Best of Lists

Best of 2009

A weak year, IMHO. I’m not sure any of my top 10 would have made last year’s list, and none of it made best of decade. The disc I enjoyed most this year was a 2008 release (Gaslight Anthem) for which I owe D’Arcy a finders fee.

Honorable Mentions:
Black Crowes - Before the Frost
Yesterday's Ring - Diamonds in the Ditch
Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy

10. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears - Tell 'em What Your Name Is
9. Ian Hunter - Man Overboard
8. Cracker - Sunrise in the Land of Milk & Honey
7. Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
6. Thermals - Now We Can See
5. Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
4. Avett Brothers - I & Love & You
3. Booker T - Potato Hole
2. Wilco - Wilco (the album)
1. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love


Best of Decade

15. Drive By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera (2001)
14. James McMurtry - Childish Things (2005)
13. The Drams - Jubilee Dive (2006)
12. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky (2008)
11. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
10. Drive By Truckers - Brighter Than Creations Dark (2008)
9. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, Its Morning (2006)
8. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (2008)
7. Todd Snider - East Nashville Skyline (2004)
6. Bob Dylan - Love and Theft (2001)
5. Warren Zevon - The Wind (2003)
4. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound (2008)
3. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2001)
2. Two Cow Garage - III (2007)
1. Drive By Truckers - The Dirty South (2004)