Personally, I am stoked a new decade is starting. I need a clean slate, the 00’s served only to debauchery. But, let’s look back at my favorite albums of 2009 and include a specific track to serve as an example.

1. Matt & Kim – Grand (Lessons Learned)

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2. Passion Pit – Manners (Moth’s Wings)

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3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (Two Weeks)

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4. The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love (The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise))

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5. Glasvegas – Glasvegas (Go Square Go)
note: released in the UK in 08′ but released in the States in January 09′

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