3. Mr. Gnome-Deliver this Creature (El Marko)
4. Pomegranates-Everything is Alive (Lujo)
5. SoloMan Spectrum-Soundtrack 2 Life (Self-released)
1. MF DOOM and Trunks-Unicron (unknown) (review).
2. Joseph Arthur-Four EPs (Self-released).
3. Living Legends-The Gathering (Alternative Distribution Alliance) (review).
4. Tulsa-I Was Submerged (Park the Van) (review).
5. Let’s Fucking Wrestle-In Loving Memory Of (Stolen) (review). This entry might surprise you: Frat rock!
6. Radars to the Sky-The Big Bang (self released) (review)
(Go to post, with downloads)
10. A.C.-This is Staten 2
9. Lexington Psalm (various artists)-KYLiens
8. Atmosphere-Strictly Leakage
7. Mike Watt/Ill Roots (various artists)-DOOMED
6. Nicki Minaj Presented by Lil Wayne-Sucka Free
5. Joe Budden-Mood Music 3.5
4. Tanya Morgan-Tanya Morgan is a Rap Group
3. Mark Ronson presents Rhymefest: Man in the Mirror
2. SantoGold-Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub
1. Nas and Green Lantern-The Nigger Tape
Six Albums that Should Have Been On my 2008 Best Lists
The 10 Best and 5 Worst Things About Being a Superhero Fan in 2008
For my top 40, I include indie and major label, rock and rap, and everything in between. The only requirement is that I have to have heard it. Be warned: Radiohead isn’t here, and neither are many albums you’re gonna tell me I’m crazy to have overlooked. If it ain’t here, I just didn’t dig it enough or I just didn’t hear it.
1. Spoon-Ga Ga Ga Ga (Year-end post)
2. Amy Winehouse-Back to Back (Year-end post)
3. Brother Ali-Undisputed Truth (Plus bonus disc) (review)
4. Josh Ritter-The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter
5. Ghostface Killah-Big Doe Rehab. (Year-end post)
6. Band of Horses-Cease to Begin (Review)
7. Voxtrot-Voxtrot. (review) (YEP)
8. Arcade Fire-Neon Bible (Year-end post)
9. Albert Hammond, Jr.-Yours to Keep (Review)
10. MF Grimm-The Hunt for the Gingerbread Man (review) (year end post)
11. Modest Mouse-We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.
12. NaS-Hip Hop…; Jay-Z-Amer. Gangster; Kanye West-Graduation (YEP)
13. Kings of Leon-Because of the Times. (year-end post)
14. Bloc Party-A Weekend in the City (year-end post).
15. Cave Singers-Invitation Songs.
16. Dungen-Tio Bitar (review) (year-end post)
17. Bettye LaVette-Scene of the Crime (Review) (Year-end post)
18. Okkervil River-The Stage Names (year-end post)
19. Kate Nash-Made of Bricks (Year-end post)
20. The Arctic Monkeys-Favourite Worst Nightmare (year-end post)
21. Wu Tang Clan-The 8 Diagrams. (Year-end post)
22. The Deadstring Brothers-Silver Mountain (review).
23. Ryan Adams-Easy Tiger (year-end post)
24. The Foo Fighters-Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace.
25. Johnette Napolitano-Scarred (year -endpost)
26. Boot Camp Clik-Casualties of War (year end post)
27. Stephen Marley-Mind Control (year-end post)
28. Hard Fi-Once Upon a Time in the West (review) (year-end post)
29. Soulsavers-It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s How You Land (review) (YEP)
30. Of Montreal-Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (year-end post)
31. Chrisopher Blue-Room Tones (review).
32. Robbers on High Street-Grand Animals (year -end post)
33. Brad Sweitzer-Stove and Taker. (review) (year-end post)
34. The Broken West-I Can’t Go On I’ll Go On (review) ((year-end post)
35. Tripwires-Makes You Look Around (year-end post)
36. Yeasayer-All Hour Cymbals (year-end post)
37. Jason Isbell-Sirens of the Ditch (review) (year-end post)
38. Deep Dark Woods-Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (review) (year-end post)
39. Parkas-Put Your Head In The Lion’s Mouth (review) (year-end post)
40. Blitzen Trapper-Wild Mountain Nation (review) (year-end post)
(read the post!)
