Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2009

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LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 80

Based on 171 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Folk (7), Indie Rock (3), Indie Pop (3), Indie Folk (2), Alternative Rock (2), Progressive Metal (1), Experimental Rock (1), Folk Rock (1), Electronic (1), Experimental (1), Alt-Country (1)

1. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You

Released: Sep 29th, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 68

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2. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

MUST HEAR

Released: Jan 20th, 2009
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 94

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3. Elvis Perkins - Elvis Perkins in Dearland

Released: Mar 10th, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 76

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4. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

Released: Jun 9th, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 80

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5. David Bazan - Curse Your Branches

Released: Sep 1st, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 84

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6. Brandi Carlile - Give Up The Ghost

Released: Oct 6th, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 75

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7. The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

Released: Mar 24th, 2009
Genre: Folk Rock

Overall Rating: 71

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8. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Released: May 26th, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 85

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9. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone

Released: Mar 3rd, 2009
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: 81

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10. Frank Turner - Poetry of the Deed

Released: Sep 8th, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 66

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11. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

MUST HEAR

Released: May 26th, 2009
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 89

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12. Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career

Released: Apr 21st, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 83

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13. Monsters of Folk - Monsters of Folk

Released: Sep 22nd, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 65

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14. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Released: Jun 9th, 2009
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 89

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15. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Know Better Learn Faster

Released: Oct 13th, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 74

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16. Passion Pit - Manners

Released: May 19th, 2009
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 76

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17. The Antlers - Hospice

Released: Mar 3rd, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 83

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18. The Flaming Lips - Embryonic

Released: Oct 13th, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 81

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19. Mastodon - Crack The Skye

Released: Mar 24th, 2009
Genre: Progressive Metal

Overall Rating: 83

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20. Wild Light - Adult Nights

Released: Mar 3rd, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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21. Wilco - Wilco (The Album)

Released: Jun 30th, 2009
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 73

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22. Sufjan Stevens - The BQE

Released: Oct 20th, 2009
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 74

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23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Released: Mar 31st, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 79

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24. Various Artists - Dark Was The Night

Released: Feb 17th, 2009

Overall Rating: 78

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25. Thomas Function - In the Valley of Sickness

Released: Oct 13th, 2009

Overall Rating: 60

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