I had tickets to see him at Bottom of the Hill but had to pass because of the flu (non-swine).

I believe Pitchfork compared this album to a basement party mix tape which is a spot-on description. So, with that, let me present to you my top TEN albums of 2009. Its nice to think through the various highs and lows of the year and reminisce about the music involved…kind of like the soundtrack of my past year. Several of the albums below were therapeutic for me as I moseyed through work and life this past year. I can’t say it was a stellar year for new music, but for every Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga album sold, others were creating truly inspired, moving and fun music. Normally I compile this list and send around random emails to friends and fellow audiophiles, but this year I thought it might be nice to actually use my blog to share some meaningful (to me) thoughts that were not Adobe related. Let me be frank – there is nothing Flex or Flash related in this post.Įvery year around this time, my friends and I compile a list of our favorite ten albums of the year and share (and then play this intricate game where you compare your list against Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and cokemachineglow’s lists and the person whose list matches the aggregated lists “wins” and gets to gloat – yes, its like a super nerdy/audiophile version of fantasy football).

My albums from 2009