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
11. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
10. Thrice - Beggars
09. Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major
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
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)
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