Well, 2009 had it's fair share of great releases from some of my favorite artists, but I have to say that some of their releases from the previous decade top those from '09. Maybe these records didn't get played often enough to fully "click" with me. Again, I love them all, I just wouldn't rate any of them as perfect 10s. Sorry, no hyperlinks to Amazon this time as the text keeps coming up underlined, and that bothers me.
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-csDfQtfssSuxu9wSFYMwWSG3lW1a_COwBzWQDu_nhg0o1RWn9ayC85sCzZFZwmdb7kiBzXl3cElBOfEuoolXPoUUypQBEHUHMZp-WgKhgIriEy4fNoUfAaGdO-O7C1c2KtCrN-GwXQJ/s320/IN8420333untitled_140642t.jpg)
Not my favorite Neko record (that'd be her previous release, 2006's
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood - or sometimes 2002's
Blacklisted), but a solid effort nonetheless - and with the best album cover of the year, brandishing a sword while crouching on the hood of her Cougar. Blessed with a hauntingly beautiful voice, Neko sounds a bit more upbeat on this record with a few poppy gems. But the darkness is still present. Unfortunately there are also a couple of tracks which I have resorted to skipping now, but in the grand scheme of things, Neko can do virtually no wrong in my book. Standout tracks: This Tornado Loves You, Middle Cyclone, Don't Forget Me (a Harry Nilsson cover).
The Bats - The Guilty Office
Califone - All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
The Clean - Mister Pop
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic
Grant-Lee Phillips - Little Moon
Volcano Choir - Unmap
William Elliott Whitmore - Animals In The Dark
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkrnVHkP_nlwJ5Iv8p3ReQ00wPxLF3HbHIgei4Tg71FChBljER9WjvlMf3t12RgnK3HDFqQPUsFkE1XDtJQdcllC2du5SaTDEuGaAJ1Mve5LG3LORTIPapPLzL_f1zFExCW12Q3J77EVO/s320/beached_whale7.jpg)
It was a different story on the reissue front, with many spectacular re-releases of classics. The last gasp of the record industry, encouraging the fans to re-purchase the music of their past.
The Beatles - complete catalog
Big Star - Keep An Eye On The Sky (box set)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0yhRu6QIZIv2q1fdotfNW8EWyo3KtJDw7WdkInMCFp9knIS_1MvRbtnfrjQPDeRwYaOyZMkfPF_jXYVOSqq1gkRWyGjhJ04VHWwnnTfuQ_yVA4foxxUbdFRgwKVyKflxjaDTJPv9aMsou/s320/the-feelies-crazy-rhythms.jpg)
Iron & Wine - Around The Well
The Jesus Lizard - Head/Pure and Goat![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sS3oYuQDL8V2Dl0trWz5e4V_pYkdvFnIhX1kZbKKCItYfgak4BcfYQFPR4CiSLNRCH_o-0L2VHjCf_AwXcEEckC499MdaqeMhAPJMvpwHuKdjd-RGeTohr1_wZw_FB0EPyTgBV4xEhrZ/s320/JesusLizHead.jpg)
Neil Young - Archives![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DLc23jzq30oViKNVL4Dcn2y0PyPfYdS2SiusWk7ubRxXOvVyBEM-RSWfWeLdq8cp9B7Hk8JS_QLjqc1SybeR9iPdhsJDavO6TW5eoChUpCE5c4rOBnM4jIonmDsrQhKSktkkui4b8lNl/s320/41vr8svjhzl_sl500_aa240_.jpg)
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Vaselines - Enter The Vaselines![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmeDYW3lSg2hg2sSrhUMNhpURATCy0WScDT0Q-tOGZOiMvB72NgAZ24-lJuCnkAcQZcTC8zkRNOPjTs5RBSB2rsbhBCoyBPTsaVJxSw7yoM-cER1EC0WVg1keYuLn2Hs77mg6DkRT0pPZ/s320/enter_the_vaselines.jpg)
And with that, this tepid Decade series has run its course. For the next 9.9 years at least. Whew. Back to scanning some old Green Lake postcards when I run outta things to say.
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