Best Albums of 2009

Listed below are the best albums of 2009 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
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2009 year summaryThe best artists of 2009 were Animal Collective, The Antlers, The xx, Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, Muse, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Projectors and Mumford & Sons.
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"Features a few tracks that would slot easily into any Black Keys album. But what makes this a true solo affair is that Auerbach allows more of his influences to shine through. There's the rock, but with more the blues background pushed to the fore. But there's some folk, too. Hell, there's even s..."  [+]  Reply
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"This album is at times both brilliant and frustrating. Oh No, Fitz and Dizzyspells and Effigy are remarkably pretty and melodic songs. Masterswarm and Souverian are lengthier tracks, with interesting structures and moments of smart complexity. On the other side of things, the album is held back b..."  [+]  Reply
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"This album is a let down, definitely one of his worst albums. I do not recommend this to anyone for any occasion unless you have a serious fetish for underachieving albums. Best song: Empire State of Mind. I wouldn't bother with the rest of the album it's not worth the time."  Reply
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"This is Masked Dancers: Concern in So Many Things You Forget Where You Are by The Brave Little Abacus Midwest emo / post rock / Math Rock And with every scream, you can feel it too. You feel the loneliness, the insecurity in that lisp. Masked Dancers is an album plagued by longing and sorrow. Tha..."  [+]  Reply
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"Experimental and interesting, but has a tendency to be shrill, unnecessarily repetitive and frankly annoying. A difficult album to get through, only redeemed by the clear intellect behind the way it chooses to experiment."  Reply
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"This album is good, but not great. A Horse Called Golgotha and Swollen Halo are both really good songs. I really like the instrumental intro and outro to the album, I think it adds a certain atmosphere. But there is some filler here. Overall I'd say it's worth a listen."  Reply
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