deaths_friend Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 This Is It. Those three words summed up the final year of the decade. It brought an end to another era of music, another generation passed through and above all the curtains closed on the life and career of the greatest entertainer this planet has ever seen. The 12 months of music that made 2009 what it is, has been highly criticised and labelled as being inferior to those it followed. But anyone who has a browse through the songs I've posted below and the tracks other people post, will find it hard to agree with those critics. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion The avant grande kings finally make a record for (some of ) the masses. Accessible and somewhat melodic, MPP was by far the most criticially acclaimed album of the year. The song below wasn't the most popular choice off the album but personally it was the song that got me back into the album late in the year. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZlXwPb_JPM]YouTube- Bluish - Animal Collective + lyrics[/ame] Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest Not far behind AC in the critical acclaim stakes, Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear won over a lot of new fans with this stunning album, none more than urban music royality Beyonce and Jay-Z. My selection below ranks as one of the best closers in my record collection. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJCfxdUYBF8]YouTube- Grizzly Bear - Foreground[/ame] The xx – xx One of the more hyped up releases of the year but depending on who you ask it was a great success. Chilled out yet anxious release from the English teens got a lot of people in the music world very excited. The track below is the one that got me the most excited [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFdBGW2uOEE]YouTube- The xx :: Basic Space[/ame] Arctic Monkeys - Humbug If xx was the most hyped release, than the 3rd release from the now indie veterans was one of the most anticipated of the year. Much like The xx is received wildly varying reactions but personally I thought it was a wonderful achievement, to so very successfully change their sound and vibe and still sound so very relevant is the hallmark of a great band, a stayer in the scene. Here is one of the many highlights from the boys [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhmaOZg9HZY]YouTube- Arctic Monkeys - Pretty Visitors , HUMBUG[/ame] Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz Do I really need to say how awesome this album is, or how awesome this band is or even how freken awesome Karen O is! Just check out this track! ONE OF THE BANDS OF THE DECADE! FACT! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA3oKFqVYB8]YouTube- Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Skeletons (with lyrics)[/ame] The Horrors – Primary Colours This was my after work album for the year, rendering images of the dark cramped back lanes of London and kinda angry yet mostly confused post punkers But above all it was the atmospheres and landscapes on this album that made it so very spectacular. The album did have the odd dull moment but it's moments like the one below that made it wonderful. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7WAHnZPIX0]YouTube- The Horrors - Sea Within A Sea[/ame] Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca Back to the indie collectives, this one made an equally eclectic album of tracks but as opposed to their collegues AC, they gave us a warmer, friendlier compilation of songs. Here is the friendliest of them all. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIfmsNRMz6k]YouTube- Stillness Is The Move[/ame] Pearl Jam – Backspacer Finally a band in their middle ages actually sounding like a band in their middle ages. These songs are upbeat and kinda dorky in a crappy Dad joke type of way. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_d6Km3QJFc]YouTube- Pearl Jam - The Fixer[/ame] I think it's appropriate to finish this off with a mini tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. He's proposed 50 night residency at the O2 Arena in London would of gone down as one of the bigggest musical events of the decade, instead his sad death took out that dubious honour. Below are some moments from the documentary made of the final moments of his life. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qE22UOlQts]YouTube- Michael Jackson Final Rehearsal "This Is It" Tour[/ame] I've obviously left out a lot of things but if I was to include every single notable album of the year I will be here for years. So I hope you guys will fill in the gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Fucking hell Michael Jackson. I'm a hater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 There is little doubt that the aussie music scene didnt have a great year, at least in comparison to 07 and 08. but here are a couple of gems Lisa Mitchell - Wonder This girl deserves every accolade she receives. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKfTacH8BaY]YouTube- Lisa Mitchell - 08 Oh! Hark![/ame] Dappled Cities - Zounds A great follow up to their breakthrough record Zounds. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mVGZb4WSo]YouTube- Dappled Cities - The Price[/ame] Temper Trap - Conditions The expectations were sky high after they released Sweet Disposition in 08. They didn't disappoint. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHQTr3qfLY]YouTube- Fader - The temper trap[/ame] Philadelphia Grand Jury Everyone's favourite indie darlings delivered a very solid debut record. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1UmXVZXt14]YouTube- Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Good News[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 2009 was a pretty good year for NZ music too. I might write some stuff later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 What about Camera Obscura and St. Vincent? :wtf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Is it bad that I didn't know that The Temper Trap were Aussie? :uhoh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Bon Iver: "Blood Bank" [ame= ] [/ame] Franz Ferdinand: "Tonight" [ame= ] [/ame] Lily Allen: "It's Not Me, It's You" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pivuom_rfqY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pivuom_rfqY[/ame] Beirut: "March of the Zapotec/Holland" [ame= ] [/ame] Bat for Lashes: "Two Suns" [ame= ] [/ame] Regina Spektor: "Far" [ame= ] [/ame] Florence + the Machine: "Lungs" [ame= ] [/ame] Mew: "No More Stories..." [ame= ] [/ame] MuteMath: "Armistice" [ame= ] [/ame] Owl City: "Ocean Eyes" (Shut up. I like it. :P) [ame= ] [/ame] Muse: "The Resistance" [ame= ] [/ame] The Twilight Sad: "Forget the Night Ahead" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2zgVcP5WYU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2zgVcP5WYU[/ame] Michael Bublé: "Crazy Love" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJmKkU5POA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AJmKkU5POA[/ame] Editors: "In This Light and On This Evening" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM0WHov-bcw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM0WHov-bcw[/ame] Flight of the Conchords: "I Told You I Was Freaky" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT6X4lyAYUg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT6X4lyAYUg[/ame] The Swell Season: "Strict Joy" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-cUb_rlNZc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-cUb_rlNZc[/ame] Them Crooked Vultures: "Them Crooked Vultures" [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWGWm22b5jc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWGWm22b5jc[/ame] :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Metric - Fantasies <object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="580" height="360"></embed></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 ^ Please do. :cheesy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corkus Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Was this one just too obvious for people to mention? Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rbGj4_qYgI]YouTube- Phoenix - 1901[/ame] 2009 got me in a great indie mood, introducing me to Bat for Lashes, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors, among others. Great efforts here by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mew, Metric, and Regina Spektor. Disappointments include (*prepares for hate*) Arctic Monkeys, Editors, and Franz Ferdinand. Thanks to everyone who has put together these wonderful topics. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 WHAAAAA? You no like the Franz Ferdinand? D: Yes, I like their other albums better, but that one was still good. :( You acknowledged Regina's awesomeness, though, so I forgive you. :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gloaming09 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 My favorite albums of 2009 (it changed a bit to what I submitted for the Coldplaying Awards): 1. Vecketamist-Grizzly Bear 2. Strict Joy-The Swell Season 3. Riceboy Sleeps-Jónsi & Alex 4. Other Lives-S/T 5. Invisible Hand-Fictionist 6. Merriweather Post Pavillion-Animal Collective 7. No Line on the Horizon-U2 8. Far-Regina Specktor 9. Noble Beast-Andrew Bird 10. Fantasies-Metric 11. XX-The XX 12. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix-Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 OMG, Jónsi and Alex! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o9biAcKy1s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o9biAcKy1s[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gloaming09 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Jonsi and Alex... that album was so amazing! Just a perfect album to fall asleep to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Indeed. I owe Chris for allowing me to get into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The Swell Season: "Strict Joy" THIS and also Big Whiskey And The Groogrux King by Dave Matthews Band [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jKh9H9UdoA]YouTube- Dave Matthews Band - Why I Am[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD9CrZODlNA]YouTube- Dave Matthews Band - You & Me[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squareonefivesix Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Ooooo 2009 was a great year musically speaking. The albums of '09 that floated my boat where... West Ryder - Kasabian No More Stories - Mew Fever Ray self/titled Tonight - Franz Ferdinand Miike Snow self/titled Gorilla Manor - Local Natives This is for the Whites of your Eyes - Choir of Young Believers Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons Mind Chaos - Hockey Manners - Passion Pit My Way - Ian Brown Conditions - Temper Trap The Airborne Toxic Event self/titled To Lose My Life - White Lies (tho I've kinda gone off it a little) ..and there was a bunch of other stuff that I was a bit meh :\ about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Ooooo 2009 was a great year musically speaking. The albums of '09 that floated my boat where... West Ryder - Kasabian No More Stories - Mew Fever Ray self/titled Tonight - Franz Ferdinand Miike Snow self/titled Gorilla Manor - Local Natives This is for the Whites of your Eyes - Choir of Young Believers Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons Mind Chaos - Hockey Manners - Passion Pit My Way - Ian Brown Conditions - Temper Trap The Airborne Toxic Event self/titled To Lose My Life - White Lies (tho I've kinda gone off it a little) ..and there was a bunch of other stuff that I was a bit meh :\ about. Actor....:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squareonefivesix Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Actor....:rolleyes: Pardon..? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 have we been a little harsh on 2009? scrolling through this thread there is so much incredible music yes alot of it isnt up there with the classics of the decade but there is alot in there. i guess its a case of quantity over quality in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fietssleutel Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Hospice by The Antlers is one of the most intense albums I've heard in a really long time. :nice: I also loved... 1) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand: Tonight 2) Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue 3) Wild Beasts - Two Dancers 4) Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More 5) Noah and the Whale - First Days of Spring I also liked... (in no particular order) The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead The xx - xx The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - s/t Bear in Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth Local Natives - Gorilla Manor We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls Broken Records - Until The Earth Begins To Part Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest The Drums - Summertime! Nirvana - Live at Reading Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCMUXMh7yFI]YouTube- Mint Chicks - Hot on Your Heels[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyJe9OL5ui8]YouTube- Mint Chicks - Life Will Get Better Some Day[/ame] I love them so much The Mint Chicks - Screens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Pardon..? :confused: :rolleyes: Second album from Annie Clark aka st. Vincent, deffinatly a highlight of '09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corkus Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 D'oh, how could I have forgotten Doves? One of my favorite albums of the decade, much less 2009. Doves - Kingdom of Rust [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i92wtrH91kE]YouTube- Doves - House of mirrors [Kingdom of rust][/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fietssleutel Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 and hazards of love by decemberists. A concept album! who does that these days?The Antlers! :P I like that song btw. Didn't know Doves before. :inquisitive: (well, I hadn't bothered to listen to their music :sweatdrop:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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