This is what I was listening to this year. The obvious oversight is Dirty Projectors. I appreciated their record—and they are flawless live—but I just didn’t listen to them enough to add Bitte Orca to my list. In addition to the records below, I’m totally addicted to Adron’s self-released first record which came out in 2008. Do yourself a favor and go buy it now.
Overall, 2009 was really a great year for music and I was happy to be in Brooklyn which has become the epicenter for the indie music scene.
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13. Passion Pit Manners [Columbia/Frenchkiss] |
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12. Nosaj Thing Drift [Alpha Pup] |
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11. Luke Vibert We Hear You (Planet Mu) |
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10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs It’s Blitz! [Interscope] |
| 9. N.A.S.A. The Spirit of Apollo [Anti] |
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8. M. Ward Hold Time [Merge Records] |
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7. The xx The xx [Young Turks] |
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6. Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi [NoneSuch] |
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5. Fiery Furnaces I’m Going Away [Thrill Jockey] |
| 4. The Love Language The Love Language [Bladen County; 2009] |
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3. Grizzly Bear Veckatimest [Warp] |
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2. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion [Domino] |
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1. Girls Album [True Panther/Matador] |
Update: I just posted FREEwilliamsburg’s list too. Check it out here.
