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What is your pick for new album of 2009?

By Stereophile • Posted: Dec 13, 2009
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Distribution and format chaos may reign, but the music prevails. What is your pick for new 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
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Daniel's picture
Submitted by Daniel on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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 on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Alasdair Roberts: Spoils

Matt's picture
Submitted by Matt on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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

Tim K's picture
Submitted by Tim K on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Porcupine Tree: The Incident

Neil D.'s picture
Submitted by Neil D. on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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 on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Kasey Chambers: Rattlin' Bones

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Submitted by Johannes Turunen, Sweden on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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.

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Submitted by CMann on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Sarah Jarosz: Song Up In Her Head

Patrick's picture
Submitted by Patrick on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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 on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

The Dead Weather: Horehound. Jack White is marvelous!

Phil's picture
Submitted by Phil on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Rosanne Cash: The List

Paul B.'s picture
Submitted by Paul B. on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Mew: No More Stories

JS, SF's picture
Submitted by JS, SF on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Future of the Left: Travels With Myself and Another

Jed's picture
Submitted by Jed on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Shirley Bassey: The Performance

rpeluso's picture
Submitted by rpeluso on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Harper Simon—hands down great.

Paul RS, UK's picture
Submitted by Paul RS, UK on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Melody Gardot: My One and Only Thrill

DG's picture
Submitted by DG on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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.

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Submitted by xanthia01@gmail.com on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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.

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Submitted by fabio on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Muse: The Resistance. The vinyl actually sounds good.

John's picture
Submitted by John on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Fever Ray: Fever Ray

miles's picture
Submitted by miles on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

The Flaming Lips: Embryonic

Pete's picture
Submitted by Pete on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Sonic Youth's The Eternal.

D.A.B., Pacific Palisades, CA.'s picture
Submitted by D.A.B., Pacific Palisades, CA. on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

No Line On the Horizon by U2.

Juan Hitters, Buenos Aires's picture
Submitted by Juan Hitters, Buenos Aires on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

My One and Only Thrill by Melody Gardot.

Bob D's picture
Submitted by Bob D on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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

Simon's picture
Submitted by Simon on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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!

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Submitted by Stephen Scharf on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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

M.'s picture
Submitted by M. on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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 on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

Fiona Joy Hawkins: Blue Dreams

David Weuste's picture
Submitted by David Weuste on November 21, 2010 - 11:17am.

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

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