MY TOP TEN ALBUMS 2009

kristablogs:

1. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
2. Noah and the Whale - The First Days of Spring
3. The Antlers - Hospice
4. St. Vincent - Actor
5. Monsters of Folk- Monsters of Folk
6. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
7. M Ward - Hold Time
8. Fun. - Aim and Ignite
9. The XX - 2.0
10. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

Honorable Mentions:

1. Girls - Album
2. White Rabbits - It’s Frightening
3. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
4. Discovery - [LP]
5. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
6. Freelance Whales - Weathervanes
7. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
8. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
9. O’Brother - The Death of Day
10. Dignan - Cheaters and Thieves
11. Kevin Devine - Brother’s Blood
12. Japandroids: Post Nothing
13. Atlas Sound - Logos
14. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
15. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
16. Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
17. Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
18. The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love
19. Múm: Sing Along to Songs You Don’t Know
20. YACHT: See Mystery Lights

AWESOME list, and much attuned to my tastes.