Favourite Albums of 2009

In choosing my favourite albums of 2009, I stuck mostly with the familiar. I've been pretty selective in purchasing new albums and perhaps have grown out of touch with what's new and hip, but until I reach a moment of catharthis that compels me to check out new artists with any sort of gusto, I'm perfectly satisfied to be behind the curve. So in no particular order, and without further ado, here are my favourite albums of 2009 [ps. the Glasvegas album technically came out first in 2008, but it was released in North America in 2009 so that's why I've included it]:

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (V2)

MySpace: Phoenix
Video: Phoenix - "1901" (live on Letterman, 18/06/2009)
Video: Phoenix - "1901" (live on MPR's The Current)
Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania" (live on MPR's The Current)
Video: Phoenix - "1901" (live at Spin Sessions)
Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania" (live at Spin Sessions)
Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania" (music video)
Video: Phoenix - "1901" (music video)


Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care (Domino)

MySpace: Junior Boys
Video: Junior Boys - "Bits and Pieces" (music video)


Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (Merge)

MySpace: Camera Obscura
Video: Camera Obscura - "Forest and Sands" (live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, 12/06/2009)
Video: Camera Obscura - "French Navy" (music video)


The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Slumberland)

MySpace: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Video: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Young Adult Friction" (music video)


Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid (Nonesuch)

MySpace: Dan Auerbach
Video: Dan Auerbach - "Trouble Weighs A Ton" (live on Sirius XMU)


The Hidden Cameras - Origin: Orphan (Arts & Crafts)

MySpace: The Hidden Cameras
Video: The Hidden Cameras - "In The NA" (music video)
Video: The Hidden Cameras - "He Falls To Me" (live)


Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (ANTI-)

MySpace: Neko Case
Video: Neko Case - "This Tornado Loves You" (live on Letterman)
Video: Neko Case - "People Got A Lotta Nerve" (live on Qtv)


Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz (Interscope)

MySpace: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero" (music video)
Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll" (music video)
Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero" (live on Letterman)


Bat For Lashes - Two Suns (Parlophone)

MySpace: Bat For Lashes
Video: Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" (live on Letterman, 01/05/2009)
Video: Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" (live on MPR's The Current)
Video: Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" (live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic)


Glasvegas - Glasvegas (Columbia)

MySpace: Glasvegas
Video: Glasvegas - "Daddy's Gone" (music video)
Video: Glasvegas - "Geraldine" (music video)
Video: Glasvegas - "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" (music video)


Jenn Grant - Echoes (Six Shooter)

MySpace: Jenn Grant
Video: Jenn Grant - "Heartbreaker" (live at Glenn Gould Theatre)
Video: Jenn Grant - "Heartbreaker" (music video)
Video: Jenn Grant - "You'll Go Far" (music video)


Metric - Fantasies (Last Gang)

MySpace: Metric
Video: Metric - "Help, I'm Alive" (live on Letterman, 17/07/2009)
Video: Metric - "Gimme Sympathy" (music video)
Video: Metric - "Sick Muse" (music video)


Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications (Rough Trade)

MySpace: Jarvis Cocker
Video: Jarvis Cocker - "Angela" (music video)
Video: Jarvis Cocker - "Further Complications" (music video)
Video: Jarvis Cocker - "Slush" (Galerie Chappe, Paris, France, 09/05/2009)