Best Songs of 2009

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)

Best Music of 2009

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