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1
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The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
September 29, 2009
Americana
,
Alt-Country
Score
96
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2
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Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do
June 16, 2009
Dancehall
Score
93
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3
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Elvis Perkins - Elvis Perkins in Dearland
March 10, 2009
Folk Rock
,
Folk
Score
93
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4
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Passion Pit - Manners
May 19, 2009
Indietronica
,
Indie Pop
Score
92
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5
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Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At The Movies
March 3, 2009
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
92
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6
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Alela Diane - To Be Still
February 17, 2009
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
92
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7
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Bell X1 - Blue Lights on the Runway
February 20, 2009
Alternative Rock
Score
91
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8
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Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing
April 21, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
91
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iTunes
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9
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Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
October 2, 2009
Indie Folk
,
Bluegrass
,
Folk Pop
Score
91
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iTunes
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10
.
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
May 26, 2009
Psychedelic Folk
,
Indie Folk
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
91
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11
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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indietronica
Score
91
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12
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Rosanne Cash - The List
October 6, 2009
Country
Score
90
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13
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Bill Callahan - Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
April 14, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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14
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Brandi Carlile - Give Up The Ghost
October 6, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Rock
,
Folk Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
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The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
June 9, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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iTunes
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16
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Mastodon - Crack The Skye
March 24, 2009
Progressive Metal
Score
90
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17
.
Moby - wait for me.
June 30, 2009
Electronic
Score
90
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18
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse - Dark Night of the Soul
June 2, 2009
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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iTunes
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19
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Allen Toussaint - The Bright Mississippi
April 21, 2009
Jazz
,
Dixieland
Score
89
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20
.
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
April 21, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
89
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21
.
Circulatory System - Signal Morning
September 8, 2009
Psychedelic Rock
Score
89
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iTunes
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22
.
David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
September 1, 2009
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
89
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23
.
Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
August 25, 2009
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Stoner Rock
,
Post-Punk Revival
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
89
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24
.
Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
89
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25
.
The Dead Weather - Horehound
July 14, 2009
Garage Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
88
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iTunes
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Paste awarded albums throughout 2009.
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