I’m jumping on the epic top-5-bandwagon, however I never like saying I definitively like one thing more than another, so these are just some unordered lists of things that I liked in 2009. I deliberately left Umbrella artists off this list because I love them all so much they would almost certainly occupy every slot.
TOP 5 Top 6 (edit) ARTISTS
Grizzly Bear
WAVVES
Department of Eagles (Yep, 2008 release but I only found them this year :)
Why?
The Cool Kids
GIRLS - EDIT HOW COULD I FORGET!
TOP 5 SONGS
Something In The Way – Best Coast
Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader
Home – Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros
Wavves – No Hope Kids
Beach House – Norway (preview from their next album!)
TOP 5 GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS
Getting engaged!!!!
Traveling to The Great Escape (UK) with G-man and Cloud Control!!
Seeing Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds for the first time (best live band in the world, ever. Seriously.)
Throwing a MASSIVE Halloween Party at The Annandale
Quitting my day job to do Umbrella – ballsy (eventually having to get other day jobs :)
