Samstag, 2. Januar 2010

The year is already over, but I thought I'd post my top 10 albums of the year. While the internet was abuzz with Animal Collective fever, Merriweather Post Pavilion left me feeling at time ecstatic, but mostly just confused and bored. Most of the year was spent catching up on the past two decades of hip-hop. Biggie Smalls, Nas and Kanye lived in my car for most of 2009, but a handful of albums caught my attention.

10. Wale-"Attention Deficit"
9. Here We Go Magic-"Here We Go Magic"
8. Animal Collective-"Merriweather Post Pavilion"
7. Jay-Z-"The Blueprint 3"
6. Neon Indian-"Psychic Chasms"
5. Phoenix-"Wolfgang Amadaeus Phoenix"
4. Girls-"Album"
3. Passion Pit-"Manners"
2. Grizzly Bear-"Veckatimest"
1. Dirty Projectors-"Bitte Orca"

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