Best music of 2009
Nov 26 2009 03:23
Its that time of the year when I realise I have barely listened to any of the years musical output and those that I have I am probably too embarrassed to tell. Listings please.
Nov 26 2009 07:55
#2
Fever Ray debut is great.
Nov 26 2009 11:17
#3
Some records I have enjoyed this year:
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - s/t
Mavado - Mr Brooks...A Better Tomorrow
DJ Magic - No Hats No Hoods Vol. 1
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
Dam Funk - Toeachizown
As well as the dance music of Roska, Joy Orbison, Cooly G, 2-step revival, The Heatwave, Marcel Dettmann (and Berghain/Berlin techno more generally), Justin Martin, Omar S, seeing Diplo DJ, soca soundsystems at Carnival, and loads more I can't remember.
Nov 26 2009 12:08
#4
People I saw in 2009 that were good; boy 8 bit, Sinden, Whitest Boy Alive, Erol & Boys Noize, Skream (several times), Joy Orbison, DJ Godfather, Fake Blood.
Stuff that got old so fast; Girl Talk, Diplo, Bloody Beetroots, MSTRKRFT (twice), Chromeo, Petits Pilous, Passion Pit,
Worth a listen; Junior Boys, Kode9, M83, Metronomy, Dada life.
Still looking forward to Switch and Jackbeats this month.
Nov 26 2009 12:25
#5
jesus I've barely listened to anything this year
last Morrissey album was decent
recent Earth Crisis was shit
can't remember fuck all else
Nov 26 2009 12:39
#6
I like that Little Boots album. And the new Great Lake Swimmers album.
Nov 26 2009 21:53
#7
Everyone should bear in mind that in five years' time the "More like this" feature will bring this thread back from the dead and you'll go "Jesus, I thought that was good? :O" Then you'll go "fuck, it's five years in the future and I'm still reading libcom, the future is shit. :("
Nov 26 2009 22:44
#8
in 2 weeks, it will be 5yrs since i started posting on this piece of shit
my life = un-win
Nov 27 2009 17:51
#9
weeler wrote:
Skream (several times)
Oh hai, 2006. 
That said, I seem to slipping further and further into the past with my music tastes. I swear I can remember one record I got excited about in 2009, I distinctly remember trying to remember it for moments like these... 
Hang on, what year did "Dig Lazarus Dig" come out?
Nov 27 2009 18:38
#10
Skream released a bunch of shit this year, you like ratm. Still though, step up and make a list.
Nov 27 2009 18:55
#11
I just said I can't fucking think of anything.
Jokes though, ruffling your feathers over the backwards nature of your provincial shithole.
Nov 27 2009 18:59
#12
You live in the 3rd world. You are doing "travelling". Your only friend in london is an Irish poser.
Nov 27 2009 21:51
#13
Dammit, I'm so busted. Let's hope my one friend doesn't read this and decide against being my only friend.
Although poseur? From you?
Nov 27 2009 22:36
#14
weeler wrote:
You live in the 3rd world. You are doing "travelling". Your only friend in london is an Irish poser.
Caiman del Barrio wrote:
Although poseur? From you?
Nov 28 2009 02:53
#15
Boys, bhoys... That Skream fella's mondoglasto remix of La Roux was mere dubstep nostalgia. Londontown's losers are all retro again; the top choice in the 'ditch is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijcuH6cT6dQ.
Afterparty sounds are pretty much anything from the Prince Far-I Cry Tuff "Whiteboys from the London Musicians Collective get wild" Dub Encounters series - if you know your onions, like... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_oxeRJdyHk
Me, I'm cynically waiting for you all to catch up so I can offload all my Berliner "Weg" tunes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAKOjhLyhho
Nov 28 2009 09:19
#16
Not much grabbed me this year, electro seems a little uninventive atm, i couldn;t really sit there and name some tracks that made the summer or anything, mind you i was skint most of it and didn;t go clubbing enough.
