Julia Conny
12/18/09, 08:44 PM
Brandon Chamberlain - Manager of Online Marketing
Top Albums of 2009
25. Cage The Elephant – Cage The Elephant
24. Ida Maria – Fortress ‘round My Heart
23. Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
22. Dead Weather - Horehound
21. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy
20. Kate Earl – Kate Earl
19. Volcano Choir - Unmap
18. Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Special Edition)
17. The Summer Set – Love Like This
16. Taking Back Sunday – New Again
15. David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
13. Girls – Album
12. Fashawn – Boy Meets World
11. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
10. P.O.S. – Never Better
9. Third Eye Blind – Ursa Major
8. Florence & The Machine - Lungs
7. K’Naan - Troubadour
6. Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
5. Thao & the Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Miike Snow – Miike Snow
2. Bon Iver – Blood Bank (EP)
1. Fun. – Aim + Ignite
Best Singles
20) Meg & Dia – “The Last Great Star In Hollywood”
19) All Time Low – “Break Your Little Heart”
18) Metric – “Help I’m Alive”
17) Company of Thieves – “Oscar Wilde”
16) Girls – “Lust For Life”
15) Cold War Kids – “Audience”
14) Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind”
13) Lily Allen – “The Fear”
12) Emancipator – “First Snow”
11) B.O.B. – “Don’t Break My Heart”
10) Manchester Orchestra “I Can Feel A Hot One”
9) Cage The Elephant – “Back Against The Wall”
8) Florence & The Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”
7) Miike Snow – “Silvia”
6) Cold War Kids – “Santa Ana Winds”
5) Fun – “The Gambler”
4) K’Naan – “If Rap Gets Jealous”
3) Choir of Young Believers – “Action/Reaction”
2) Bon Iver – Blood Bank
1) Fun – “Barlights”
Best Remixes
5) Santigold – Shove It (Three 6 Mafia Remix)
4) Passion Pit – The Reeling (Miike Snow Remix)
3) Wale – Chillin ft. Lady Gaga (The Knocks Remix)
2) Miike Snow – Burial (Benny Blanco Remix)
1) Sigur Ros vs Mobb Deep – Shook (Emancipator Mash Up)
Favorite Shows
Kanye West – SXSW, March
K’Naan – Coachella, April
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – Troubadour, May 18
Fleetwood Mac – Staples Center, May
Miike Snow – Spaceland, May 23
P.O.S. – Casa de Awesome Post-Warped Tour Party @ Box Eight, July
Kate Earl – Hotel Café, August
Bon Iver – Wiltern, September
Ladyhawke – Avalon, October
Fun – Troubadour, November
Band I slept on last year that I’m in love with now
Gaslight Anthem (2008)
Carlos Ramirez - Senior Manager of Online Marketing
10 Favorite Albums of 2009
Pet Shop Boys – Yes (fantastic new album from synthpop legends proved that they are writing some of the best material of their career right now)
Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement (a white dude from Ann Arbor, MI writes and records a love letter to ‘70s soul and hits a homerun)
Mastodon – Crack the Skye (worth the hype they are showered with)
La Roux – La Roux (synthpop magic with icy vocals and “Cover My Eyes” is a contender for song of the year)
Kiss – Sonic Boom (the band that got me into music makes the best album they’ve done since their glory days)
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (it was a fine year for synthpop and this album is stuffed to the rafters with infectious melodies)
The Mary Onettes – Islands (these Swedes haven’t gotten the attention from the hipsters in Williamsburg, Portland, and Silver Lake yet, but their brand of jangly pop definitely deserves more listeners)
Séance – Awakening of the Gods (comeback album from underappreciated ‘90s band that shows the kids how raw death metal should be done)
Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms (lush analog synthesizers and ‘80s sun-kissed melodies make this the bedroom indiepop record of the year)
Kylesa – Static Tensions (Though their bros in Baroness usually get the lion’s share of critical praise, Kylesa made the better album this year)
Best Live Album of the Year
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – The Live Anthology (the best bar band that ever was captured in a series of career spanning live performances)
2009 Rookie of the Year
La Roux – (not sure if they’ll ever find a wide audience in the States but I have a feeling they are capable of recording some classic stuff down the line)
Best Music Video of 2009
Depeche Mode – “Wrong” directed by Patrick Daughters (like a David Cronenberg movie squeezed into a 3 minutes)
Best Remix of 2009
Sally Shapiro – “Snow In July” remixed by Le Prix (like something you would hear in an Italian coke dealer’s apartment circa 1980)
