Duk Koo Kim is our resident music expert, and he’s here giving you an epic, two-part
, post of the 20 best, must-listen, albums released in 2009. We got shit to throw on when you’re stumbling back to your room shitfaced, as well as when you’re trying to have “ok, this is consensual, right?” sex with the girl you found in the frat basement. We’ve got numbers 10 to 1 today. You can see 20-16 here.
10. The Mountain Goats – The Life of the World to Come
Taking on the Bible is a hefty task but on his seventh album of the decade, John Darnielle does it with ease. Instead of being ruled by the scripture, he simply uses it as a background to tell his typically heartfelt stories. Dude just made the Bible his bitch.
9. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Whereas mainstream pop music in 2009 was ruled by Lady Gaga, Phoenix were the glorious underdogs, rising in popularity with this infectious masterpiece.
8. Bibio – Ambivalence Avenue
It sounds like the best mixtape you never got, ranging from jumpy hip-hop beats to soothing indie folk. The best part is that it’s all by the same guy.
7. Junior Boys – Begone Dull Care
The soundtrack to stumbling back to your dorm at 2 AM tired and confused. A late night electro-pop album painted with dark tones and blank space.
6. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
A relentlessly enjoyable jam from beginning to end. Def fans shouldn’t just be excited about this record – they should be ecstatic.
5. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
Sepia-toned, sun-soaked, and psychedelic, the debut album from Neon Indian might just be the best summer album of the last ten years.
4. Japandroids - Post-Nothing
Two dudes from Canada rock out thoroughly and deliver on catchy hooks.
3. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2
A 22-track, 70-minute rap masterpiece that serves as a fitting sequel to one of the best albums of the 90s. Nothing short of miraculous.
2. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
Starting with a perfect triumverate of music – the Kubrick-esque opening track “The Fun Powder Plot,” the underwater-sounding disco anthem “Hooting and Howling,” and the rollicking, sex-addict-narrated “All The King’s Men” – Two Dancers never lets up and provided the music scene in 2009 with a much-needed sense of fun and inventiveness.
1. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
From the cyber-world of hipsters and bloggers to the glossy pages of Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine, you will be hard-pressed to find a music-lover who did not spend at least one span of 50 minutes this year in awe of Animal Collective’s ebullient and brilliant new album.
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