It’s hard to believe another year is gone. It’s even harder to look back on the music that caught my attention in 2009 and narrow it down to a top ten. It was much, much harder than I imagined it would be this year. There was a lot of really great music that came out.
After sleeping on the list and changing it, sleeping some more, and changing some more, I finally have a list to present to you in no particular order that I’m somewhat comfortable with. I’d like to add that every year I create a list I wish I could redo and update the almost immediately after posting but I digress.
2009 Top Ten
• Miike Snow – Miike Snow
• Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
• Maxwell – Blacksummers’ Night
• Fink – Sort of Revolution
• Wale – Attention Deficit
• The Temper Trap – Conditions
• Hudson Mohawke – Butter
• JJ – JJ Nº 2
• The xx – xx
• Bibio – Ambivalence Avenue
Honorable Mention
(or other music that’s held me down & done me well)
• Me’ Shell NdegeOcello – Devil’s Halo
• Kyp Malone – Rain Machine
• BLK JKS – After Robots
• Oh No – Dr. No’s Ethiopium
• Clipse – Til the Casket Drops
• Nicolay – City Lights Vol. 2 Shibuya