MML: Favourites Edition (2009)

Belated as it may be, our own little addition to the annual year-end mountain of "Best Of" lists will probably be the last you'll have to endure. After spending the better part of our extended holiday weekend listening to featured artists from this past year, it became clear that we would need to limit ourselves in only listing full-length albums. From one of the most influential indie-rock musicians of all time to a college student in New York, our survey of each release has been a comprehensive and enjoyable listening experience. That being said, please pay little attention to the fairly arbitrary number rankings and spend time exploring links to what we consider ten of the most enlightening music collections made available during 2009.

10.) East Hundred

Album Title: Passenger
Artist Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Previous Review:December 2008
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: Plus Minus

9.) Opsvik & Jennings

Album Title: A Dream I Used To Remember
Artist Location: New York City via Norway/Oklahoma
Previous Review:June 2009
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: Windswept

8.) Purplespace

Album Title: A Tiny Little Spark
Artist Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Previous Review:February 2009
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: I Needed You

7.) Screen Vinyl Image

Album Title: Interceptors
Artist Location: Washington, D.C.
Previous Review:April 2009
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: Fever

6.) Burning Hearts

Album Title: Aboa Sleeping
Artist Location: Helsinki, Finland
Previous Review:December 2008
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: I Lost My Colour Vision

5.) The Legends

Album Title: Over And Over
Artist Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Previous Review:September 2008
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: Always The Same

4.) Sticklips

Album Title:It is Like a Horse. It is Not Like Two Foxes
Artist Location: Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Previous Review: March 2009
Links: Blog & MySpace
MP3: Bedding Wells

3.) Buke And Gass

Album Title:+/-
Artist Location: New York City, New York
Previous Review:February 2009
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: Sleep Gets Your Ghost

2.) Bob Mould

Album Title: Life And Times
Artist Location: San Francisco, California
Previous Review:March 2009
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: City Lights (Days Go By)

1.) The Sky Drops

Album Title: Bourgeois Beat
Artist Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Previous Review:August 2009
Links: Website & MySpace
MP3: Swimming With Fishes