Archive for November, 2009

  • 11 Nov

    Posted by
    mizidy


    Category

    Best Songs of 2009

    4

    Here is my top ten songs of the year to follow up the top albums posted previously:

    My Girls - Animal Collective (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
    1901 - Phoenix (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)
    Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear (Veckatimest)
    Little Secrets - Passion Pit (Manners)
    From Africa To Malaga - JJ (JJ N° 2)
    French Navy - Camera Obscura (My Maudlin Career)
    Pusuit of Happiness (Feat. MGMT And Ratatat) - KiD CuDi (Man On The Moon: The End Of Day)
    VCR - The xx (xx)
    The Walls Are Coming Down - Fanfarlo (Reservoir)
    Wavin' Flag - k'naan (Troubadour)
    Help I'm Alive - Metric (Fantasies)
    Can You Discover? - Discovery (LP)
    Animal - Miike Snow (Miike Snow)
    The Reeling - Passion Pit (Manners)
    I Want You To Know - Dinosaur Jr (Farm)
    My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille - Beirut (March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland)
    1. My Girls - Animal Collective (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
    2. 1901 - Phoenix (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)
    3. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear (Veckatimest)
    4. Little Secrets - Passion Pit (Manners)
    5. From Africa To Malaga - JJ (JJ N° 2)
    6. French Navy - Camera Obscura (My Maudlin Career)
    7. Pusuit of Happiness (Feat. MGMT And Ratatat) - KiD CuDi (Man On The Moon: The End Of Day)
    8. VCR - The xx (xx)
    9. The Walls Are Coming Down - Fanfarlo (Reservoir)
    10. Wavin' Flag - k'naan (Troubadour)

    Honorable Mention

    • Help I'm Alive - Metric (Fantasies)
    • Can You Discover? - Discovery (LP)
    • Animal - Miike Snow (Miike Snow)
    • The Reeling - Passion Pit (Manners)
    • I Want You To Know - Dinosaur Jr (Farm)
    • My Night With The Prostitute From Marseille - Beirut (March of the Zapotec & Realpeople: Holland)
  • 11 Nov

    Posted by
    mizidy


    Category

    Best Music of 2009

    0

    Note: This is a bit of a repost but with more content thrown in, thanks for putting up with it

    I know this is a little early, but I know there is a best of the 2000's list to work on as well, and history has shown me that good albums do not come out in Novembers and Decembers. This year was a pretty fantastic for music, so the choices were much tougher than last year. So here is the quick and dirty list for 2009.

    Merriweather Post Pavillian - Animal Collective
    Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix
    JJ N 2 - JJ
    Manners - Passion Pit
    Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
    xx - The XX
    Immolate Yourself - Telefon Tel Aviv
    Reservoir - Fanfarlo
    Song of Songs - Stile Antico
    Farm - Dinosaur Jr.
    My Maudlin Career - Camera Obscura
    This is for the White... - Choir of Young Believers
    LP - Discovery
    5: Five Years of Hyperdub - Various Artists
    Fantasies - Metric
    Here We Go Magic - Here We Go Magic
    1. Merriweather Post Pavillian - Animal Collective
      A fantastic album through and through, they make repetition creative and My Girls is amazing
    2. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix
      I beg you to find a more fun, creative and solid album
    3. JJ N° 2 - JJ
      This one came out of left field but I cannot stop listening to the smooth vocals and island beats
    4. Manners - Passion Pit
      Just one step behind Phoenix in fun, creative and solidness
    5. Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
      Two Weeks is a great song and the rest is weird enough to keep you interested but not too weird to turn away
    6. xx - The XX
      You want moody music, this is moody music. It also happens to be great and touching at the same time
    7. Immolate Yourself - Telefon Tel Aviv
      Really good electronic work here, this year's Cut Copy
    8. Reservoir - Fanfarlo
      A really good indie album out of England that I can listen to the whole way through with no problem
    9. Song of Songs - Stile Antico
      Early classical pick from Amazon has me amazed every time I listen to it
    10. Farm - Dinosaur Jr.
      Fantastic grunge album 15 years after it's time.

    Honorable Mention (in Alphabetical Order)

    • There is No Enemy- Built to Spill
    • My Maudlin Career - Camera Obscura
    • This is for the White... - Choir of Young Believers
    • LP - Discovery
    • Here We Go Magic - Here We Go Magic
    • Fantasies - Metric
    • 5: Five Years of Hyperdub - Various Artists