Favourite Albums of 2009

Greetings readers,

I hope this finds you well, and glad to see you have not deserted me entirely given my reasonable hiatus from this blog. I have recently set up a new blog (serial blogger, I know) at the LSE which has somewhat pre-occupied me, but I have resolved to give this more love and attention from here onwards. The prodigal son has returned.

OK, so onto business. Well, I wanted to share with you my favourite albums of 2009. Some of these are actual releases from this year, some are older, but they constitute my favourite, and likely most listened to albums of 2009. Yougetme? Plus I just don't have enough time to listen to enough new music these days. Well, that's my excuse anyway.

1. Fever Ray - eponymously titled [2009]
2. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport [2009]
3. Philip Jacaszek - Treny [2008]
4. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion [2009]
5. Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling [2008]
6. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago [2008]
7. The XX - eponymously titled [2009]
8. Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust [2009]
9. TV On The Radio - Dear Science [2009]
10. múm - Finally We Are No One [2002!]
11. The Field - Yesterday and Today [2009]
12. The Antlers - Hospice [2009]
13. Grizzly Bear - Veckaitimest [2009]
14. Little Dragon - Machine Dreams [2009]

Clearly I have a thing for Swedish and Icelandic electronica!

I promise to accompany each album with a little personal review when I eventually have some proper time but one must prioritise...

Peace,

F.