Best of 2009

I know it is kind of a cliché, but I like making a 'Best Records of the Year' list as much as anyone else. Therefore... (links are for iTunes)

Best Albums of 2009

10. The Botticelli's : Old Home Movies

9. Tegan and Sara : Sainthood
8. Superchunk: Leaves In The Gutter
7. Kings of Convenience : Declaration of Dependence
6. Bon Iver : Blood Bank
5. Telefon Tel Aviv : Immolate Yourself
4. Grizzly Bear : Veckatimest
3. Animal Collective : Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. The XX : The XX
1. Handsome Furs : Face Control

Best Songs of 2009

10. Polvo : Beggar's Bowl
9. Telefon Tel Aviv : The Birds
8. Superchunk : Misfits & Mistakes
7. Dinosaur Jr. : Pieces
6. The XX : VCR
5. Kings of Convenience : 24-25
4. Julian Casablancas : 11th Dimension
3. Bon Iver : Brackett, WI
2. Handsome Furs : Talking Hotel Arbat Blues
1. Animal Collective : My Girls