For the next few weeks, we'll be posting some "best of 2009" lists from various musicians and folks from your favorite bands and labels. Tonight, we've got Top 10 lists from Frank Turner, How Dare You guitarist Elliott Meyer, and Soul Control guitarist Jim Connolly.
Frank Turner:
Converge - Axe to Fall
Future of the Left - Travels With Myself and Another
Crazy Arm - Born to Ruin
Chuck Ragan - Gold Country
School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
Propagandhi - Supporting Caste
Jamie T - Kings and Queens
Drag the River - Bad at Breaking Up
Beans on Toast - Standing on a Chair
The Hold Steady - a Positive Rage
Elliot Meyer of How Dare You
1. Dear Landlord "Dream Homes"
2. The Menzingers "Hold on Dodge"
3. The New Lows "Atlantic/Pacific
4. Propagandhi "Supporting Caste"
5. Chris Wollard and the Ship Thieves "Self Titled"
6. Lucero "1372 Overton Park"
7. Dead To Me "African Elephants"
8. Banner Pilot "Collapser"
9. Strike Anywhere "Iron Front"
10. Chuck Ragan "Gold Country"
Jim Connolly of Soul Control
number one is the only one i actually ranked. the rest are just 9 other records i liked from this year.
1 - Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
2 - Morrissey - Years of Refusal
3 - Every Time I Die - New Junk Aesthetic
4 - Mastodon - Crack the Skye
5 - Brand New - Daisy
6 - Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
7 - Rise and Fall - Our Circle Is Vicious
8 - Iron Age - the Sleeping Eye
9 - Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans
10 - Blacklisted - No One Deserves to Be Here More Than Me