Indie-rock dominated my MP3 player this year (Animal Collective, Phoenix, xx, The Horrors). "Fame Monster" Lady GaGa's catchy, Madonna-inspired pop beats made a suprisingly #1 fan out of me. Festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo brought forward some of my all-time childhood favorite bands to rock my world from the likes of Echo & The Bunnymen, Jane's Addiction, My Bloody Valentine, and Depeche Mode. And, thankfully, next year is shaping up to be just as equally exciting with new music from indie-rock(and dance) titans Yeasayer, Hot Chip, Spoon, MGMT, Battles, These New Puritans, LCD Soundsystem and the Klaxons (need i say more?). But, for now, I'd like to highlight some of the best albums to date. Every track on this list is an essential must have for any DJ or fan of good music.
Best albums, and the best song on each one
10. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's: It's Blitz - "Runaway"
9. Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion - "My Girls"
8. Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix -"1901"
7. XX xx "Crystalised"
6. Amanda Blank: I Love You "A Love Song"
5. Horrors Primary Colours "Three Decades"
4. Fever Ray: Fever Ray "Seven"
3. Sonic Youth: The Eternal "Antenna"
2. Simian Mobile Disco - Temporary Pleasures "Cruel Intentions" feat. Beth Ditto
1. Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe "Wrong"
Best album title
Mew - No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash
This year, particularly in music, was an odd year for me. The first half of the year was dominated by electronic music, whether it be electro-rock, airy dream-pop tunes, or retro lo-fi synth-pop. I finally attended the Ultra Music Festival after years of wishing that I could go. The festival was a great time and Miami is a fantastic city. The second half of the year involved a major shift to indie rock, freak folk, shoegaze, and post rock. While I still listened to electronic-influenced music, it was mostly combined with indie elements. This shift was likely a result of getting a radio playlist show on Indiespot on Metaphoric (check out my main page for information), which has me consistently looking for brand new alternative and indie tunes and artists. Fun times…but without further ado, here is my 2009 Year in Review.
To make the top albums list somewhat easier for myself, I’m going to split my list into an overall top list and a more electronic-focused list. It seems to be the only way I can manage to figure this out.
'First, make a list of your overall top-20 artists. Then, for each of these artists, add the 9 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, add up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 200 represents an extremely varied one.'
- I don't like to discriminate, but yah know, my favorite album is "Homework" and such, I wanted to see the others that i played the most, so of course i couldn't do this on my own. With a little help from the masses, Jupiter, and Last.fm Top album generators.com, this is what i discoverd!:B
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