A.V. Club's Top 25 Albums of 2009

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LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 82

Based on 188 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Indie Rock (6), Hip Hop (4), Indie Pop (3), Indie Folk (2), Alt-Country (2), Alternative Rock (1), Metalcore (1), Experimental Rock (1), Noise Rock (1), Chamber Pop (1), Experimental (1), Folk (1), Garage Rock (1)

1. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Released: May 26th, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 85

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2. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

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Released: May 26th, 2009
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 89

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3. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

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Released: Jan 20th, 2009
Genre: Experimental

Overall Rating: 94

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4. Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer

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Released: Jun 23rd, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 86

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5. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Released: Jun 9th, 2009
Genre: Experimental Rock

Overall Rating: 89

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6. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone

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

Overall Rating: 81

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7. P.O.S. - Never Better

Released: Feb 3rd, 2009
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 70

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8. Converge - Axe To Fall

Released: Oct 20th, 2009
Genre: Metalcore

Overall Rating: 85

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9. Brother Ali - Us

Released: Sep 22nd, 2009
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 84

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10. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast

Released: Jan 20th, 2009
Genre: Indie Folk

Overall Rating: 77

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11. The Antlers - Hospice

Released: Mar 3rd, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 83

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12. Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3

Released: Sep 8th, 2009
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 60

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13. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II

Released: Sep 8th, 2009
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 87

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14. Future of the Left - Travels with Myself and Another

Released: Jun 23rd, 2009
Genre: Noise Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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15. Art Brut - Art Brut vs. Satan

Released: Apr 21st, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 74

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16. St. Vincent - Actor

Released: May 5th, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 82

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17. Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Released: Apr 14th, 2009
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 81

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18. Lucero - 1372 Overton Park

Released: Oct 6th, 2009
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: 75

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19. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

Released: Feb 3rd, 2009
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 76

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20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Released: Mar 31st, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 79

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21. The Thermals - Now We Can See

Released: Apr 7th, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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22. Fall Out Boy - Folie A Deux

Released: Dec 16th, 2008
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 57

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23. White Rabbits - It's Frightening

Released: May 19th, 2009
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 70

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24. Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light

Released: Jan 20th, 2009
Genre: Chamber Pop

Overall Rating: 82

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25. Japandroids - Post-Nothing

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Released: Apr 28th, 2009
Genre: Garage Rock

Overall Rating: 82

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