top 10 of the year

top 10 of the year ... music-wise

just in time for pitchfork's list as well.

albums

1. mat kearney - city of black and white

2. phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix

3. the xx - xx

4. andrew bird - armchair apocrypha

5. jon foreman - season eps

6. fleet foxes - [self-titled]

7. bon iver - for emma, forever ago

8. death cab for cutie - transatlanticism

9. the decemberists - the crane wife

10. dark was the night compilation

songs

1. the temper trap - sweet disposition

2. mat kearney - fire and rain acoustic

3. space music - robo girlfriend

4. decemberists - the crane wife 3

5. onerepublic - won't stop

6. pen pals - man from the mine

7. m83 - graveyard girl

8. mumra - she's got you high

9. matt and kim - good old fashion nightmare

10. tv on the radio - golden age

notable mentions:

angels and airwaves

500 days of summer soundtrack

dark was the night compilation

doves - pounding

hall & oates - you make my dreams

mum - green grass of tunnel

pedro the lion - when they really get to know you they will run

the album leaf - twenty two fourteen

david sitek - with a girl like you

i'm really bad at compiling lists. just keep that in mind.

also, this is just the best of the stuff i listened to in 2009, not what came out.

AWESOME. top 10 all around!