marcus’ top albums/songs/shows of 2009

UPDATE : Doh, the Mogwai album came out in 2008, but to hell with it, I’m leaving it up anyway

Here’s a list of my top 10 albums, top 5 songs, and top 5 live shows from this year.

top 10 albums:
1. Engineers – Three Fact Fader
2. Mono – Hymn To The Immortal Wind
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
4. The xx – The xx
5. Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport
6. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
7. Fever Ray – Fever Ray
8. Califone – All My Friends are Funeral Singers
9. Mogwai – The Hawk is Howling
10. Wye Oak – The Knot

top 5 songs:
1. Califone – Krill
2. The xx – Night Time
3. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
4. (tie) Atlas Sound – Quick Canal / Fuck Buttons – Surf Solar
5. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes

top 5 live shows:
1. Mono @ Society for Ethical Culture
2. Alasdair MacLean (The Clientele) @ Joe’s Pub
3. Mogwai @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds @ WAMU Theater
5. Fever Ray @ Webster Hall