The 2009 Magazine Albums Of The Year Thread For Posting Lists and Discussion.

decent review, unnecessary neurosis dig, mentions my favourite torche song: http://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=571:teeth-of-the-sea--orphaned-by-the-ocean&catid=29:album-reviews&Itemid=54

Hood were EBM! I keep saying that. It's still true. I only called them 'post-rock' because that's what everyone said they were. It's a silly term.

That was an xpost, btw :D

(yeah noodling isn't the right word... just reading back my review of it and recalling that the olde poste rocke thing is mainly contained in the last track on the album anyway)

Whiney, I think there's a publicist now handling this who might get you a legit download.

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 1:38 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

who is it?

rock, paper, scissors

http://www.rockpaperscissors.biz/index.cfm/fuseaction/current.home.cfm

i work with them a lot; drop me a line and i'll point you at somebody whiney

The Quietus 20-1
20. PJ Harvey & John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By
19. Teeth Of The Sea - Orphaned By The Ocean
18. Soap & Skin - Lovetune For Vacuum
17. Ben Frost - By The Throat
16. Githead - Landing
15. British Sea Power - Man Of Aran
14. Abouretum - Song Of The Pearl
13. Shrinebuilder - Shrinebuilder
12. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
11. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
10. Cold Cave - Love Comes Close
9. Sonic Youth - The Eternal
8. Gnaw Their Tongues - All The Dread Magnificence Of Perversity
7. Gyratory System - The Sound Board Breathes
6. Oneida - Rated O
5. Manic Street Preachers - Journal for Plague Lovers
4. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
3. The xx - xx
2. The Horrors - Primary Colours
1. Sunn O))) - Monoliths And Dimensions

I saw The Gyratory System live at Offset; they were quite good although I'd imagine better on record. A bit repetitive and noodly in the live sphere.

I really did not like that Soap & Skin album.

Hood were EBM! I keep saying that. It's still true.

http://www.shout.ru/news/front242_promo2003_01.jpg

Hood, yesterday.

gyratory system are really good actually.

at least, i thought their album was v interesting, in a brazen, experimental way. Others might think it sounds like someone who went mental with the GTA cheat where you can make fire engines fall out the sky.

Still wanna hear that Ben Frost album.

me too!

not seeing much love for 'the visitor' :-(

me three!

yes, gyratory system ARE much better on record. THANK U SPOFITY

actually they kinda rock

look at them, caring about processed trumpet rave-ups!

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs204.snc1/7133_638626271040_36910239_40921193_3199476_n.jpg

I'm shocked the NME couldn't find room for the Super Furry Animals album, they always have them in no matter what they put out. They even put his solo album in last time. Also really disappointed they missed out The Flaming Lips album.

nme probably think they cant sell the lips album to the kids

^^^yeah, especially considering this was their best album since RATW xpost

If you had have told me this time last year the Manics would be in their list and Super Furry Animals wouldn't I would have never believed it.

They gave the Flaming Lips album a great review, it really deserved a place.

It's strange how Animal Collective are really high up on these lists when I don't remember seeing any of their previous albums featured.

I really don't get the MPP fuss one little bit, and I never will.

^^^^^
I will second this every chance I have.

I actually bought that and the Grizzly Bear album and sold them both. They just didn't do it for me.

To these ears it's just crummy overstuffed wanktastic psychedelic murk masquerading as mind-altering pop. Somehow everyone seems to have decided it has exemplary groove and melody. I hear a chore to get through, and an almost preternatural lack of dynamics or narrative. They're showy tech-jams with earnest lyrics and lots and lots of sparkles.

So bummed the alternative version of While You Wait For The Others, with Michael McDonald fronting Grizzly Bear, isn't available anywhere. One of my favorites of the year. (xp)

It's strange how Animal Collective are really high up on these lists when I don't remember seeing any of their previous albums featured

Bet they'll be a backlash against MPP in a lot of the upcoming year-end lists. It will be No. 1 on the P4K list, but I bet it ranks below expectations elsewhere.

The Gyratory System album, which has just finished, COMPLETELY spunks all over MPP in just about every way imaginable.

I'm not sure anyone wants to know which music makes you spunk, LJ.

what is MPP?

merry pepper's lonely hearts pavilion

what is MPP?

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

Mojo and Uncut album of the year

ah okay sorry thought it was a band...didn't know that album had reached acronym level

Mojo and Uncut album of the year

the uk just finally catching up on pitchfork innit?

I write MPP not because the disc has reached some high level of cultural significance, but because it's a pain to constantly have to type "Merriweather Post Pavilion."

(xp)

daniel otm...matt yours is a subtle dig but come on that name is kinda tiring and embarrassing to type

what's strange about the MMP placing? it's clearly a breakthrough album in the most traditional sense possible.

nb - I am not necassarily talking about musical quality yada yada.

sorry dudes honestly i just didn't put the pieces together mentally on that one!

ilx is the only place ive seen it referred to as MPP

I really don't get the MPP fuss one little bit, and I never will stop reminding ilx of this opinion (maybe by 2010).

― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 21:48

zing zang zong with a zing-a-ling zung

MMP - My Morning Panda. Did anyone see the odd episode of American Dad a few weeks back that features My Morning Jacket? That's another band I don't get.

Oh, I love MMJ. They hit that arena/Southern-rock sweet spot that I've been nostalgic for. And those big vocal harmonies in the choruses of Golden, Gideon and others are magnificent.

They sort of lost their way with that last album, but even there, once the embarrassing missteps were removed, it was pretty good.

I hope they're satisfied with getting "Wait, you guyz are a real band?" attitude from American Dad fans for a little while.

i thought they lost their way years ago. Their first electric album was their last good one imo

it's the turn of the Americans

Spin Magazine - 40 Best Albums of 2009
http://www.spin.com/gallery/40-best-albums-2009

summary via
http://countmeoutblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/spins-top-40-of-2009.html

40. Kiss - Sonic Boom
39. Wilco - Wilco (Wilco The Album)
38. Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap
37. Gallows - Grey Britain
36. Brakesbrakesbrakes - Touchdown
35. Miike Snow - Miike Snow
34. Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx
33. The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You
32. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
31. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
30. Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young
29. Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures
28. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
27. Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications
26. The Mountain Goats - The Life Of The World To Come
25. The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love
24. Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg
23. St. Vincent - Actor
22. Tegan And Sara - Sainthood
21. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II
20. Paramore - Brand New Eyes
19. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
18. Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light
17. Mastodon - Crack The Skye
16. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
15. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
14. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali
13. Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
12. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
11. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer Of Fear
10. The Dead Weather - Horehound
09. Drake - So Far Gone
08. Florence And The Machine - Lungs
07. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
06. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
05. Girls - Album
04. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
03. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
02. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
01. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

back to Britain...

Gigwise - Best 40 Albums of 2009

http://www.gigwise.com/photos/53787/The-Best-40-Albums-Of-2009

summary via:
http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php?usernum=3172289350&frmid=10&msgid=1020887&cmd=show

40. Seasick Steve: 'Man From Another Time'
39. Gallows: 'Grey Britain'
38. Major Lazer: 'Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do'
37. Crystal Stilts: 'Alight Of The Night'
36. Fanfarlo: 'Reservoir'
35. Muse: 'The Resistance'
34. The Prodigy: 'Invaders Must Die'
33. Eminem: 'Relapse'
32. DOOM: 'Born Like This'
31. A Place To Bury Strangers: 'Exploding Head'
30. The Decemberists: 'The Hazards of Love'
29. The Flaming Lips: 'Embryonic'
28. Phoenix: 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix'
27. Jay-Z: 'The Blueprint 3'
26. The Low Anthem: 'Oh My God, Charlie Darwin'
25. Mumford & Sons: 'Sign No More'
24. Passion Pit: 'Manners'
23. Bat For Lashes: 'Two Suns'
22. Golden Silvers: 'True Romance'
21. Dirty Projectors: 'Bitte Orca'
20. Vitalic: 'Flashmob'
19. Jamie T: 'Kings and Queens'
18. The Big Pink: 'A Brief History Of Love'
17. HEALTH: 'Get Color'
16. Moderat: 'Moderat'
15. Florence and The Machine: 'Lungs'
14. Manic Street Preachers: 'Journal For Plague Lovers'
13. The Temper Trap: 'Conditions'
12. Memory Tapes: 'Seek Magic'
11. Noah and The Whale: 'First Days Of Spring'
10. The xx: 'xx'
9. Royksopp: 'Junior'
8. Fever Ray: 'Fever Ray'
7. The Maccabees: 'Wall Of Arms'
6. Grizzly Bear: 'Veckatimest'
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: 'It's Blitz'
4. The Horrors: 'Primary Colours'
3. Fuck Buttons: 'Tarot Sport'
2. Animal Collective: 'Merriweather Post Pavillion'
1. Wild Beasts: 'Two Dancers'

To these ears it's just crummy overstuffed wanktastic psychedelic murk masquerading as mind-altering pop

Wait Louis I thought you said you didn't like it?

Surprised the M. Ward album isn't appearing in any of these, given the general bent of most of the lists.

back to America...

NPR - Listeners

All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121103815&ps=cprs

summary via
http://www.babystew.com/?p=5769

1. Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest
2. Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
4. Neko Case: Middle Cyclone
5. Andrew Bird: Noble Beast
6. The Decemberists: Hazzards of Love
7. Wilco: Wilco (The Album)
8. Bon Iver: Blood Bank
9. The Avett Brothers: I And Love And You
10. St. Vincent: Actor
11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It’s Blitz!
12. Regina Spektor: Far
13. M. Ward: Hold Time
14. The Swell Season: Strict Joy
15. Monsters of Folk: Monsters of Folk
16. The Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca
17. Passion Pit: Manners
18. Various: Dark Was The Night
19. Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career
20. Metric: Fantasies
21. Beirut: March of the Zapotec
22. The xx: XX
23. Bat For Lashes: Two Suns
24. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: Up From Below
25. Modest Mouse: No One’s First, And You’re Next