Music of 2009
I love doing this and I don't know why.
So, 2009. I don't decide based on when the album was released, but on the fact that I discovered the artist in 2009. This was not a year of music discovery that can be credited to music blogs. Usually, it is due to them, but I haven't been agreeing with them for a while.
Besides that, I rarely agree with the music blogs top picks of the year. It's usually all male musicians, but every once in a a female talent might be floating somewhere around 9 - if we're lucky. And, they all look about the same.
I don't see the point in re-congratulating the same talent year after year. Yes, they're good. We know that. Though, at least it's not a Radiohead year. THAT was annoying.
10. Florence + The Machines
The vocal power in her amazes.
- The Dog Days Are Over - Lung [2009] (It starts out so innocently)
9. Rachael Cantu
She's newer to me, but seems very promising.
- Sweat & Bones - Run All Night [2006] "doesn't make you a liar. It just makes you wrong."
8. The Kills
- Black Balloon - Midnight Boom [2008]
- Wait - Keep On Your Mean Side [2003]
7. East Hundred
I simply love their songs.
- Plus Minus - Passenger [2009]6. Cruel Black Dove
The lead singer is entirely so sexy. What a vixen. She really matches her vocals to her lyrics.
- Love Song - Dirt & Heat [2008]
- Offer - Full Powers [2007]
5. Miss Emily Brown
Her music is completely serene. It reminds me of clouds in summertime.
- Sleeping Lion - Part of You Pours Out Of Me [2008]
- Spindrift - Part of You Pours Out Of Me [2008]
3. Shannon Wright
- St. Pete - Let In the Light [2007]
A line that always gets me: "and I wish God would make things clear"
2. Clara Luzia
Something about that voice. Mixed in with the original composition style of the song. Perfect.
- Moring Light - The Long Memory [2007]
- Fine - Railroad Tracks [2006]
- Chelsea The Long Memory [2007] "Oh how I wish you were here. heeeere."1. Elsiane
She creates symphonic/ambient/chill out music and it's wonderful. She has great octave range and her voice is almost an instrument itself.
- Across the Stream - Hybrid [2007]
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All Songs Considered
I didn't necessarily love the album / artist / band as a whole, but found value in individual songs:
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock
2. Angus & Julia Stone - Paper Aeroplane
3. Orenda Fink - Blind Asylum
4. Cake Bake Betty - Eleanor
5. Nat Jay - Pick Up The Pieces
6. Jenni Potts - The Fourth
7. Chromatics - Running Up That Hill
8. Lisa Mitchell - Neopolitan Dreams
9. Moriarty - Cottonflower
10. Winter Gloves - Invisible
11. Biirdie - Pacifica
12. Katie Gray - Set Free
13. Sara Schiralli - Incomplete
14. Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go
So, 2009. I don't decide based on when the album was released, but on the fact that I discovered the artist in 2009. This was not a year of music discovery that can be credited to music blogs. Usually, it is due to them, but I haven't been agreeing with them for a while.
Besides that, I rarely agree with the music blogs top picks of the year. It's usually all male musicians, but every once in a a female talent might be floating somewhere around 9 - if we're lucky. And, they all look about the same.
I don't see the point in re-congratulating the same talent year after year. Yes, they're good. We know that. Though, at least it's not a Radiohead year. THAT was annoying.
10. Florence + The Machines
The vocal power in her amazes.
- The Dog Days Are Over - Lung [2009] (It starts out so innocently)
9. Rachael Cantu
She's newer to me, but seems very promising.
- Sweat & Bones - Run All Night [2006] "doesn't make you a liar. It just makes you wrong."
8. The Kills
- Black Balloon - Midnight Boom [2008]
- Wait - Keep On Your Mean Side [2003]
7. East Hundred
I simply love their songs.
- Plus Minus - Passenger [2009]6. Cruel Black Dove
The lead singer is entirely so sexy. What a vixen. She really matches her vocals to her lyrics.
- Love Song - Dirt & Heat [2008]
- Offer - Full Powers [2007]
5. Miss Emily Brown
Her music is completely serene. It reminds me of clouds in summertime.
- Sleeping Lion - Part of You Pours Out Of Me [2008]
- Spindrift - Part of You Pours Out Of Me [2008]
3. Shannon Wright
- St. Pete - Let In the Light [2007]
A line that always gets me: "and I wish God would make things clear"
2. Clara Luzia
Something about that voice. Mixed in with the original composition style of the song. Perfect.
- Moring Light - The Long Memory [2007]
- Fine - Railroad Tracks [2006]
- Chelsea The Long Memory [2007] "Oh how I wish you were here. heeeere."1. Elsiane
She creates symphonic/ambient/chill out music and it's wonderful. She has great octave range and her voice is almost an instrument itself.
- Across the Stream - Hybrid [2007]
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All Songs Considered
I didn't necessarily love the album / artist / band as a whole, but found value in individual songs:
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock
2. Angus & Julia Stone - Paper Aeroplane
3. Orenda Fink - Blind Asylum
4. Cake Bake Betty - Eleanor
5. Nat Jay - Pick Up The Pieces
6. Jenni Potts - The Fourth
7. Chromatics - Running Up That Hill
8. Lisa Mitchell - Neopolitan Dreams
9. Moriarty - Cottonflower
10. Winter Gloves - Invisible
11. Biirdie - Pacifica
12. Katie Gray - Set Free
13. Sara Schiralli - Incomplete
14. Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go