linus’ favorite songs of 2009
check it – below are linus’ 20 favorite tunes of the 2009, which also more-or-less correspond to a lot of our favorite albums of the year: bibio‘s fantastic “ambivalence avenue” had one of our ’09 jams, the infinitely beautiful lovers’ carvings; three of the biggest hitters around, phoenix, animal collective, & grizzly bear, all put out magnum opuses (opi?) of sorts; m. ward‘s vastly underrated “hold time” showcased a pair of pipes to rival zooey’s; st. vincent blew our minds with her fairy-tale arrangements & utterly luscious chords on “actor”; neko case released her most solid solo effort to date, her folk masterpiece “middle cyclone”; the xx & their hypnotic debut were a blip on ever hipsters radar, for good reason; dent may ukuleled his way into our hearts w/ his quirky charm; dangermouse & sparklehorse crafted one of the year’s best album’s, without the album technically ever seeing the light of day; & much much more!
catch em all below – they’re ordered very generally by our favorite!
- Lovers’ Carvings- Bibio
- Lisztomania- Phoenix
- For Beginners- M. Ward
- Vengeance Is Sleeping- Neko Case
- Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood- St. Vincent
- My Girls- Animal Collective
- Two Weeks- Grizzly Bear
- Meet Me In The Garden- Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
- Ambling Alp-Yeasayer
- Basic Space- the xx
- Hanuman- Rodrigo y Gabriela
- Luna- Fanfarlo
- Home- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- Walkabout- Atlas Sound ft. Noah Lennox
- Things Work Out- The Kickdrums
- Just War (ft. Gruff Rhys)- Dangermouse & Sparklehorse (ZS)
- Island, Is- Volcano Choir
- Only Pieces- Here We Go Magic
- Deadbeat Summer- Neon Indian
- Let’s Go Surfing- The Drums
tomorrow: sally’s favorite songs of 2009!
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fantastic playlist! thanks!