Annnnnnd here we go. I've also embedded an Imeem playlist at the bottom of the page with songs from each of the Best Albums, so you can take a listen if there's anything you're unfamiliar with.
- Best Albums
25) M83 - Saturdays=Youth
24) The Mae Shi - HLLYH
23) Elvis Costello and the Imposters - Momofuku
22) Lykke Li - Youth Novels
21) Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
20) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
19) Kings of Leon - Only By The Night
18) The Bug - London Zoo
17) Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
16) Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
15) Friendly Fires - Friendly Fires
14) Sunny Day Sets Fire - Summer Palace
13) Ratatat - LP3
12) Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
11) Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
10) Why? - Alopecia
09) Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping
08) Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
07) The Black Ghosts - The Black Ghosts
06) Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
05) Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
04) Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
03) El Guincho - Alegranza!
02) School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
01) The Dodos - Visiter
There's a few albums which I would have put on this list but I ruled out because of technicalities: Bon Iver (actually released in 2007), Belle & Sebastian (their BBC Sessions album is really more just live recordings of old songs so I didn't include it in here, although I think it's amazing) and possibly MGMT (digitally released in 2007. Not sure if I'd put it in my top 25 even if it weren't, but I barely even considered it this year because of the digital release so who knows, I might have)
Honorable Mentions:
Spiritualized, Deadmau5, Little Joy, Adele, Portishead, Jamie Lidell, Grouper, Jack's Mannequin, Booka Shade
- Best EPs
09) Rainbow Arabia - The Basta
08) Boat Club - Caught the Breeze
07) Lykke Li - Little Bit
06) Antony and the Johnsons - Another World
05) Passion Pit - Chunk of Change
04) Salem - Yes I Smoke Crack
03) Animal Collective - Water Curses
02) Little Boots - Arecibo
01) Air France - No Way Down
- Best Mixtapes
05) Little Boots - Computer Fairyland Mixtape
04) Kode9 and the Spaceape - BBC Radio 1 Live Session
03) Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
02) The Very Best - Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are The Very Best
01) The Black Ghosts - Mixtape
- Best Singles
17) The Sisters of Transistor - "The Don"
16) Estelle - "American Boy"
15) Lil Wayne - "A Milli"
14) Empire of the Sun - "Walking On A Dream"
13) Stricken City - "Lost Art"
12) Friendly Fires - "Jump In The Pool"
11) Hercules and Love Affair - "You Belong"
10) DJ Mujava - "Township Funk"
09) Fake Blood - "Mars"
08) Kings of Leon - "Sex On Fire"
07) The Dodos - "Fools"
06) The Big Pink - "Too Young To Love"
05) T.I. - "Whatever You Like"
04) Florence and the Machine - "Dog Days Are Over"
03) Telepathe - "Devil's Trident"
02) Hot Chip - "Ready For The Floor"
01) Little Boots - "Stuck On Repeat"
Qualifications for this category were just that it had to be a song released as a single, be it to radio or released as a CD and/or vinyl single.
- Best Live Shows I Saw
10) El Guincho - The Echo - 11/20
09) Bane - Chain Reaction - 1/16
08) HEALTH - Knitting Factory Hollywood - 10/9
07) Sunny Day Sets Fire - Spaceland - 6/24
06) The Black Ghosts - Detroit Bar - 3/21
05) The Dodos - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles - 5/2
04) Hercules and Love Affair - The Echo - 7/23
03) Little Boots - FADER Fort CMJ - 10/25
02) Simian Mobile Disco - SXSW - 3/13
01) Florence and the Machine - SXSW - 3/14
- Best Remix
07) Gang Gang Dance - House Jam (XXXchange Remix)
06) Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Discodeine Remix)
05) The Black Ghosts - Repetition Kills You (RAC Remix)
04) Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane Remix feat Au Revoir Simone)
03) Little Boots - "Stuck On Repeat (Fake Blood Remix)"
02) Kid Cudi - "Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)"
01) Grace Jones - "Williams' Blood (Aeroplane Remix)"
- Albums That Were Critically Acclaimed But I Just Don't Get
03) TV On The Radio - Dear Science
02) The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
01) Deerhunter - Microcastle
All three of these have been told to me as ones that I must listen to and ones that would invalidate my taste in music if I didn't include on my Best Of lists eventually. If so, consider my taste in music invalidated, because I really don't get the appeal of any of these. Well, I can kind of get the appeal of The Hold Steady, but I can't get past Craig Finn's voice, it makes me cringe.
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Looking Forward To Their Albums In 2009 (No Particular Order)
00) Patrick Wolf
00) Florence and the Machine
00) Telepathe
00) Junior Boys
00) Animal Collective
00) Yeah Yeah Yeahs
00) Beirut
00) Lightning Bolt
00) Little Boots
00) The Avalanches (maybe???)
00) Fun
00) Hot Chip
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Since I Created This List And Posted It, I've Just Finally Been Able To Listen To These Albums That Came Out This Year And Very Much Enjoy Them But I'm Probably Still In The "New Album Honeymoon Period" And Plus I'm Too Lazy To Re-Adjust My Entire Albums List Just To Contemplate Accommodating These; This Is What Happens When I Don't Pay Attention To Some Album Releases And Forget To Listen To Them Until The End Of The Year
WW) Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali
XX) Women - Women
YY) Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation
ZZ) Duchess Says - L'Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs
