Here are what I believe are the best releases of the year. These are in no particular order
Top 10 Releases of 2009
Say Anything — Say Anything
Phoenix — Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Passion Pit — Manners
Manchester Orchestra — Mean Everything to Nothing
Jay-Z — The Blueprint 3
fun. — Aim and Ignite
The Fray — The Fray
Chester French — Love the Future
Animal Collective — Merriweather Post Pavilion
Sleigh Bells — Sleigh Bells EP
Top 10 Local Releases of 2009
Washed Out — Feel it All Around (single)
The Restoration — Winter 2009 Sessions
Memes — The New Republic of Dance Dance
Marry a Thief — Reaction, Explosion
Maladroit — Burning Free EP
Hannah Miller — Somewhere in Between
The Dirt and the Flood — The Garden
Death Becomes Even the Maiden — Death Becomes Even the Maiden
Calculator — Subtraction by Addition
Austin Crane — Place at the Table
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