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.