My Favorite Musics of 2009

Here is some of my favorite foot-stompin' music of 2009.


(NOTE: These are my favorite albums & songs of the year, the stuff that I listened to--a lot. The lists aren't meant to be exhaustive of the wide world of music, and are not necessarily the best or most best or most bestest of what's out there.)





Albums

11. Karen O and the Kids, Where the Wild Things Are
10. Volcano Choir, Unmap
9. The Swell Season, Strict Joy
8. Brandi Carlile, Give Up the Ghost
7. Gregory Alan Isakov, This Empty Northern Hemisphere
6. Jonsi & Alex, Riceboy Sleeps
5. Bon Iver, Blood Bank
4. Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Up from Below
3. Various Artists, Dark Was the Night
2. The Avett Brothers, I and Love and You
1. Passion Pit, Manners

Songs

22. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, "Janglin'"
21. Jonsi & Alex, "Happiness"
20. Passion Pit, "Let Your Love Grow Tall"
19. Royksopp, "Royksopp Forever"
18. Dirty Projectors, "No Intention"
17. The Swell Season, "Feeling the Pull"
16. Phoenix, "Lisztomania"
15. Noah and the Whale, "Blue Skies"
14. The National, "So Far Around the Bend"
13. The Avett Brothers, "The Perfect Space"
12. Phoenix, "1901"
11. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, "40 Day Dream"
10. Gregory Alan Isakov, "That Moon Song"
9. Grizzly Bear, "Two Weeks"
8. Fanfarlo, "The Walls Are Coming Down"
7. Sufjan Stevens, "You Are the Blood"
6. Ben Gibbard & Feist, "Train Song"
5. The Avett Brothers, "I and Love and You"
4. Passion Pit, "Little Secrets"
3. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, "Home"
2. The Avett Brothers, "Laundry Room"
1. Passion Pit, "Sleepyhead"

*These lists are subject to change before January 1, 2010, just as my mind is subject to change during that time.