Top 10 Albums of 2009

Before listing my Top 10 Albums of 2009 I would like to recognize other bands and albums as well. In addition to creating a best albums list I also created several other different categories like Best Solo, New Artist, etc.

Top 5 Solo:

5) Outer South- Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
4) Mo Beauty- Alec Ounsworth
3) Secret, Profane, & Sugarcane- Elvis Costello
2) Together Through Life- Bob Dylan
1) Anomaly- Ace Frehley

DEBUT ALBUM

These are all in alphabetical order because I love all these debut albums and each are worth checking out. One band that I heard about last year, but didn't "discover" until early this year was The Virgins. Their debut album from last year was arguably one of the best from last year and one of my favorite debut albums over the past decade. So sometimes it's worth checking out a variety of different artists, even if they have interesting names or have a unique sound. Some of these artists I found out because of who they have worked with, saw them on tour, discovered them online or read about them. Hopefully one or more of them catches your attention

I Love You- Amanda Blank (Pop/Rap/ Electronic)
Love the Future- Chester French (Pop/ Indie Rock)
Horehound-Dead Weather (Blues Rock)
Up From Below- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Folk/Indie/ Psychadelic Rock)
Lungs-Florence & The Machine (Indie Pop/ alternative)
Glasvegas-Glasvegas (alternative rock)
Party Rock- LMFAO (Dance/ Electro)
Monsters of Folk- Monsters of Folk (alternative/indie rock)
Wolfganag Amadeus Phoenix- Phoenix (alternative/indie rock)
XX-XX (alternative/indie rock)

TOP EP:
The Colourist EP- The Colourist

TOP EXCLUSIVE
5) LOtUSFLOW3R- Prince (Target)
4) Chickenfoot- Chickenfoot (Best Buy)
3) Cause I Sez So- New York Dolls
2) Sonic Boom- KISS (Walmart)
1) Backspacer- Pearl Jam (Target)

BEST SUPERGROUP:

These are in no particular order as well.

Monsters of Folk consist of Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes), and Matt Ward who released their album Monsters of Folk on September 22, 2009.

Chickenfoot consist of Sammy Hagar (Van Halen), Michael Anthony (Van Halen), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), and Joe Satriani who released their debut Chickenfoot on June 5, 2009.

Them Crooked Vultures consists of John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age), and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age and Eagles of Death Metal), who released their debut Them Crooked Vultures on November 16, 2009.

Dead Weather consists of Jack White (The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs and The Greenhornes), and Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) who released their debut album Horehound on July 14, 2009.

The five albums that just missed the cut in descending order are Strict Joy- The Swell Season, Grand- Matt & Kim, Veckatimest-Grizzly Bear, It's Blitz- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Merriweather Post Pavillion- Animal Collective,

MY TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2009

10) Monsters of Folk- Monsters of Folk
9) Anomaly- Ace Frehley
8) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix-Phoenix
7) Tonight: Franz Ferdinand- Franz Ferdinand
6) Raditude- Weezer
5)Backspacer- Pearl Jam
4) The Blueprint 3- Jay Z
3) Working On A Dream- Bruce Springsteen
2) Party Rock- LMFAO
1) 21st Century Breakdown- Green Day