Shaggybevo Top Ten Albums of 2009 LIST POSTED

[NOMAAA]

Alright. I've done this for 6 years now i think. If anyone could find the old lists from the other site, that would be a really cool thing to revisit. I dont think I want to do this going forward. Its been fun. If someone wants to take over the 00's list and tabulate the results and run this from now on, pm me. Thanks for all of the lists, there is some stuff I am definitely going to check out that I didnt know about.

1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - 142

2. Fanfarlo - Resovoir - 108

3. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You - 95

4. The Decemberists - Hazards of Love - 65

5. Passion Pit - Manners - 53

6. The XX - XX - 45
AMG is not pulling up the artwork. its a black background with a big white x. ok.
8. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone - 38

8. M. Ward - Hold Time - 38

9. Miike Snow - Miike Snow - 36

10. Harlem Shakes - Technicolor Health - 24


Honorable Mentions

Modest Mouse - No One is First and You're Next - 23
Mastadon - Crack the Sky - 22
Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk - 21
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career - 21
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - 21
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast - 21
Silversun Pickups - Swoon - 20
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears - Tell 'em What Your Name Is - 20
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest - 20
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - 20
The Lonely Island - Incredibad - 1

[BigOrange]

i have been thinking about this a lot this year. there has been a bunch of stuff i like, but i'm not sure if there has been an album (that i've heard) that clearly stands above all the rest. i have a top 5 as of now and i could easily place any of them at the #1 slot. oh well, still a month to sort this out.

[mdmost]

I'd be shocked if Phoenix doesn't win this. Shocked I tell you. And I know why NOMAAA is adding comedy albums to this top 10. No sir, I don't like it.

[Traffic]

rule #3 is dubious, suspect, self-serving and obvious. I hope lonely island was worth it.

I agree with BigO that there is not one singular stand-out. I'll be curious as to the consensus.

[NOMAAA]

I'd be shocked if Phoenix doesn't win this. Shocked I tell you. And I know why NOMAAA is adding comedy albums to this top 10. No sir, I don't like it.

i would have had them on there in years past, but it honestly never crossed my mind. it comes to mind this year because there is some really good music on the album too.

[NOMAAA]

that said, i would not be surprised if it makes my list if i am the only one that has it on there. that album is out last hope, no there is another.

patton oswalt's was in my top 5 at one point this year too. and listening to it twice today on the drive to houston it might find a place on my list in the end. nothing wrong with evolving a little. shit if i had thought of it back in 02/03 whenever shut up you fucking baby came out, that would have definitely made more than just my list. i hope. i like it as a good rule going forward, but if people say no dice i will change it back to no comedy. but incredibad has a lot of music and i listen to it like an album.

maybe i should have left rule three out and just added it to my list.

[Traffic]

maybe i should have left rule three out and just added it to my list.

we're just giving you the business. nothing wrong with comedy albums being included, imo. If they're good enough, they're good enough.

[Continental Op]

1. The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists
2. Josephine by Magnolia Electric Company
3. There Is No Enemy by Built To Spill
4. Molina and Johnson by Jason Molina/Will Johnson
5. The Southern Unknown by Dove Hunter
6. I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers
7. Farm by Dinosaur Jr.
8. Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon by Quiet Company
9. Tell 'em What Your Name Is by Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears
10. Horehound by The Dead Weather

[drew corleone]

Nice, Kev...

[aaronisnotcool]

mine wouldn't be all that bc i only really listen to hip-hop
i do think john mayer's album should be up there. at least it is on my list.

[Bottlecap]

there was debate in years prior if soundtracks were allowed. I think the board concluded that sdtks like Dan in Real Life or About A Boy should be allowed since it was all written, composed and performed by singular artists. That makes sense, because that is more like an official release.

What about soundtracks that have all new material, but are more of a compilation? I ask because the New Moon sdtk is fucking tits and there is an outside chance that it could be in my final 10.

[Massive Horn]

New Moon soundtrack? Lonely Island? John Mayer? This has the makings of a super-fagged out list.

[MC Fresh Breath]

I'm pretty sure I've not listened to ten 2009 albums, but will certainly enjoy reading the list(s).

[bizzle]

What a damn good year for music.

Maybe the top 10 comedy albums of the year can go in Nasty's.

