Russ’s Favorite 20 Albums of 2009

That's right, Russ's favorite. Not claiming to be an exhaustive list or a definitive list. So don't tell me it was criminal of me to ignore the latest Jimmy Buffet album. It was downright heroic.

1. Tegan And Sara - Sainthood
2. Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
3. Passion Pit - Manners
4. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Bishop Allen - Grrr...
6. Langhorne Slim - Be Set Free
7. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
8. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
9. Kings Of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
10. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love
11. Boy In Static - Candy Cigarette
12. Metric - Fantasies
13. Nickodemus - Sun People
14. Rodrigo Y Gabriela - 11:11
15. Sufjan Stevens - The BQE
16. The Swimmers - People Are Soft
17. Maserati - Passages
18. Joe Henry - Blood from Stars
19. Bidiniband - Land Is Wild
20. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below

Tags: Avett Brothers • Bidiniband • Bishop Allen • Boy in Static • Dirty Projectors • Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros • Joe Henry • Kings Of Convenience • Langhorne Slim • Maserati • Metric • Neko Case • Nickodemus • Passion Pit • Phoenix • Rodrigo Y Gabriela • sufjan stevens • Tegan and Sara • The Decemberists • The Swimmers

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