Norato Touring (Staff)

[Julia Conny]

Brad Ankrom of Norato Touring (http://josenorato.com/)
Favorite Albums of 2009
1. Brian Bonz - From Sumi to Japan
2. Silversun Pickups - Swoon
3. Frank Turner - Love, Ire and Song*
4. Cassino - Kingprince
5. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
6. Andy Shauf - Darker Days
7. Bomb the Music Industry! - Scrambles
8. Fake Problems - How Far Our Bodies Go
9. Coalesce - OX
10. Gasoline Heart - Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be

*Epitaph reissued it in the U.S. this year so I’m counting it.

Honorable Mention: New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight

EPs
1. Cave In - Planets of Old
2. Jarrod Gorbel - Ten Years Older
3. Mark Rose - The Greatest Lakes

Live Album
1. Jimmy Eat World – Clarity Live

Most Anticipated LPs of 2010
1. Cave In
2. Look Mexico
3. The Jealous Sound
4. Nada Surf
5. Jarrod Gorbel

Jose Norato
Top Albums Of 2009
Wilco - The Album
Regina Spektor - Far
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Dredg - The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Passion Pit - Manners
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha
Metric - Fantasies
Air - Love 2
Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
Matt & Kim - Grand

[cubz84]

I love you, Jose... but you forgot Linkin Park and In It For The T-Shirt.

[Rodeo]

2 great lists.

[bnizzle]

Norato came through with some gems. I'm proud of you.
I wonder how many LP side projects Adam has in his Top 10.

[augustana]

BRIAN BONZ! i love that guy

[bankrom]

BRIAN BONZ! i love that guy
i think that's going to be a lot of people's "how in the world did i miss that record last year?" record next year. so good. so unique.