I love doing these lists cause it gives you a chance to think about all the great music that has come out. Granted, I'll probably revise this, but it's something to kill time at work.


Best of 2009

1. The Dangerous Summer - Reach for the Sun

2. Brand New - Daisy

3. Paramore - Brand New Eyes

4. Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South

5. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

6. Passion Pit - Manners

7. Ace Enders and a Million Different People - When I Hit the Ground

8. Title Fight - The Last Thing You Forget

9. Them Crooked Vultures - s/t

10. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing

Best of the Decade

1. At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command

2. Brand New - Deja Entendu

3. The Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It

4. Ted Leo/The Pharmacists - Shake the Sheets

5. Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism

6. Ryan Adams - Rock and Roll

7. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America

8. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

9. Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors

10. Nada Surf - The Weight Is a Gift