Captain Obvious: December 2009

12.23.2009

The Cap's Favorite Albums Of 2009: #10-1

MP3: 10. Woods - Rain On
(from Songs Of Shame)

MP3: 9. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
(from Veckatimest)

8. Califone - Buñuel
(from All My Friends Are Funeral Singers)

7. Bowerbirds - Northern Lights
(from Upper Air)

6. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Quiet Little Voices
(from These Four Walls)

5. Fanfarlo - Luna
(from Reservoir)

4. Mewithoutyou - Timothy Hay
(from It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright)

3. The Antlers - Two
(from Hospice)

2. David Bazan - In Stitches
(from Curse Your Branches)

1. A.A. Bondy - A Slow Parade
(from When The Devil's Loose)

12.22.2009

The Cap's Favorite Albums Of 2009: #20-11

MP3: 20. M. Ward - Hold Time
(from Hold Time)

MP3: 19. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Beware Your Only Friend
(from Beware)

18. John Vanderslice - Too Much Time
(from Romanian Names)

17. Mumford & Sons - The Cave
(from Sigh No More)

16. St. Vincent - The Strangers
(from Actor)

15. Bill Callahan - Eid Ma Clack Shaw
(from Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle)

14. Volcano Choir - Island, IS
(from Unmap)

13. The Twilight Sad - I Became A Prostitute
(from Forget The Night Ahead)

12. J. Tillman - Crosswinds
(from Year In The Kingdom)

11. Gregory Alan Isakov - That Moon Song
(from This Empty Northern Hemisphere)

12.21.2009

The Cap's Favorite Albums Of 2009: #30-21

MP3: 30. Joe Purdy - Dead End Kids
(from Last Clock On The Wall)

MP3: 29. Bat For Lashes - Daniel
(from Two Suns)

28. Handsome Furs - Radio Kaliningrad
(from Face Control)

27. Dirty Projectors - No Intention
(from Bitte Orca)

26. The Mountain Goats - Psalms 40:2
(from The Life Of The World To Come)

25. Andrew Bird - Anonanimal
(from Noble Beast)

24. Great Lake Swimmers - Pulling On A Line
(from Lost Channels)

23. Other Lives - Black Tables
(from Other Lives)

22. Cass McCombs - You Saved My Life
(from Catacombs)

21. WHY? - Against Me
(from Eskimo Snow)

12.20.2009

The Cap's Favorite Albums Of 2009: #40-31

MP3: 40. The Appleseed Cast - As The Little Things Go
(from Sagarmatha)

MP3: 39. Jason Lytle - Ghost Of My Old Dog
(from Yours Truly, The Commuter)

38. Grand Archives - Oslo Novelist
(from Keep In Mind Frankenstein)

37. The Swell Season - Low Rising
(from Strict Joy)

36. Phoenix - Lisztomania
(from Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix)

35. Built To Spill - Aisle 13
(from There Is No Enemy)

34. Megafaun - The Fade
(from Gather, Form & Fly)

33. Wilco - You And I
(from Wilco (The Album))

32. Dan Deacon - Woof Woof
(from Bromst)

31. Dead Man's Bones - My Body's A Zombie For You
(from Dead Man's Bones)

12.19.2009

The Cap's Favorite Albums Of 2009: #50-41

Hey friends, I know I haven't posted in forever. Fear not, the blog will not be shutting down and I haven't been abducted and/or murdered. I moved at the beginning of the month and haven't had internet until today, so I'll be getting back into the swing of things. Anyways, it's that time of year again. The obligatory, totally subjective year-end lists will be flooding music blogs. I am merely a sheep in the herd. My love of the folksy has not waned, but I think you may find some surprises on this list. I've omitted a wealth of worthy albums, but did my best in whittling down more than 100 LP's I enjoyed at different capacities. To make it easier on myself, I've excluded EP's like Bon Iver's Blood Bank EP and cover albums like Phosphorescent's To Willie. Please post your favorite albums of the year in the comment section. I'd love to see what you readers connected with this year. -- Capt. Obvious