Top 10 Albums of 2009

It’s time to say goodbye to 2009 and ring in 2010. 2009 was a great year for music. New artists and bands emerged and older ones stepped back onto the stage after years behind the curtain. What did we get? A wonderful mix of tunes to keep our minds and ears craving for more. Making this top 10 list of 2009 was not an easy task, but here you have it; Straight Lines Music Top 10 Albums of 2009!

10. The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
-Not much to say about this one. Pretty simple, great band, great album.

9. Muse – The Resistance
-The band to watch in 2010. This album perfectly blends the rock pop smash hits and the bands artistic ballads.

8. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
-With The Black Keys on a bit of a hiatus, Auerbach stepped out on his own in 2009. The thrashy, bluesy guitar sounds of The Black Keys get turned down a few notches on this record leaving a beautifully sounding old school blues concotion.

7. Rancid – Let The Dominoes Fall
-A pseudo comeback record that highlighted all of the band strength’s. A really fun listen for new and longtime fans to enjoy.

6. Brand New – Daisy
-Loud, intense, and emotional are the 3 best words to describe this one.

5. Dave Matthews Band – Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
-With the band reeling from the loss of beloved friend and band member LeRoi Moore, Dave and company went back to their roots and created an uplifting, fun record. While this album doesn’t touch their levels of success in the late nineties, their new creativity and sound has created an album that will stand alone as a signature part of the Dave Matthews Band archive.

4. Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures
-This newest super group featured, Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, and Josh Homme. With all 3 bringing their own styles and sounds to the group, the album is the perfect blend of rock, pop, and funk.

3. Pearl Jam – Backspacer
-The veterans bust in with one of their loudest albums in recent memory. Short but sweet, Eddie and the guys rock out from beginning to end.

2. The Dead Weather – Horehound
-When Jack White gets involved in a project, to gold it becomes. Singer, Alison Mosshart, compliments the grungy sound of the band perfectly giving us some truly new sounding songs.

1. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
- The best album of the year. What more can you say? Classic Green Day sound of loud guitars and hellacious drums coupled with genius lyrics that reflect not just the characters in singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s mind but the attitude and anxiety of the nation.

So there you have it, the Top 10 Albums of 2009. If that is any indication of the things to come, we are in for a real treat in 2010.