Top albums of 2009 from other people I trust

From Steve Sullivan:

Loney Dear: Dear John
Camera Obscura: My Maudlin Career
The Postmarks: Memoirs At The End Of The World
Passion Pit: Manners
Say Hi: Oohs & Aahs
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
The Low Anthem: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
The Raveonettes: In and Out of Control
The Big Pink: A Brief History of Love
The Depreciation Guild: In Her Gentle Jaws

From Joshua Kaufman:

My top ten favorite albums that I bought in 2009 (but aren’t necessarily from 2009):

Alaska in Winter: Holiday
Passion Pit: Manners
Memory Tapes: Seek Magic
My First Earthquake: Downstairs
The XX: XX
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It’s Blitz
Yo La Tengo: Popular Songs
Bachelors of Science: Science Fiction
Cut Copy: In Ghost Colors
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

From Andy Myers:

Hmm I could only think of 8 so I kinda cheated on the last two:

Deer Tick: Born On Flag Day
Animal Collective: Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wilco: Wilco (The Album)
Islands: Vapours
Girls: Album
Dark Was The Night Compilation
Flight of the Conchords: I Told You I Was Freaky
Bon Iver: Blood Bank EP
Beatles Remasters
Neil Young Remasters

From Jude Huzicko:

Tough year. But there were a few stand-outs. And a lot of UK, NYC.

Broken Records “Until the Earth Begins to Part”
The Antlers “Hospice”
Phantogram “Phantogram – EP”
The Rest “Everyone All At Once”
The Twilight Sad “Forget the Night Ahead”
We Were Promised Jetpacks “These Four Walls”
Andy J. Gallahger “Helicopter Dolphin Submarine”
Pteroldactyl “Worldwild”
Pet Ghost Project “Idiot Brain / Genius Heart”
Gildon Works “Artful Rifle”

From Kevin Myers:

Girls – Album
Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy
Real Estate – Real Estate
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Its Blitz!
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wilco – Wilco (The Album)
Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures

From Kevin Quaid:
Wow, either I need to listen to more music or I’m overly discriminating (I know the answer, the former)!

Fruit Bats – Ruminant Band
Passion Pit – Manners
Girl Talk – Feed the Animals (US release in 2009)