My top 9's in 2009

Albums:

jack white + alison mosshart

treat me like your mother

"compositionally and sonically airtight." music to my ears.

chillwave.

the xx [xx] .english 20 somethings. please and thank you.

neon indian [psychic chasms]

dream-beat. chillwave. glo-fi. hypnagogic pop. magic.

roygbiv

tunnelvision

Dirty Proj [bitte orca]

my body's a zombie for you [dan dunne]

honorable mention: [Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion] [Jay-Z, Blueprint 3] [Bon Iver, Blood Bank EP] [AA Bondy, When the devil's loose] [Passion Pit, Manners] [St. Vincent, Actor] [Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix] [The Flaming Lips, Embryonic] [

Happenings:

Matt & Kim/Cut Copy @ The House of Blues, Las Vegas

a big SHOUT OUT to Chris [Roccanova] and Jorge for letting us chill/crash at your place

Encinitas/Los Angeles, CA

a big SHOUT OUT to ben, dustin and jake for lending us boards/suits and a place to stay

Birthday [July 3rd] Provo, UT

Birthday [night]

[The Rez] Spanish Fork, UT

[Rope Swing] Mona, UT

[Double-Dutch] Provo Library & Parking Garage

Forsey's Birthday @ M Street, SLC

The Dead Weather @ The Depot, SLC

Monolith Music Festival @ Red Rocks, CO

Photo Credits: [Willard Cron] [Greg Wilson] [Kamryn Feigel] [Hilary Onyon] [Courtney Webb] [Alex Shahan] [Jared Porter]