[NOMAAA]

yeah if someone wants to do that over there, go ahead.

as far as soundtracks go, they are allowed if it is composed by one singular artist a la about a boy.

[smoky b]

Is lonely island really that good? you've been pimping it for most of the year.

[The Dane]

Can you clarify on compilations? Dark Was The Night is probably in my Top 5 for '09.

[NOMAAA]

allowed.

[Bottlecap]

NOMAA has guidelines like FIFA

[bizzle]

Henry's handball = inclusion of multiple comedy albums.

[NOMAAA]

haha. read above. i am not opposed to leaving them out. its really a moot point since i will most likely be the only person that would consider putting it on their list.

[bizzle]

I'm dropping bombs today.


1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amedeus Phoenix
2. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
3. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
4. Passion Pit - Manners
5. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
6. Q-Tip - Kamaal the Abstract
7. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
8. The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
9. Doves - Kingdom of Rust
10. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

powpow.

[thekube]

Holy shit, I didn't know there was a new Q-Tip album. Loved his last album (The Renaissance). Going to pick up Kamaal/The Abstract now. Thanks.

[bizzle]

^^

There's a chance you might have heard it - I think it was originally recorded around '01-'02, but wasn't officially released until this year.

Way jazzier than anything he ever did with Tribe, but when it works, it's greatness.

[BigOrange]

1. the avett brothers - i and love and you (highlights: "i and love and you," "january wedding," "laundry room," "slight figure of speech")
2. phoenix - wolfgan amadeus phoenix (highlights: "lisztomania," "1901," "lasso," "girlfriend")
3. the decemberists - the hazards of love (highlights: "isn't it a lovely night," "the wanting comes in waves," "the rake song," "the abduction of margaret")
4. fanfarlo - reservoir (highlights: "ghosts," "the walls are coming down," "comets," "drowning men")
5. silversun pickups - swoon (highlights: "the royal we," "its nice to know you work alone," "panic switch," "substitution")
6. the sounds - crossing the rubicon (highlights: "no one sleeps when i'm awake," "beatbox," "midnight sun," "home is where the heart is")
7. manchester orchestra - mean everything to nothing (highlights: "the only one," "i've got friends," "i can feel a hot one")
8. the antlers - hospice (highlights: "bear," "two," "epilogue")
9. modest mouse - no ones first and you're last (highlights: "satellite skin," "the whale song," "i've got it all (most)")
10. the swell season - strict joy (highlights: ""low rising," "feeling the pull," "fantasy man")

honorable mention:

camera obscura - my maudlin career
muse - resistance
wilco - wilco (the album)
m. ward - hold time

[drew corleone]

1. Fanfarlo, Reservoir
2. Decemberists, The Hazards of Love
3. Avett Brothers, I and Love and You
4. Camera Obscura, My Maudlin Career
5. Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
6. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, s/t
7. Metric, Fantasies
8. N.A.S.A., The Spirit of Apollo
9. Passion Pit, Manners
10. Jay-Z, Blueprint 3

HM:
The King Bucks, s/t
Muse, The Resistance
Pearl Jam, Backspace
Wale, Attention Deificit

[NOMAAA]

did passion pit put out two albums this year?

[hullabelew]

OK guys. I'm going to make a one time offer to Shaggy posters on this thread.

Richmond Fontaine, "We Used To Think the Freeway Sounded Like A River" on Arena Rock.

If you like Avett Bros, Jayhawks, Wilco, Son Volt, Silos, Jeffrey Foucault or Matthew Ryan, and you buy this album and don't like it, I will buy it back from you. Now, this is going to require you to purchase a hard copy because I'm going to want the CD/artwork (I'll give them out as gifts) but you get the picture.

Truthfully, if you buy it and don't like it, send the disc to me and I will buy it back from you.

I'm not a HUGE fan of the Avett Bros. I like it OK but to me, it has been done before. I just think the Willy Vlautin (lead singer/writer) for Richmond Fontaine may be one of the best writers I've heard in years. He has written a couple of good novels and is apparently one of the great guys. If you have heard Matthew Ryan or Jeffrey Foucault, I PROMISE you will love this record.

The guy who owns the label said that the band was the perfect mix of Wilco/Replacements.

Fine Print. I'm going to limit this to 10. I honestly and truthfully don't think anyone will return it but I don't want to cut into my booze funds too deeply, but I honestly feel this strongly.

