Albums that I’ve spent most of time with in 2009:
Midnight Organ Fight – Frightened Rabbit(*)
For Emma, Forever Ago – Bon Iver*
Sigh No More – Mumford and Sons
Atlantic Ocean – Richard Swift*
Langhorne Slim – Langhorne Slim**
Hometowns – The Rural Alberta Advantage
Dark Was the Night – Disk 1 - Various Artists
Sun Giant – Fleet Foxes
Not Animal – Margo & the Nuclear So and So’s*
I and Love and You – The Avett Brothers*
Honorable Mentions:
Veckatimest – Grizzly Bear
Gather, Form & Fly – Megafaun*
North Hills – Dawes*
In Rainbows – Radiohead
Most of these albums came out in ’09, but not all. I picked the self titled Langhorne Slim album because it has my favorite songs on it. He released an album this year too, Be Set Free, but I spent a lot more of my time with the rest of his work this year. My list isn’t all encompassing or exhaustive, it’s just what I enjoyed listening to this year. Most of what I discovered this year is due to Brian and Jon. Thank you both for consuming and recommending so much good music.
* denotes seeing them live this year. I was going to see Frightened Rabbit, but it sold out–I’m retarded.
