TEDDY'S TOP ALBUMS OF 2009

In a year that was very inconsistent and difficult for me on multiple levels, I did what I usually do and looked to the music to keep me hopeful and focused. With quality releases emerging every month, I found myself taking more risks as a listener, as well as giving many second and third chances to albums I'd dismissed early on. Some challenged me into giving them multiple listens daily (Daisy) and others hit me immediately (Mean Everything to Nothing).

The following is a list of my favorite albums of 2009.

15. As Tall As Lions - You Can't Take It With You

14. Mos Def - The Ecstatic

13. Brand New - Daisy

12. RX Bandits - Mandala

11. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

10. Thrice - Beggars

09. Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major

08. Wale - Attention Deficit

07. Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose

06. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below

05. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

04. Portugal The Man - Satanic Satanist

03. Mute Math - Armistice

02. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You

01. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing

Favorite Tour: Mute Math (with support from As Tall As Lions)

For All The Single Mamas Out There

Hilarious as hell, sweet as hell or both as hell?

Soulja Boy v. Bow Wow

HAHAHAHAHA

(EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!)

Happy Valentines Day!

Keep your heart 3 stacks, keep your heart!

Featured Band of the Day - Dept. Of Eagles

Band: Department of Eagles

Album: In Ear Park (Oct. 2008)

Song: No One Does It Like You

Here's a stripped down version of the song featuring only Daniel Rossen and his guitar.

You might recognize Rossen's voice from his other, more popular band Grizzly Bear (another great song in the link).

Check out more from Department of Eagles at their myspace.