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Sa-Ra Creative Partners - Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love
June 23, 2009
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night
June 30, 2009
Country
Score
90
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Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
August 18, 2009
Garage Rock
Score
90
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Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
April 20, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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5
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
March 31, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
March 3, 2009
Alt-Country
Score
90
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The Legends - Over and Over
Score
80
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These United States - Everything Touches Everything
June 15, 2009
Score
80
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Stricken City - Songs About People I Know
November 3, 2009
Score
80
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10
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Dead Prez & DJ Green Lantern - Turn Off the Radio, Vol. 3: Pulse of the People
June 23, 2009
Hip Hop
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80
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Prefab Sprout - Let's Change the World with Music
September 7, 2009
Sophisti-Pop
Score
80
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12
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Mungolian Jet Set - We Gave It All Away... Now We Are Taking It Back
August 25, 2009
Score
80
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13
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Cracker - Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
May 9, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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14
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These Are Powers - All Aboard Future
February 17, 2009
Score
80
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15
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Dex Romweber Duo - Ruins of Berlin
February 10, 2009
Score
80
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BLK JKS - Mystery
March 10, 2009
Score
80
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Otis Taylor - Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs
June 23, 2009
Score
80
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18
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Os Mutantes - Haih Or Amortecedor
September 8, 2009
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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19
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Wussy - Wussy
May 12, 2009
Score
80
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20
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Matias Aguayo - Ay Ay Ay
October 26, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
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21
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Meanderthals - Desire Lines
September 29, 2009
Score
80
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22
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Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Vertical Ascent
July 21, 2009
Electronic
Score
80
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23
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Megafaun - Gather, Form & Fly
July 21, 2009
Folk Rock
Score
80
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24
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Malachai - Ugly Side of Love
February 11, 2009
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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25
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Priestess - Prior to the Fire
October 20, 2009
Hard Rock
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Spin awarded albums throughout 2009.
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