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10 favorite albums of 2009

February 11, 2010 at 12:58 am 3 comments

It just occurred to me that I never got around to making this post. Whoops? We’re a month and a half (ish) through the new year and it kind of seems pointless to do it now, but it makes my last post about “albums I quite liked” seem super awkward all on its own. I’m going to post my favorite albums of the year FOR REAL now.

As I was writing the first little paragraph about Phrazes for the Young (SPOILER ALERT), I realized my babbling would be too time consuming considering how late in the game I’m coming around to this task. By now, who really cares right? So of course the obvious solution to my too-long-to-write conundrum was writing…….HAIKUS! Oh my gaawwddd. That’s just how my brain works, don’t ask. So yeah anyway, I wrote a crappy little haiku about each album on my top ten for your (and my) amusement. I don’t claim to be an artsy poet, I’m just a girl who hasn’t been sleeping much and comes up with stupid ideas that seem funny at the time. Let’s do this.

I’ve decided to play favorites this time around, with No. 1 being my personal “album of the year” or whatever. In a way, this list is almost as arbitrary as the last because, if I’m being perfectly honest, I spent most of the year listening to the same three or four albums on loop and squeezed in some of the lower-ranked numbers every now and then. It’s not like I love them that much less, it’s just that some own my soul more than others. That’s just how my heart works.

Just a heads up, there is no Animal Collective or Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Grizzly Bear or whatever on my list. Guess I missed the boat on that stuff.

#10: Julian Casablancas – Phrazes for the Young

Love not there at first.
Words and synth sounds found my heart.
I wait for The Strokes.

#9: Fanfarlo – Reservoir

A long time coming.
Magnificent collection.
Feel it in your heart.

#8: Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More

Awesome musicians.
Pastoral feelings evoked.
Love the mandolin.

#7: Generationals – Con Law

A random listen.
Sounds are nice, feels like sunshine.
Everyone should love.

#6: The Fiery Furnaces – I’m Going Away

Like Gallowbird’s Bark.
Still crazy but not like Choir.
So misunderstood.

#5: Dead Man’s Bones – Dead Man’s Bones

Love lives, ghost children.
Some actors make real music.
Surprised? Yeah me too.

#4: Jamie T – Kings & Queens

Epic excitement.
A genius lyricist.
Need album three please.

#3: Noah and the Whale – The First Days of Spring

Brokenhearted man.
Maturing musicianship.
Beautiful release.

#2: The Maccabees – Wall of Arms

Changes were coming.
Bigger, bolder sounds. Growing.
Always be there, love.

#1: Regina Spektor – Far

Would there be new songs?
Ruler of the universe.
Never disappoints.

Entry filed under: Music: Have a Listen. Tags: albums 2009, Dead Man's Bones, Fanfarlo, Generationals, Jamie T, Julian Casablancas, Mumford & Sons, music, Noah and the Whale, Regina Spektor, ruler of the universe, The Fiery Furnaces, The Maccabees.