Top Ten Records of 2009

The Wait is Over:

1. John Vanderslice – Romanian Names

2. Owen – New Leaves

3. Julie Doiron – I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day

4. Cats on Fire – Our Temperance Movement

5. Mono – Hymn to the Immortal Wind

6. Magnolia Electric Co. – Josephine

7. God Help the Girl – God Help the Girl

8. David Bazan – Curse Your Branches

9. Bowerbirds – Upper Air

10. Ben Barnett – Songs About Zombies and Trust Issues (tour CD-R)

The Almost Made-Its:

1. So Cow – So Cow

2. John Vanderslice & The Mountain Goats – Moon Colony Bloodbath

3. Bonnie “Prince” Billy – Beware

4. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

5. Cursive – Mama I’m Swollen

6. Between the Buried and Me – The Great Misdirect

7.  Real Estate – Real Estate