Au revoir, 2009

I think with this post, I'm going to keep it extremely simple. Do yourself a favor and check out some of this stuff if you haven't. 2009 was a really great year for music.

Top 10 Albums of 2009:

1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
[indie rock / indie pop]


2. The xx - The xx
[indie rock / electronic / post-punk]


3. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
[indie rock / folk / psychedelic]


4. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms
[lo-fi / psychedelic]


5. The Bloody Beetroots - Romborama
[electro / dance]


6. Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth
[indie rock / experimental / electronic]


7. Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
[indie rock / post-rock / ambient]


8. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
[indie rock / experimental]


9. Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
[ambient / electronic]


10. Girls - Album
[indie pop / indie rock / lo-fi]


Honorable Mentions:

Vitalic - Flashmob [electro / dance]
Japandroids - Post-Nothing [lo-fi / garage rock / noise rock]
jj - jj n° 2 [electronic / dream pop / balearic beat]
Florence + the Machine - Lungs [indie pop]
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart [shoegaze / indie pop]