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.
[Count Me Out] Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2008 (Gummy Awards)