Top Albums of 2009
25. Cage The Elephant – Cage The Elephant
24. Ida Maria – Fortress ‘round My Heart
23. Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
22. Dead Weather - Horehound
21. Built To Spill – There Is No Enemy
20. Kate Earl – Kate Earl
19. Volcano Choir - Unmap
18. Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (Special Edition)
17. The Summer Set – Love Like This
16. Taking Back Sunday – New Again
15. David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz
13. Girls – Album
12. Fashawn – Boy Meets World
11. Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
10. P.O.S. – Never Better
9. Third Eye Blind – Ursa Major
8. Florence & The Machine - Lungs
7. K’Naan - Troubadour
6. Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything to Nothing
5. Thao & the Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Miike Snow – Miike Snow
2. Bon Iver – Blood Bank (EP)
1. Fun. – Aim + Ignite
Best Singles
20) Meg & Dia – “The Last Great Star In Hollywood”
19) All Time Low – “Break Your Little Heart”
18) Metric – “Help I’m Alive”
17) Company of Thieves – “Oscar Wilde”
16) Girls – “Lust For Life”
15) Cold War Kids – “Audience”
14) Jay-Z “Empire State of Mind”
13) Lily Allen – “The Fear”
12) Emancipator – “First Snow”
11) B.O.B. – “Don’t Break My Heart”
10) Manchester Orchestra “I Can Feel A Hot One”
9) Cage The Elephant – “Back Against The Wall”
8) Florence & The Machine – “Dog Days Are Over”
7) Miike Snow – “Silvia”
6) Cold War Kids – “Santa Ana Winds”
5) Fun – “The Gambler”
4) K’Naan – “If Rap Gets Jealous”
3) Choir of Young Believers – “Action/Reaction”
2) Bon Iver – Blood Bank
1) Fun – “Barlights”
Best Remixes
5) Santigold – Shove It (Three 6 Mafia Remix)
4) Passion Pit – The Reeling (Miike Snow Remix)
3) Wale – Chillin ft. Lady Gaga (The Knocks Remix)
2) Miike Snow – Burial (Benny Blanco Remix)
1) Sigur Ros vs Mobb Deep – Shook (Emancipator Mash Up)
Favorite Shows
Kanye West – SXSW, March
K’Naan – Coachella, April
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s – Troubadour, May 18
Fleetwood Mac – Staples Center, May
Miike Snow – Spaceland, May 23
P.O.S. – Casa de Awesome Post-Warped Tour Party @ Box Eight, July
Kate Earl – Hotel Café, August
Bon Iver – Wiltern, September
Ladyhawke – Avalon, October
Fun – Troubadour, November
Band I slept on last year that I’m in love with now
Gaslight Anthem (2008)
Carlos Ramirez - Senior Manager of Online Marketing
10 Favorite Albums of 2009
Pet Shop Boys – Yes (fantastic new album from synthpop legends proved that they are writing some of the best material of their career right now)
Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangement (a white dude from Ann Arbor, MI writes and records a love letter to ‘70s soul and hits a homerun)
Mastodon – Crack the Skye (worth the hype they are showered with)
La Roux – La Roux (synthpop magic with icy vocals and “Cover My Eyes” is a contender for song of the year)
Kiss – Sonic Boom (the band that got me into music makes the best album they’ve done since their glory days)
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke (it was a fine year for synthpop and this album is stuffed to the rafters with infectious melodies)
The Mary Onettes – Islands (these Swedes haven’t gotten the attention from the hipsters in Williamsburg, Portland, and Silver Lake yet, but their brand of jangly pop definitely deserves more listeners)
Séance – Awakening of the Gods (comeback album from underappreciated ‘90s band that shows the kids how raw death metal should be done)
Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms (lush analog synthesizers and ‘80s sun-kissed melodies make this the bedroom indiepop record of the year)
Kylesa – Static Tensions (Though their bros in Baroness usually get the lion’s share of critical praise, Kylesa made the better album this year)
Best Live Album of the Year
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – The Live Anthology (the best bar band that ever was captured in a series of career spanning live performances)
2009 Rookie of the Year
La Roux – (not sure if they’ll ever find a wide audience in the States but I have a feeling they are capable of recording some classic stuff down the line)
Best Music Video of 2009
Depeche Mode – “Wrong” directed by Patrick Daughters (like a David Cronenberg movie squeezed into a 3 minutes)
Best Remix of 2009
Sally Shapiro – “Snow In July” remixed by Le Prix (like something you would hear in an Italian coke dealer’s apartment circa 1980)