I like god help the girls album, but it wasn;t really anything new, i liked the new mos def album and micachu and the shapes, the hold steady few other bands, can;t say there was a massive amount to right home about on that side of things either.
The only newish band i saw live at the festivals i went to that really made me wish i was 16 again so i could properly enjoy it was Enter Shikari
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrDse_2lEDA&feature=channel
sadly wathcing it now just makes me feel old
Nov 28 2009 11:51
#17
cantdocartwheels wrote:
Not much grabbed me this year, electro seems a little uninventive atm, i couldn;t really sit there and name some tracks that made the summer or anything, mind you i was skint most of it and didn;t go clubbing enough.
Yeah, electro has been shit this year, (I thought you hated electro anyway?) with only a couple of notable exceptions.
Best track has been A-Trak's remix of yeah yeah yeahs:
http://stereogum.com/mp3/Yeah%20Yeah%20Yeahs%20-%20Heads%20Will%20Roll%20(A-Trak%20Remix).mp3 (you need to copy and paste this link into your address bar)
Music in general this year, it hasn't really been great overall.
There have been a few great albums though, particular favourites off the top of my head have been Phoenix, the xx, Fever Ray... will try to have a proper think though.
Nov 28 2009 18:12
#18
Steven. wrote:
Best track has been A-Trak's remix of yeah yeah yeahs:
http://stereogum.com/mp3/Yeah%20Yeah%20Yeahs%20-%20Heads%20Will%20Roll%20(A-Trak%20Remix).mp3 (you need to copy and paste this link into your address bar)
My ladyfriend (who is definitely real and not imaginary) has this in her playlist for tonight. Heard it today for the first time, saw a trak while I was over for the bookfair, delightful.
Nov 28 2009 19:46
#19
weeler wrote:
My ladyfriend (who is definitely real and not imaginary) has this in her playlist for tonight. Heard it today for the first time, saw a trak while I was over for the bookfair, delightful.
Does she have a mac?
Nov 28 2009 20:30
#20
Steven. wrote:
cantdocartwheels wrote:
Not much grabbed me this year, electro seems a little uninventive atm, i couldn;t really sit there and name some tracks that made the summer or anything, mind you i was skint most of it and didn;t go clubbing enough.Yeah, electro has been shit this year, (I thought you hated electro anyway?) .
Eh? I generally rate a really good indie disco/drunken singalong over electro because i find it all a bit more memorable since electro is quite a transient genre, don;t hate it though.
I must admit though i've not been massively tempted to go out to many electro nights in London of late, i find myself making excuses too often (largely because said nights are in dalston and are full of people who should be set on fire) and the lack of anything that interesting or innovative music wise.
Nov 28 2009 20:36
#21
Nov 28 2009 23:55
#22
Anything by Fretwork... dreamy.
Nov 29 2009 15:51
#23
I forgot Matt and Kim!
Nov 29 2009 16:36
#24
And So I Watch You From Afar were good, The Joy Formidable, Emmy the Great's album was 'nice' i guess. bit of a forgetable year for the most part.
Nov 29 2009 16:55
#25
asiwyfa are fucking terrible
Nov 29 2009 17:19
#26
Choccy wrote:
i like shit music
Nov 29 2009 17:59
#27
here is an impression of ASIWYFA
'oh here comes the epic bit, here it comes, the big build up, the epic bit, it's coming wait for it, wait for it, wait for it, it's coming, wait for it, really emotional, wait for it, totally feeling this, here it comes, the big bit, the epic bit...'
Nov 29 2009 18:09
#28
you make 'em sound like a stuart lee joke. you know, the rappers.
Nov 29 2009 18:25
#29
Lady GaGa, Poker Face
Nov 29 2009 19:43
#30
I only have 2 albums from 2009, and they are both complete shit. 
I like most things played on 6music between about 7pm and 6am Monday to Sunday inclusive. Also some stuff on Radio3 (late junction type stuff mainly), and a few bits and bobs on Radio2 although they have very little decent new stuff really.
Most other music is shit.
I couldn't possibly choose a best album or band.