Thought I would start this off since there has been some requests.

Post your lists here as often as you want and keep track of them until the Final Best Albums of 2009 discussion gets posted.

Here's mine so far (all on eMusic):

1. Antony and The Johnsons - The Crying Light
2. Fires of Rome - You Kingdom You
3. A.C. Newman - Get Guilty
4. The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage
5. A Mountain Is a Mouth - Bruce Penninsula
6. Peasant - On The Ground
7. Venice Is Sinking - AZAR
8. J Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
9. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
10. Folded Light - Folded Light

Right now it's
1. Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Antony & the Johnsons | The Crying Light
3. Bruce Peninsula | A Mountain is a Mouth

and then a dearth of other stuff that I don't have strong enough opinions to rank at the moment.

1. Handsome Furs- Face Control
2. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- s/t
3. Antony and the Johnsons- The Crying Light

4. Bruce Sprinsteen- Working on a Dream
5. Bruce Peninsula- A Mountain is A Mouth

6. Peasant- On The Ground
7. Franz Ferdinand- Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
8. A.C. Newman- Get Guilty

9. J. Tillman- Vacilando Territory Blues
10. Glasvegas- Glasvegas

11. Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion

Still digesting:
Phosphorescent- To Willy
Andrew Bird- Noble Beast
Here We Go Magic- s/t
Vetiver- Tight Knit
M. Ward- Hold Time

Excellent start to the year...

1. Hush - Asobi Seksu
2. Vacilando Territory Blues - J. Tillman
3. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
4. Here We Go Magic - Here We Go Magic
5. Noble Beast - Andrew Bird

6. Useless Creatures - Andrew Bird
7. First Love - Emmy The Great
8. Aboa Sleeping - Burning Hearts
9. Carboniferous - Zu
10. A Mountain Is A Mouth - Bruce Peninsula

11. To Be Still - Alela Diane
12. On The Ground - Peasant
13. The Crying Light - Antony & The Johnsons
14. Face Control - Handsome Furs
15. Dark Dark Woods - Husband & Wife

16. Clangour - Sin Fang Bous
17. Overdue Process - Zo! & Asylum 7
18. Beyond 2morrow - Dr Who Dat?
19. Abundance - Platinum Pied Pipers
20. Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World - The Yellow Moon Band

21. Thracian - Eagle And Talon
22. Mother - Susuma Yakota
23. Tight Knit - Vetiver
24. Hi-fi Anatomia - 相対性理論
25. Davy - Coconut Records

26. Dance Mother - Telepathe
27. Checkmate Savage - The Phantom Band
28. Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
29. T.I.M.E. - Odd Nosdam
30. Talk Strange - Dert

Asobi Seksu is dream pop with female vocals; J. Tillman is dark, wintertime folk; The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart is indie pop with Morrisey esque vocals; Here We Go Magic is pyschedelic folk; Emmy the Great is English female folk/pop, very similar to Laura Marling; Burning Hearts is dream pop with female vocals, somewhat less understated then Asobi Seksu; Zu is metal/math rock from Italy; Bruce Peninsula is folk/indie with Tom Waits like raspy vocals; Alela Diane is minimal folk with strong female vocals; Peasant and Husband & Wife are likewise consistent folk; Sin Fang Bous is Icelandic indie pop; Zo! & Asylum 7 is positive summertime Hip-Hop; Dr Who Dat? is leftfield instrumental Hip-Hop/electronic; Paltinum Pied Pipers is Detriot soul/R'n'B; The Yellow Moon Band is instumental pysch rock; Eagle & Talon is rough indie with female vocals and Susuma Yakota is laid back relaxing electronic.

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1. A Mountain Is A Mouth - Bruce Peninsula
2. Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
3. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
4. Hold Time - M. Ward
5. Vacilando Territory Blues - J. Tillman
6. Face Control - Handsome Furs
7. Get Guilty - A.C. Newman
8. The Crying Light - Antony And The Johnsons
9. Noble Beast - Andrew Bird

Still digesting: Fever Ray, Peasant, Asobi Seksu, Here We Go Magic, Lonely Dear

Man, what's up with you leatherheads posting the album name first? The protocol is band name first! Come on, fellas!

*apologizes profusely*

Here, I fixed it for you:

1. Bruce Peninsula - A Mountain Is A Mouth
2. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
3. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
4. M. Ward - Hold Time
5. J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
6. Handsome Furs - Face Control
7. A.C. Newman - Get Guilty
8. Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light
9. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

List complete with ratings and comments!

1 Here We Go Magic ► Here We Go Magic 9.1
Luke Temple has one of the best voices in pop. (Just ask Sufjan.) On this debut album, it's not only his vocals, but the entire construction which makes this great. The album starts off with 4 experimental folk-pop songs, before the tempo is turned down and you're taken on a trip underwater among other dreamy places, before re-appearing for one last folk-pop song. Perfect construction.
Key tracks: Tunnelvision, Only Pieces, Fangela

2 Animal Collective ► Merriweather Post Pavilion 8.3
It's almost impossible to imagine Animal Collective putting out a poor album. Their newest is a fine album, indeed, but by no means their best. Perhaps their most accesible LP to date, AC shift their attention to making music of the dance variety. The album is liquidy smooth, however at times there's not much to bite in to.
Key tracks: Brothersport, No More Runnin', In the Flowers

3 Vetiver ► Tight Knit 8.1
Vetiver's newest LP reminds me of sunny days. For that reason, it's a pretty good album to listen to in the dark, gloomy days of winter. Tight Knit is filled with catchy 4-minute '60s surf-pop tunes, which is great, but the songs don't really expand any more than that. Can't complain, very enjoyable.
Key tracks: Through the Front Door, On the Other Side, Strictly Rule