[drew corleone]

did passion pit put out two albums this year?

Oops.

[Bottlecap]

1. Fanfarlo - Reservoir (Self-released)

2. Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care (Domino)

3. The Xx - Xx (Young Turks)

4. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast (Fat Possum/Bella Union)

5. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (V2)

6. Eels - Hombre Loco (E Works/Vagrant)

7. M. Ward - Hold Time (Merge)

8. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Tell Em What Your Name Is (Lost Highway)

9. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (4AD)

10. Passion Pit - Manners (Frenchkiss)


Last 5 out:

Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement (Stones Throw)
Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms (Lefse)
Matt & Kim - Grand (Fader Label)
Bombay Bicycle Club - I HadThe Blues But I Shook Them Loose (Mmm..)
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight (Domino)

[disappearer]

no love for the new flaming lips?

[JohnnyRage]

Can we extend this past new years. I"m kinda busy, and need to catch up.

[CBT]

1. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
2. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
3. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
4. Them Crooked Vultures – s/t
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
6. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
7. Monsters of folk – s/t
8. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
9. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
10.Jay-Z – The Blueprint III

[NOMAAA]

EXTENDED TO JANUARY 1ST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[406W30th]

1.) Harlem Shakes - Technicolor Health
2.) Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
3.) Miike Snow - Miike Snow
4.) Passion Pit - Manners
5.) Wale - Attention Deficit
6.) Calvin Harris - Ready For the Weekend
7.) M. Ward - Hold Time
8.) Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
9.) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10.) Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky

[NOMAAA]

6 lists submitted to the email address? really? send them in or they dont get counted jackasses.

[smoky b]

OK guys. I'm going to make a one time offer to Shaggy posters on this thread.

Richmond Fontaine, "We Used To Think the Freeway Sounded Like A River" on Arena Rock.

If you like Avett Bros, Jayhawks, Wilco, Son Volt, Silos, Jeffrey Foucault or Matthew Ryan, and you buy this album and don't like it, I will buy it back from you. Now, this is going to require you to purchase a hard copy because I'm going to want the CD/artwork (I'll give them out as gifts) but you get the picture.

Truthfully, if you buy it and don't like it, send the disc to me and I will buy it back from you.

I'm not a HUGE fan of the Avett Bros. I like it OK but to me, it has been done before. I just think the Willy Vlautin (lead singer/writer) for Richmond Fontaine may be one of the best writers I've heard in years. He has written a couple of good novels and is apparently one of the great guys. If you have heard Matthew Ryan or Jeffrey Foucault, I PROMISE you will love this record.

The guy who owns the label said that the band was the perfect mix of Wilco/Replacements.

Fine Print. I'm going to limit this to 10. I honestly and truthfully don't think anyone will return it but I don't want to cut into my booze funds too deeply, but I honestly feel this strongly.

Love Foucalt and Redbird. Will definitely check this one out.

I'll get ya a list, Nomaa.

[hullabelew]

Foucault's "Ghost Repeater" from a couple of years ago is fantastic. If you like that, Matthew Ryan's stuff will be right in your wheelhouse as well.

[hitbyatrain]

10 the bird and the bee - ray guns are not just the future
9 u2 - no line on the horizon
8 passion pit - manners
7 tegan and sara - sainthood
6 lily allen - it's not me, it's you
5 dirty projectors - bitte orca
4 bon iver - blood bank (ep)
3 phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
2 the thermals - now we can see
1 neko case - middle cyclone

[The Maestro]

1. The XX – XX
2. The Big Pink – A Brief History of Love
3. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
4. Monsters of Folk – Monsters of Folk
5. Silversun Pickups – Swoon
6. The Drums - Summertime! EP
7. White Rabbits – It’s Frightening
8. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
9. Franz Ferdinand – Tonight
10. The Crocodiles – Summer of Hate

Some of my Honorable Mentions that I recommend checking out and haven't gotten much mention on the Shag
Amazing Baby - Rewild
BLK JKS - After Robots
Clues - s/t
The Love Language - s/t
The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage

[406W30th]

I must've missed something with The Big Pink. I love the track "Dominoes" but I couldn't get into the rest of the album, despite giving it quite a few listens.

[[censored]]

I'm a little shocked at all the mentions of I and Love and You and no Emotionalism.

