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.

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