Best Albums of 2009

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   1. Dirty Projectors: Bitte Orca

   We knew this day would come. The Dirty Projectors were one of those bands that just got better and better with each new release, and on Bitte Orca, 2009’s indie breakout hit and the Projector...read more

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   2. Bat for Lashes: Two Suns

   Everyone who fell under the spell of UK hippie-goth siren Natasha Khan’s 2007 debut, Fur and Gold, had the same worry: Would the attention paid to it (and its not very unattractive creator) s...read more

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   3. Sunn O))): Monoliths & Dimensions

   Monoliths & Dimensions is a fantastic display of that hugeness you’ve likely read about in stories on this band and the new avant-doom-metal scene that orbits it. What no amount of hype c...read more

Tags: art-rock , ethereal , indie , metal , noise , pop , quirky , rock