[unpaintedhuffhines]

1. Miike Snow - S/T
Passion Pit - Manners
Fanfarlo - Reservoir
Phoenix - Wolfgang Ama..
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care
Julian Casablancas - Phrazes for the Young
White Rabbits - It's Frightening
Doves - Kingdom of Rust

I know it's from 2008, but wanted to mention Friendly Fires S/T. It didn't get played until 2009 and was one of my favorites from the year, although, as mentioned it's technically 2008

I haven't paid attention to anything but work the last 5-6 months of the year so my list is probably lacking some of the depth of previous years. I honestly didn't get to listen to much new stuff since the summer. With that said, i'm solid on my list

[BigOrange]

]I'm a little shocked at all the mentions of I and Love and You and no Emotionalism.

you're shocked that an album released in 2007 isn't getting any mention on lists of the ten best albums of 2009?

[NOMAAA]

lolwut?

[DieUCLA98]

No love for Bowerbirds - Upper Air?

[Bottlecap]

No love for Bowerbirds - Upper Air?

some earlier in the year ... it had some FANTASTIC tracks, but not a top 10 effort, IMO.

[smoky b]

Finally got around to this.

1. Ben Nichols - Last Pale Light in the West
- Excellent EP by the Lucero front man. Stripped down songs about west Texas. Some reviews call it Springsteen's "Nebraska" meets "No Country for Old Men" - and they'd be right.



2. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - self titled
- Buncha beautiful melancholy by an excellent songsmith.


3. Avett Bros - I and Love and You
- Avoided the lengthy thread on here until I could digest the album. The praise is correct. But who chose the album art? It sucks.


4. Slaid Cleaves - Everything you love will be taken away
- Sadly, I haven't seen a lot written about this album, but it's fantastic. Some protest songs on there that still hold true despite "changes" in the political landscape.


5. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
- I love her. She's got excellent chemistry with Kelly Hogan and Paul Rigby.


6. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
- Some raucous songs that channel Tom Waits, while other songs sound like smooth velvet. Interesting dichotomy.


7. Los Lobos - Los Lobos Goes Disney
- Withstands repetition. By that I mean, it's about the only "kids album" I'll listen to with my 1.5 year old. I've listened to it so much that I'm continually impressed with their musicianship. Starts off with a Spanish version of "heigh-ho." If you have kids and love music - buy this. If you don't have kids, but love music, give it a listen.


8. Sea Wolf - White Water, White Bloom
- Master of the minor chords. Writes songs that feel haunted.


9. M Ward - Hold Time
- There's something about the airy echoness of his voice that I really enjoy. Love the duet with Lucinda despite me not really liking Lucinda that much.


10. Israel Nash Gripka - New York Town
- I'm putting this guy at ten to raise awareness about him. Got some pub on the blogosphere, and while this album isn't perfect, I can see him becoming something great in a few years. Give "Evening" a listen. I can't tell if it's a really good song, or just a Ryan Adams rip off. Either way, it's catchy.



Also considered: Vetiver, Buddy & Julie Miller, Corb Lund, John Doe & The Sadies.

[The Dane]

Top 10 Albums:

1. Dark Was The Night - [compilation]
2. A.A. Bondy - When the Devil's Loose
3. Bon Iver - Blood Bank EP
4. Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
5. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
6. Deer Tick - Born on Flag Day
7. Phosphorescent - To Willie
8. Fanfarlo - Reservoir
9. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
10. Wilco - The Album

Top 10 Songs:

1. So Far Around The Bend - The National (Dark Was The Night compilation)
2. I and Love and You - Avett Bros. (I and Love and You)
3. When the Devil's Loose - A.A. Bondy (When the Devil's Loose)
4. Get Yo Shit - Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (Tell 'Em What Your Name Is!)
5. Reasons To Quit - Phosphorescent (To Willie)
6. Houston, TX - Deer Tick (Born on Flag Day)
7. I Can See The Pines Are Dancing - A.A. Bondy (When the Devil's Loose)
8. Blood Bank - Bon Iver (Blood Bank EP)
9. Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Up From Below)
10. Wilco (The Song) - Wilco (The Album)

Worst Album Cover: Avett Bros. - I and Love and You

[NOMAAA]

glad to see someone else liked that Phosphorescent album as much as i did.