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What is your pick for new album of 2009?

Stereophile  |  Dec 13, 2009

Distribution and format chaos may reign, but the music prevails. What is your pick for <I>new</I> album of 2009 (no reissues please)?

What is your pick for <I>new</I> album of 2009?
Here it is
83% (63 votes)
Don't have one
17% (13 votes)
Total votes: 76

COMMENTS
Daniel's picture
Submitted by Daniel (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

The Leisure Society: The Sleeper/Product of the Ego Drain. Good songs, well performed, nice arrangements, intelligent lyrics, and a sense of humor—what's not to like? Mind you, the Muppets' version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" deserves an honorable mention!

Nathan's picture
Submitted by Nathan (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Alasdair Roberts: Spoils

Matt's picture
Submitted by Matt (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Black Clouds and Silver Linings by Dream Theater. This collection of incredible musicians does it again!

Tim K's picture
Submitted by Tim K (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Porcupine Tree: The Incident

Neil D.'s picture
Submitted by Neil D. (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

I didn't see too many albums with the 2009 date on the cover this year—however, let's say Alexandre Tharaud playing the music of Eric Satie.

Matt's picture
Submitted by Matt (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Kasey Chambers: Rattlin' Bones

Johannes Turunen, Sweden's picture
Submitted by Johannes Turune... (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Melody Gardot: My One and Only Thrill. Perhaps too close-miked for audiophiles, but she writes her own songs and they all seem like old classic jazz.

CMann's picture
Submitted by CMann (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Sarah Jarosz: Song Up In Her Head

Patrick's picture
Submitted by Patrick (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Kanye West: 808s and Heartbreaks. One of the most on-point, insightful, and personal rap albums since The Eminem Show. Plus, the deep bass drum beats sound amazing on a properly set up system.

Sal's picture
Submitted by Sal (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

The Dead Weather: Horehound. Jack White is marvelous!

Phil's picture
Submitted by Phil (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Rosanne Cash: The List

Paul B.'s picture
Submitted by Paul B. (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Mew: No More Stories

JS, SF's picture
Submitted by JS, SF (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Future of the Left: Travels With Myself and Another

Jed's picture
Submitted by Jed (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Shirley Bassey: The Performance

rpeluso's picture
Submitted by rpeluso (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Harper Simon—hands down great.

Paul RS, UK's picture
Submitted by Paul RS, UK (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Melody Gardot: My One and Only Thrill

DG's picture
Submitted by DG (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

The initial-release double-vinyl RTI pressing of Sonic Youth's The Eternal, with the download certificates and the extra Live in Battery Park LP, and the artwork. There were lots of close seconds, but that one won the prize here.

xanthia01@gmail.com's picture
Submitted by xanthia01@gmail.com (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Drivel, drivel, drivel. The same stuff, rehashed. The wheel keeps turning, but we go nowhere. Some years are different, but this year nothing stands out.

fabio's picture
Submitted by fabio (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Muse: The Resistance. The vinyl actually sounds good.

John's picture
Submitted by John (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Fever Ray: Fever Ray

miles's picture
Submitted by miles (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

The Flaming Lips: Embryonic

Pete's picture
Submitted by Pete (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Sonic Youth's The Eternal.

D.A.B., Pacific Palisades, CA.'s picture
Submitted by D.A.B., Pacific... (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

No Line On the Horizon by U2.

Juan Hitters, Buenos Aires's picture
Submitted by Juan Hitters, B... (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

My One and Only Thrill by Melody Gardot.

Bob D's picture
Submitted by Bob D (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

My pick: fun's Aim & Ignite (ournameisfun.com).

Simon's picture
Submitted by Simon (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

La Ballade of Lady & Bird—a project by Keren Ann Zeidel and Bardi Johannsson with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Pop music meets Tim Burton on a snowy winter night up north. Dark and beautiful. Pure brilliance!

Stephen Scharf's picture
Submitted by Stephen Scharf (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

That's easy, Melody Gardot's My One and Only Thrill.

M.'s picture
Submitted by M. (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship. More electronics than usual, but still that krautrock-inspired sound that has become Tortoise's hallmark.

Jim M's picture
Submitted by Jim M (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Fiona Joy Hawkins: Blue Dreams

David Weuste's picture
Submitted by David Weuste (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:17am

Joel Fan: West of the Sun: Music of the Americas from Reference Recordings.

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