Top 10 Albums of 2009

(short and sweet and to the point—culled from listening to 417 releases from 2009) The TOP TEN of 2009: 1.) Florence and the Machine: Lungs 2.) Mando Diao: Give Me Fire 3.) The Decemberists: Hazards of Love 4.) Passion Pit: Manners 5.) The Sounds: Crossing the Rubicon 6.) Silversun Pickups: Swoon 7.) White Lies: To Lose My Life 8.) The Audition: Self-Titled Album 9.) La Roux: La Roux 10.) Paper Route: Absence Honorable Mention (11-25): 11.) The Temper Trap: Conditions 12.) Gossip: Music for Men 13.) Doves: Kingdom of Rust…

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Top 10 Albums of 2007

(short and sweet and to the point) 10.) Feist: The Reminder 9.) Bloc Party: A Weekend in the City 8.) Porcupine Tree: Fear of a Blank Planet 7.) The Receiving End of Sirens: The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi 6.) Interpol: Our Love to Admire 5.) Athlete: Beyond the Neighborhood 4.) Kent: Tillbaka till samtiden 3.) Band of Horses: Cease to Begin 2.) Editors: An End Has a Start 1.) The Shins: Wincing the Night Away Honorable Mention: Explosions in the Sky: All of a Sudden I Miss EveryoneStars: In…

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