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'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' Picked As A.V. Club's Number One Album Of 2009

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'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' Picked As A.V. Club's Number One Album Of 2009

The A.V. Club has gotten into the list making game today, dropping their albums of the year list. They have a different number one: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, which by far beat out the second place finisher (Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest) in the pub's point system.

 

The A.V. Club's Top Ten is full of some different choices too, namely Brother Ali's Us (number 9), P.O.S.'s Never Better (number seven), and Converge's Axe to Fall (number eight. Here's the Top Ten. To see the top 25, go here.

 

10. Andrew Bird Noble Beast

9. Brother AliUs

8. Converge Axe to Fall

7. P.O.S.Never Better

6. Neko Case Middle Cyclone

5. Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca

4. Sunset Rubdown Dragonslayer

3. Animal CollectiveMerriweather Post Pavilion

2. Grizzly BearVeckatimest

1. PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

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Take off Mr. Bird's record, add in The Ecstatic, and I dig it.

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It's official: Phoenix is the new Vampire Weekend! With this in mind, can we all begin the process of forgetting about them? Phoenix is willing to help us in this regard, as their music is relentlessly forgettable.

Greg Ingber

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