Best Albums/Music of 2009
(50 posts)
by mfiander51 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
And I still need to hear that Brother Ali album. Due most to Mr. Martin up there. Nice PM review.
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by Andrew_Martin196 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
Hell yeah, Brooklynati is a fantastic record.
And thanks, Matt! Yeah, that Brother Ali album was just extremely well executed. |
by h0gy1732 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
encapsulating 2009 (so far) in 10 albums was hard for me, there was ample goodness imo...
1. Raekwon - ObfclV.2 2. Animal Collective - MPP 3. the xx - XX 4. BK-one - Radio Do Canibal 5. jj - jj n° 2 6. Phoenix - WAP7. John Frusciante - The Empyrean 8. Mos Def - The Ecstatic 9. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest 10. St. Vincent - Actor
(Blakroc is likely to be a post hoc inclusion) |
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by Andrew_Martin 196 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
I can definitely co-sign the BK-One and jj records. I thought about throwing those on mine, too, but I had to make room for my "metal" side, ha.
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by mfiander 51 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
I have a copy of Bk-One due in the mail any day now, and I can't wait to hear it. In a related note, the more I think about it, the more P.O.S. may end up in the top 10. Great stuff, and along with Raekwon, it has totally consumed my 09 hip-hop listening. Hence, missing Mos Def and Brother Ali, both of which I will soon make up for.
Other hip-hop I missed?
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by Andrew_Martin 196 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
Ah, you haven't heard BK-One yet?! Oh shit, man, it's really well done. And I agree, that P.O.S. album is fantastic. Just didn't make my Top 10 for some reason.
As for hip-hop you might have missed, aside from Mos and Ali: -Diamond District - In The Ruff -14KT - Nowalataz (free instrumental album dedicated to J Dilla) -The Grouch & Eligh - Say G&E! -Finale - A Pipe Dream And A Promise -Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here EP -DJ Signify - Of Cities
There are others I'm forgetting but that should do it. |
by DJ Zizi B2 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
im really liking Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do
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by Kyaizen5 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
A lot of weird weird choices on here.. haha
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by Kyaizen 5 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
But, I don't really listen to new music, so I don't have a say. Relapse was good =p
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by CraigJenkins194 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
Can't believe no one's got Grizz Bear as their number 1. That shit's timeless, just you wait and see!
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by andross2939 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
The grizz are top five for me. DP #1, XX #2, AC #3, GB #4, Antlers #5.
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by mfiander 51 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
Grizzly Bear is definitely one of my favorite records this year, and probably a record I'll play for a while to come. But here's what keeps striking me about it: It's gorgeous in exactly the ways I expect it to be. There's not much in it that surprises. It's more an observation than a judgment, and I'll give the album all the credit in the world for being as good as it is, and for being something I really respond to. I just wish there was a tiny bit more surprises, or risks taken, or something. I know, I'm knit-picking. So be it.
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by mfiander 51 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
I'm still not quite to a list yet, but here's a few more I forgot about last time I named a bunch of people:
Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free Built to Spill - There is No Enemy Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years
Megafaun keeps climbing the list with every listen. And I finally got Brother Ali and it is damn good, might be too late an entry to make the list, but I will the play the hell out of it regardless. |
by hold_steady2 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
1. Cymbals Eat Guitars 2. The XX 3. Grizzly Bear 4. Animal Collective 5. Sunset Rubdown / Wild Beasts |
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by h0gy 1732 Posts |
2 years, 3 months ago
Shit, I forgot to fit that Akron/Family record into my list.. they will appear is one of my favourite songs of 2009...
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