Best albums of 2009 (so far)

Submitted by darktremor on Mon, 09/07/2009 - 22:24
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  1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion [genre: indie rock/psychedelic pop]
  2. Girls - Girls [genre: indie rock]
  3. DJ Koze - Reincarnations / The Remix Chapter 2001 - 2009 [genre: minimal]
  4. Art Brut - Art Brut vs. Satan [genre: indie rock]
  5. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport [genre: nu-gaze]
  6. Various - 5 Years of Hyperdub [genre: dubstep]
  7. Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms [genre: electropop/IDM]
  8. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca [genre: experimental pop/indie pop]
  9. Pom pom - CD 001 [genre: minimal/techno]
  10. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix [genre: indie pop]
  11. Japandroids - Post-Nothing [genre: indie rock/shoegaze]
  12. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart [genre: indie rock]
  13. The Very Best - Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are the Very Best [genre: african pop]
  14. Redshape - The Dance Paradox [genre: detroit techno/minimal]
  15. Grizzly Bear - Veckamiest [genre: indie rock]
  16. Mount Kimbie - Maybes [genre: dubstep/IDM]
  17. Fever Ray - Fever Ray [genre: IDM pop/new wave]
  18. Psychedelic Horseshit - Magic Flowers Droned [genre: indie rock/noise]
  19. No Age - Losing Feeling EP [genre: indie rock]
  20. Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue [genre: experimental pop]


  23. This will change a lot as the year goes on. I'm also behind with my listening, so I know I've missed a ton of great stuff.
spinmedown1611/14/2009

I've so far listened to all of the above (1-14) except Art Brut and Pom pom, and I have to say all of it is excellent, though I am struggling with Psychedelic Horseshit. How the hell did you come across "The Very Best" because my friends and I are totally loving that entire CD! It caught me by surprise, and is there anything else by them that is just as good?

darktremor12/08/2009

They have a new album that I haven't checked out yet, but I have it on my listening queue.

Psychedelic Horseshit is definitely a difficult album. I wouldn't bother forcing multiple listens - something about its grating noise filled a needed gap for me when I discovered it.

I'm glad you enjoy the music :D

lukeprog12/13/2009

LIST REQUEST FROM DARKTREMOR:

"Best Badass Dance Music Tracks"

I'm thinking of stuff that's edgy and dark and catchy, like:
Justice - "Genesis"
Modeselektor - "Sucker Pin"
Modeselektor - "Deboutonner (Feat. Siriusmo)"

darktremor12/23/2009

Haha, love it. I will indeed make that list. Only with one modification - I don't know about "badass" dance tracks (because that will essentially descend into being a gabber list, which I'm in no position to make), but instead "furious" or "angry" dance tracks.

lukeprog01/09/2010

I'm still waiting!

:)

darktremor01/14/2010

Haha, I'll get around to it eventually. I've recently lost my multi-week bursts of hyperenergetic OCD-ness (thanks to mood stabilizers) and am super-busy with work and my upcoming wedding, so it might take a while - but it's coming.

spinmedown1604/07/2010

So is this your official list of your favorites, or is there more to come? :)

darktremor04/08/2010

I'd say more to come, but it's pretty close to what my official list will be :D