The Two Zeros: The Best Albums of 2009 (a list)

"Got to be there in the morning." - Michael Jackson, Got to Be There (Single Verson)

Now that we've gotten this out of the way, here's a list of the best releases from 2009:

1. The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists
2. Rules by The Whitest Boy Alive
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
4. So Far Gone by Drake
5. Manners by Passion Pit
6. The Blueprint³ by Jay-Z
7. Incredibad by The Lonely Island
8. LP by Discovery
9. Rayguns Are Not Just The Future by The Bird and The Bee
10. A Mouthful by The Dø*

Notable 2008 releases that found shine in 2009 - The Rhumb Line by Ra Ra Riot, Friendly Fires by Friendly Fires, Sam Sparro by Sam Sparro, and Leave It All Behind by The Foreign Exchange

If there's a trend for me in 2009 it's in how electronic and low key I liked my music. That's about all I can say at this point. Writing The Two Zeros has proven to me that I don't really know what mattered so close to when it happened.

Ask me what I thought about this year 12 months from now.

*Apparently this is a 2008 release but eMusic tagged it as 2009 so I'm sticking with that because I don't want to find another record to put up here.