Best Albums of 2009

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   1. Bibio: Ambivalence Avenue

   What a year for the UK artist known as Bibio, a.k.a. Stephen James Wilkinson. Not long ago he hovered just under the folktronica radar as a Boards of Canada acolyte. This year he jumped from Mush t...read more

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   2. Woods: Songs of Shame

   Words will never quite be enough for Woods. Not to suggest this Brooklyn outfit is The. Greatest. Thing. Ever!, just that when I tell you Songs of Shame is a collection of ramshackle floaty folk-ro...read more

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   3. The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come

   The Mountain Goats’ sixth album on 4AD finds them in trio formation: John Darnielle and Peter Hughes are here joined by *Superchunk*’s Jon Wurster on drums. It’s the most dynamic “full-band” Mounta...read more

Tags: electronica , folk , indie , psychedelic , rock , stoner