top ten albums of 2009

i've been a little out of it with music this year. but i did manage to scrape together a top ten.

so here goes.

1. veckatimest - grizzly bear



--> two weeks <--

2. wolfgang amedeus phoenix - phoenix



--> girlfriend <--

3. grace/wastelands - peter doherty



--> new love grows on trees <--

4. adventureland ost - various artists



--> don't change - inxs <--

5. new moon ost - various artists



--> possibility - lykke li <--

6. american saturday night - brad paisley



--> american saturday night <--

7. further complications - jarvis cocker



--> caucasian blues <--

8. star trek ost / up ost - michael giacchino



--> labor of love <-- / --> married life <--

9. working on a dream - bruce springsteen



--> the wrestler <--

10. around the well - iron & wine



--> the trapeze swinger <--

would you always maybe sometimes make it easy

grizzly bear released the video for two weeks today. SO GOOD.

Two Weeks


i can't wait to get my vinyl copy of veckatimest! it should be here any day now!

and i'll be anything you ask and more, going "hey hey hey hey hey"

one of my favorite new albums for the spring is wolfgang amadeus phoenix from the french band phoenix. it is beautiful and perfect spring time pop music.



my favorite song is definitely "girlfriend" but the whole album is basically perfect. i will be seeing them (along with THE BOSS, grizzly bear and several other bands) at bonnaroo next month. WOO.

---> girlfriend <---
---> lisztomania <---
---> lasso <---

you can pre-order the album here @ insound.

http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix

i told you i would stay

i know that ed is a little upset about grizzly bear's new album veckatimest leaking so early. i debated blogging about it. but i love this album SO MUCH already i just have to. HAVE TO. it is absolutely perfect. but, seriously kids, go out and BUY IT when it's released. i know that i intend to get me some pretty pretty vinyl.



these are my two favorites. i had the live version of two weeks from letterman this summer and loved it. then i heard this version. and died a little from the pretty. i simply cannot WAIT to hear it on vinyl. i know this track alone will blow me away.

---> two weeks <---
---> i live with you <---

again, go to insound or somewhere in may and BUY IT.

grizzly-bear.net

should auld acquaintance be forgot

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i've got silver and i've got gold

ok, so basically la blogotheque is the most amazing site ever. they have these great impromptu videos of bands being awesome. i give you some grizzly bear and some sufjan:

http://www.blogotheque.net/
http://grizzly-bear.net
http://sufjan.com

can you feel the knife?

so grizzly bear is easily one of my favorite bands currently making music. i bought their new ep and got it last week. it is pretty much as amazing as i thought it would be. it's got a few new versions of songs from yellow house and some damn good covers by css, band of horses and atlas sound. as well as a truly beautiful recording of dan rossen singing "deep blue sea." apparently it was recorded at his home. his voice is so pure. the album also has a studio version of their cover of the crystal's "he hit me (and it felt like a kiss)" which up til now was only availble as a daytrotter session or live.

thus i give you:

---> he hit me <---

---> knife - css <---

you can buy the ep here. i reallllly want to get it on vinyl!

http://grizzly-bear.net
http://www.myspace.com/canseidesersex
http://www.bandofhorses.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bradfordcox