Top 20 Songs Of 2009
14.12.09 | personal
2009 proved to be another good year for music. I wanted to put together a list of my top 10 songs for the year, but there were so many great songs that I had to broaden the list to 20. The songs in my list are those, that no matter how much I have heard them, continue to excite me.

Here’s my list:
- Song: Bricks And Mortar
Artist: Editors
Album: In This Light And On This Evening - Song: The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The Hazards Of Love - Song: While You Wait For The Others
Artist: Grizzly Bear
Album: Veckatimest - Song: Daylight
Artist: Matt & Kim
Album: Grand - Song: Skeletons
Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Album: It’s Blitz! - Song: Lisztomania
Artist: Phoenix
Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Song: Gimme Sympathy
Artist: Metric
Album: Fantasies - Song: All We Want, Baby, Is Everything
Artist: Handsome Furrs
Album: Face Control - Song: This Must Be It
Artist: Royksopp
Album: Junior - Song: Waitin’ For A Superman
Artist: Iron & Wine
Album: Around The Well - Song: Ramona Was A Waitress
Artist: Paul Dempsy
Album: Everything Is True - Song: So Far Around The Bend
Artist: The National
Album: Dark Was The Night - Song: Coin Laundry
Artist: Lisa Mitchell
Album: Wonder - Song: Wait It Out
Artist: Imogen Heap
Album: Elipse - Song: The Party
Artist: St. Vincent
Album: Actor - Song: Heavy Cross
Artist: The Gossip
Album: Music for Men - Song: Ce N’est Pas Bon
Artist: Amadou & Mariam
Album: Welcome To Mali - Song: Pulling On A Line
Artist: Great Lake Swimmers
Album: Lost Channels - Song: Chinese
Artist: Lily Allen
Album: It’s Not Me, It’s You - Song: Swans
Artist: Camera Obscura
Album: My Maudlin Career
Feel free to download my top 20 songs (141 MB) of 2009, but remember, if you like it, buy it.






A couple of my favourites for 2009 were The Price by Dappled Cities, Sundown Syndrome by Tame Impala, and Fire by Kasabian.
Thanks Greg. Haven’t heard of Tame Impala or Dappled cities. Will have to check them out. I heard Kasabian had an album out this year, but haven’t heard it.