4 Andrew Bird ► Noble Beast 8
Bird's latest is another consistent affair. The album flows well and there isn't a bad song on it. However, there's not much noticeable variation in tempo, so there is some lag and drag, unfortunately. When Bird does mix it up (especially on stand-out “Anonanimal”), he takes this beast to another level.
Key tracks: Anonanimal, Oh No, Nomenclature

5 Antony & The Johnsons ► The Crying Light 7.2
Antony Hegarty has one of the most distinctive voices in music. On his latest, he choses for more minimalistic instrumentation (provided by the up-and-coming Nico Muhly) to accompany his great voice. When it works, it works very well. Some songs hit the spot, and that's when you can feel the brilliance of his music, but on The Crying Light, there's too many songs that come up short. It'll be interesting to hear if Antony & The Johnsons can create an album with a more fresher sound next time.
Key tracks: Another World, One Dove, The Crying Light

6 Franz Ferdinand ► Tonight: Franz Ferdinand 7.1
7 J. Tillman ► Vacilando Territory Blues 7
8 Matt & Kim ► Grand 7
9 Sin Fang Bous ► Clangour 6.7

Working on:
Cryptacize: Mythomania
-Former Deerhoof guitarist, Chris Cohen and his new band release second record on Asthmatic Kitty label.

Bruce Peninsula: A Mountain is a Mouth
Folk music + choir band

Fires of Rome: You Kingdom You

So far:

1. Phosphorescent - "To Willie"
2. William Elliott Whitmore - "Animals In The Dark"
3. Timber Timbre - s/t
4. J. Tillman - "Vacilando Territory Blues"
5. Antony and the Johnsons - "The Crying Light"
6. Andre Ethier - "Born On A Blue Fog"
7. M. Ward - "Hold Time"
8. Andrew Bird - "Noble Beast"

That's all to note so far!

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List complete with ratings and comments!

1 Here We Go Magic ► Here We Go Magic 9.1

Right on, I like seeing this.

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Originally posted by [A]dam[NBC]:
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1 Here We Go Magic ► Here We Go Magic 9.1

Right on, I like seeing this.

Anyone know where I can find this? I've listened to their three songs on MySpace about twenty times, so maybe it's time to find the album. Not being in their coveted 25-54 age range, I don't subscribe to emusic. A torrent site that's hiding itself from my google search, perhaps?

Colin, it's definitely out there on rapidshare and megaupload. You may have to do some hunting, though.

My main complaint with the album is that it feels badly disjointed. The songs are very strong, but I feel that they would sound much better if the first and second halves were divided into, say, two EPs. I have difficulty sitting through the whole thing just because the front and back halves are so different from each other.

Not really feeling the Here We Go Magic love at the moment

Good to see Emmy the Great on yr list Turenne, I heard one of her songs last year and it highly impressed me, I'll be checking the album out soon

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Originally posted by BAfé:

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Originally posted by [A]dam[NBC]:
List complete with ratings and comments!

1 Here We Go Magic ► Here We Go Magic 9.1

Right on, I like seeing this.

Anyone know where I can find this? I've listened to their three songs on MySpace about twenty times, so maybe it's time to find the album. Not being in their coveted 25-54 age range, I don't subscribe to emusic. A torrent site that's hiding itself from my google search, perhaps?

I just did a search for it and eMusic doesn't have this or at least eMusic Canada doesn't have it.... though they do have Robot Goes Here, We Go Ego, Fabio Goes, and Baby Goes Bang!

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Originally posted by Senator_Colin:

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Originally posted by BAfé:

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Originally posted by [A]dam[NBC]:
List complete with ratings and comments!

1 Here We Go Magic ► Here We Go Magic 9.1

Right on, I like seeing this.

Anyone know where I can find this? I've listened to their three songs on MySpace about twenty times, so maybe it's time to find the album. Not being in their coveted 25-54 age range, I don't subscribe to emusic. A torrent site that's hiding itself from my google search, perhaps?

I just did a search for it and eMusic doesn't have this or at least eMusic Canada doesn't have it.... though they do have Robot Goes Here, We Go Ego, Fabio Goes, and Baby Goes Bang!

I checked eMu too, then checked Amazon. According to Amazon, it will be released at the end of February. So, it's possible that eMu will get it at that time.

1. Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavillion"
2. Harlem Shakes "Technicolor Health"
3. Andrew Bird "Noble Beast"
4. Bon Iver "Blood Bank EP"
5. Phosphorescent "To Willie"

The story so far....

1. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - S/T
2. Burning Hearts - Aboa Sleeping
3. Iran - Dissolver
4. The Yellow Moon Band - Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World
5. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
6. Hansome Furs - Face Control
7. Bishop Allen - Grr...
8. Fever Ray - ST
9. Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
10. Peasant - On the Ground

11. The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage
12. M. Ward - Hold Times
13. The View - Which Bitch?
14. While Lies - To Lose My Life
15. Grammatics - ST
16. J. Tillman - Vacilando Territory Blues
17. Bruce Peninsula - A Mountain is a Mouth
18. Zu - Carboniferous
19. Timber Timbre - ST
20. Vetiver - Tight Knit
21. Telepathe - Dance Mother
22. Squarepusher - Numbers Lucent
23. Naibu - Fireflies EP

I can't seem to find bruce pennisula or cymals eat guitars, any help?

I have already PMd you.

Thanks man, I was just at that site but didn't click on the right thing. If it is good I will probably buy it.

I don't think anything will top animal collective this year.