Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2009 (Gummy Awards)

Stereogum has announced the winners of its Gummy Awards. Check out the Favorite Albums Of 2009 below, along with the winners of a few other categories.



50. Antony And The Johnsons – The Crying Light [Secretly Canadian]
49. Mos Def – The Ecstatic [Downtown]
48. Silversun Pickups – Swoon [Dangerbird]
47. jj – n° 2 [Sincerely Yours]
46. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II [Loud/RCA/BMG]
45. Regina Spektor – Far [Sire]
44. The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns [Saddle Creek]
43. Mastodon – Crack The Skye [Reprise]
42. The Dead Weather – Horehound [Third Man]
41. Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures [DGC/Interscope]
40. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms [Lefse]
39. Brand New – Daisy [Interscope]
38. Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle [Drag City]
37. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains [Self-Released]
36. The Horrors – Primary Colours [XL]
35. Tegan And Sara – Sainthood [Vapor]
34. Fuck Buttons – Tarot Sport [ATP]
33. Florence & The Machine – Lungs [Island]
32. Dinosaur Jr. – Farm [Jagjaguwar]
31. The Mountain Goats – The Life Of The World To Come [4AD]
30. Dan Deacon – Bromst [Carpark]
29. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career [4AD]
28. Wild Beasts – Two Dancers [Domino]
27. Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young [Cult/RCA]
26. Metric – Fantasies [Metric Music International]
25. Andrew Bird – Noble Beast [Fat Possum]
24. Arctic Monkeys – Humbug [Domino]
23. Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk [Shangri-La]
22. The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You [Sony]
21. Japandroids – Post-Nothing [Polyvinyl]
20. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart [Slumberland]
19. Atlas Sound – Logos [Kranky]
18. Wilco – Wilco (The Album) [Nonesuch]
17. Various Artists – Dark Was The Night [4AD]
16. The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love [Capitol]
15. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns [Astralwerks]
14. Fever Ray – Fever Ray [Mute]
13. Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer [Jagjaguwar]
12. St. Vincent – Actor [4AD]
11. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic [Warner Bros.]
10. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone [Anti-]
09. Passion Pit – Manners [Frenchkiss]
08. The Antlers – Hospice [Frenchkiss]
07. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz [Interscope]
06. Girls – Album [True Panther]
05. The XX – XX [Young Turks/XL]
04. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix [Glassnote]
03. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca [Domino]
02. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest [Warp]
01. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion [Domino]



Best Music Video

Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks (Dir: Patrick Daughters)


Indie Rock Crushes

Zooey Deschanel (She & Him)
Noah Lennox (Panda Bear, Animal Collective)


Best New Act

The XX


Best Album Of The Decade

Radiohead – Kid A


Best TV Show

Mad Men


Best Movie

Inglourious Basterds


Best Web Video

Keyboard Cat


* I realize that reading these lists may get old, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing and feel like sharing what my fellow blogger's dig.


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