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Mirah - (a)spera
March 10, 2009
Folk
Score
100
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2
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Castanets - Texas Rose, the Thaw, and the Beasts
September 22, 2009
Folk
Score
90
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3
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Daniel Johnston - Is and Always Was
October 6, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
90
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4
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Alela Diane - To Be Still
February 17, 2009
Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
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Lucero - 1372 Overton Park
October 6, 2009
Alt-Country
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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6
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Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
May 15, 2009
Pop Punk
Score
90
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iTunes
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7
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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
8
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Harper Simon - Harper Simon
October 13, 2009
Score
80
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iTunes
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9
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A Fine Frenzy - Bomb in a Birdcage
August 28, 2009
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify
10
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The Slits - Trapped Animal
October 20, 2009
Dub
Score
80
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11
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Kris Kristofferson - Closer to the Bone
September 29, 2009
Score
80
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iTunes
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12
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Grant-Lee Phillips - Little Moon
October 13, 2009
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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Joe Henry - Blood from Stars
August 18, 2009
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
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The Disciplines - Smoking Kills
April 28, 2009
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
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Dent May - The Good Feeling Music Of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
February 3, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
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Ramona Falls - Intuit
August 18, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
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The Big Pink - A Brief History of Love
September 22, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
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Kings of Convenience - Declaration of Dependence
October 20, 2009
Indie Pop
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
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19
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Built to Spill - There is No Enemy
October 6, 2009
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Fruit Bats - The Ruminant Band
August 4, 2009
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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The Dutchess and the Duke - Sunset/Sunrise
October 6, 2009
Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses - Roadhouse Sun
June 2, 2009
Americana
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Son Volt - American Central Dust
July 7, 2009
Alt-Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (and other love songs)
June 23, 2009
Alt-Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
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Clem Snide - Hungry Bird
February 24, 2009
Alt-Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings American Songwriter awarded albums throughout 2009.
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