Here begins the 10Listens.com “Best of 2009″ lists. No reason to do it the right way since we are still new and 30,000 other sites are giving out real lists. Also, this will introduce our mascot. He is as of yet unnamed, but is obviously ripped, so don’t fuck with him. Feel free to suggest names in the comments sections.
10. Bats Hate Jarves– Non-Human Entities
A more experimental album, BHJ shrugs off the sophomore slump with a mix of electronic influences and violent lyrical images.
9. Ketchup Ghost– Cordiality
Sherod Santos’ newest record makes a believer of us all and a fool of the establishment.
8. Gravy Seals– Barbecubed
“Too Much Gravy” might be the single of the year. Infectious beats and intimate MC-ing make this one of our favorite debuts.
7. 2200 Sequences– The Very Best of 2200 Sequences
Who knew that when Mel Hurdley left Many Shocking Things, he would go on to write a masterpiece of epic proportions? One of the only double albums (as a debut!) that keeps the listener interested the entire way through.
6. Tween Wolf– Sports
The follow up to the “Control EP” makes good on the promise for more destruction and madness. “Golf” is easily the best track– a subtle side to the insanity and riffage.
5. Fuck Tuxedo– The More You Know
When these gals sing, the world is listening.
4. Failuretronix– Beat Seeking Missle
Best rap album of the year, its shortness notwithstanding. Best song title of the year has to be “Reagonomix.”
3. French Fires– No, Thank You
Epic production and one of the most amazing voices in Grime/Dubstep.
2. Black Jeeps– The “Disclosure” Mixtape
If you had told me that a mixtape about the movie disclosure would get my head nodding in 2009, I’d have said you were an asshole. Now who’s the asshole?
1. Parked Van and the Rapetones– s/t
This should be on most lists. It’s the reunion everyone wanted and the most surprising addition to BrendlesFest in over a decade.
Honorable Mention:
Loose Teeth– Under Covers
Gritty and gratuitous, this proves that it doesn’t matter who thinks punk is dead so long as it kicks ass. The song “2 Much” is a particularly amazing thrasher.
Seriously: you just cut-n-pasted that from Pitchfork, right?
Mascot should be named BIZEE obviously.
The great thing about Tween Wolf is that we need another aggro-girl trio since Sleater-Kinney broke up. Who knew that Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Demi Lovato were secret Pig Destroyer fans?
Jeff, that Fuck Tuxedo album came out last y
I think Damon Bloggs (ex-Many Shocking Things) now sells Tibetan knickknacks out of a street stand in Portland, OR.
Damon’s a good dude. It’s his wife’s stand. His solo album should be awesome. It’s under the moniker “Dude Legs.”
Burton, you are thinking of the Tux Fucksedo. Different band, br
was false meats’ “one-armed ham” not considered because it was a covers album or what?
Can we call him Lester Lisennzzzz?
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