Comic Fury Webcomic Hosting - Best Albums of 2009

Since the year's been over for a while, and we tend to talk a little about music here, let's talk about our personal lists of the best albums of the year.

So, RachelEvil's Top 5 Albums of 2009.

5. Peaches - I Feel Cream


This one's a grower. Not as immediately powerful as her previous release (Impeach My Bush), this one offers some solid pop songs ("Talk To Me" being the standout, as well as somewhat of a departure from Peaches' signature raunch), and is immanently danceable.

4. Various artists - Specialisation Is for Insects


A really wonderful compilation from Ex Gratia Recordings, featuring work from Anarchistwood, Rude Mechanicals, Flaming Fire, Handsum Pete, and others. A diverse mix of interesting tracks, with stuff you won't hear anywhere else. The best comp I've heard in a long time. Maybe ever.

3. UUVVWWZ - UUVVWWZ


Included here because the 2008 release of this album was a limited edition vinyl-only release. Haunting, eccentric, idiosyncratic indie-rock at its best. UUVVWWZ have made a triumphant debut album, showing a diverse set of influences, creating something truly unique. Definitely a band to watch out for in the future.

2. Roxy Epoxy and the Rebound - Band Aids on Bullet Holes


Roxy's first post-Epoxies work. She's really grown as an artist and songwriter. This album is excellent in every way, blasting electronic punk awesomeness into every pore of your body.

1. Tegan and Sara - Sainthood


They just keep getting better. A solid album, showing increasing maturity on Tegan and Sara's parts. Just wonderful.

Um... I don't think I've even listened to an album from 2009. When did Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Come out? I think that's the newest album I've listened to.

Nice idea for a thread.

5. Horehound-The Dead Weather



4. Relapse-Eminem



3. Hazards of Love-The Decemberists



2. I And Love And You-The Avett Brothers



1. Manners-Passion Pit



These aren't for sure...I'm a man of many types of music...so if you ask me for my top 5 albums of 2009 tomorrow it'll prolly be different. But these are ones I've been listening to compulsively :D

5- DOOM - Born Like This

If you don't know by now you never will.

4- Zu - Carboniferous

Awesome saxophone heavy/prog/noise/metal trio from some place, Mike Pattons guest vocals make this one the shizznickle.

3- Les Claypool - Of Fungi and Foes

Primus front man and writer of TV show tunes as Robot Chicken and South Park hit us hard in the follow up to of Whales and Woes, zany takes on new life with this inventive unclassable style of music.

2- Diablo Swing Orchestra - Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious

Not metal enough to impress the metal heads, too metal for the swing crowd. Think Cradle of Filth meets Cherry Popping Daddies.

1- Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World

The best living soul artists drop a debut album that's so funky it'll take the paint off the walls.

And that is the world as I see it no pop, no radio play. Do your own research. Don't be told what to like by the music companies and flashy advertising campaigns. Good music sells itself.

Without deviation progress is not possible.
--Frank Zappa

Hah. You’re bound to see a wide range – I listen to almost everything.

Dark Passion Play by Nightwish

It was painful to see Tarja leave Nightwish after listening to albums like Century Child and Wishmaster. However when Nightwish released Dark Passion Play I realized they were still the same band, despite their new vocalist. Tuomas Holopainen’s compositions make Nightwish – it was never Tarja’s classical vocals.

Ellipse by Imogen Heap

First off, I love Imogen. Over the course of recording Ellipse, she frequently documented her progress through vlogs on youtube. It was a joy to watch and hear her discuss the evolution of each track on this album and the wacky goings-on of everyday life. The album itself is different from Imogen’s last album, Speak for Yourself released in 2005, focusing more on unorthodox ambient sounds she recorded herself.

The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga

Holy shit. This woman amazes me. I love the concept of fame and how it can lead to ruin – and this whole album deals with this. To me, it’s interesting that Lady Gaga was obsessed with fame before she was famous. Although this album doesn’t have as many hits as The Fame did, I prefer this The Fame Monster - It’s darker.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid (2008 album)

Okay. It was 2008. But I didn’t hear the album until 2009. So it doesn’t count. And I wish I could have seen this musical!! Damn its one year run. I was surprised to hear actress Sierra Boggess because she sounds so similar to Jodi Benson from Disney’s 1989 movie. While including the classic songs that The Little Mermaid wouldn’t be complete without, the musical expands the soundtrack with equally beautiful songs that fit nicely with the original songs.

Here Comes Science by They Might Be Giants

I’m a nerd. And I like educational albums. That’s all. Thank you.

This and



My Maudlin Career by Camera Obscura were good

That's about all I liked this year.

Nelly Furtado: My plan



Madonna - Celebration



La Roux - La Roux



Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster



Lilly Allen - It's Not Me, I's You



The xx - xx



Muse - The Resistamce



Leona Lewis - Echo



That's pretty much what I've been listening this year

Alexisonfire
Old crows/young cardinals



Amon Amarth
Once sent from the golden hall



Dethklock
The Dethalbum II



Kittie
In the black



Opeth
The candlelight years



All my favorite newer albums are all from 2008 I fear, but there was some good stuff in '09 too.

2008.

I just went through my iTunes Library and I don't have anything from 2009. Its all old Punk music and Indie rock. I'm so old!

in no real order...

these two are prolly 6 and 7 for me, great albums

Indi rox evey where... must ahh musst... ah...

ahh thats better.

No picture for mine but

DEATH - For the World to See
technically a 1975 funk recording but it wen unreleased for over 30 years, and finally saw light in 2009. Solid.

Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
is hot and smooth.

Towa Tei - Big Fun
The DJ from Dee Lite is still going and still grooving after all these years. It's nice to know turntablism is still alive. Yeah, I'm a backpacker. It's what I do.

Squarepusher - Numbers Lucent
again, I am backpack

Kid Sister - Ultraviolet
Such beautiful trash.

I am a part of the indie problem here I suppose.