Flux-Rad Top 20 of 2009
(21.) Phoenix (22.) Doves (23.) Dark Was the Night
20. Pissed Jeans – King of Jeans (Sub Pop)
19. The XX – XX (Rough Trade)
18. Washed Out – Life of Leisure (Mexican Summer)
17. Vetiver – Tight Knit (Sub Pop)
16. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor (Drag City)
15. Mt. Eerie – Wind’s Poem (P.W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.)
14. Thee Oh Sees – Help (In the Red)
13. Mi Ami – Watersports (Quarterstick)
12. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor (Infectious)
11. Mimicking Birds – Mimicking Birds (Glacial Pace)
10. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino)
09. Death – …For the Whole World to See (Drag City)
08. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains (Self-Released)
07. Girls – Album (True Panther)
06. Mew – …No More Stories (Sony)
05. Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Elvis Perkins in Dearland (Beggars)
04. Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle (Drag City)
03. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (Warp)
02. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free (Dead Oceans)
01. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca (Domino)
Gotta say… I picked up the new Mew a couple of weeks ago, and I’m less than thrilled. Thinking I might go back to it post-holidays to give it a fresh listen, but honestly: very, very disappointed.