1. Marnie Stern-In Advance of the Broken Arm (review).
2. Scissors for Lefty-Underhanded Romance (review).
3. Thailand-Motorcade (review).
4. Y Society-Travel At Your Own Pace.
5. The Blakes-Self Titled
6. White Rabbits-Fort Nightly (review).
7. Bat for Lashes-Fur and Gold.
8. George Byrne-Foreign Water (Review)
9. Eastern Conference Champions-Ameritown. (Review) (Best of 2007 So Far)
10. Vampire Weekend-The Blue CDR. (Review)
(read the post!)
1. Atmosphere-Sad Clown Bad Summer (Review).
2. New York Fund-Guns (Original review).
3. Black Kids-Wizard of Ahhhhs.
4. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Is is.
5. Illinois-What The Hell Do I Know? Review.
6. The Features-Contrast (Review).
BEST REMIXES AND REISSUES (read the post!)
BEST AND WORST DISTRIBUTION PLANS (read the post!)
TOP TEN POLITICAL SONGS(Read the post!)
THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS OF 2007 (AND WHAT TO BUY INSTEAD)
TOP 20 SONGS OF 2007 (Read the Post)
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Comment By: brian
March 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 am
clock hands strangle – redshift/blueshift
Comment By: davidaarong
March 30th, 2008 at 8:14 am
got an EP that you should check out:
http://www.myspace.com/thelongdivisionband
Band Name: The Long Division
Comment By: JoseAndres
March 31st, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Have you not heard the side project of Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of The Rascals!? http://www.theageoftheunderstament.com it’s one of the most exciting things I’ve seen in a while.
Comment By: JoseAndres
March 31st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
sorry the actual link for the first single is http://www.theageoftheunderstatement.com
Comment By: DudeAsInCool
April 30th, 2008 at 9:11 am
M83s Saturdays = Youth should be on that list.
Comment By: andy
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 am
M83 Saturdays = Youth is more about electronic stuff, and ekko hate electronic stuff he said.
Comment By: Peter Lamar
June 4th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Lil’ Wayne doesn’t honor any of his empire mixtapes, they’re not official, as if your cousin made a mix of songs he likes and called it a comp.
also, where is Title Fight – Kingston 7″ on this list?
Comment By: ekko
June 5th, 2008 at 8:46 am
Does that mean his mixtapes aren’t any good?
Comment By: Amit Kshirsagar
July 15th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Addendum To Liverpool 8- By Ringo Starr
I got in trouble with my friend John
We didn’t know which drugs we were on.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band
Had helped us to take a stand
For whatever we had at hand
We knew we had to disband,
But, we didn’t want it to end
Liverpool, I left you
Cause, I couldn’t stick around
I always followed my heart
But, I never let you down
Comment By: ody
July 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
You can check out my Top 30 albums of 2008 so far here
Comment By: thaddeus something
August 26th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Rural Alberta Advantage make me like Canadians. Great job throwing them in the mix. You guys who praise alex turner are so ridiculous. He’s so fictitious and immature that it’s gross that he’s got such a huge following. There’s nothing original about they’re lyrics. All his music is like, habitual ever day pop with a 10 year olds guitar riffs and one string bass line. Over rated if ever there was a reason for the word.
Comment By: erin
January 5th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
just because it’s indie doesn’t mean it’s good.
i am unimpressed with this list.
Comment By: ekko
January 6th, 2009 at 4:57 am
You got it right that indie doesn’t = good. Where’s your list of your favorite albums from last year?
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Comment By: God
February 25th, 2010 at 12:03 am
You like horrible music
Comment By: ekko
February 25th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
Ain’t it the truth!
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