Top 10 Albums of 2009 from the Godfather and the Founder

The GodFather (a.k.a. my uncle who got me into the Kinks) - Top 10 Albums 2009

1. Jamie T - "King and Queens"
2. Kasabian - "West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum"
3. The Rumble Strips - "Welcome to the Walk Alone"
4. The Rifles - "Great Escape"
5. Arctic Monkeys - "Humbug"
6. Neko Case - "Middle Cyclone"
7. Mumford and Sons - "Sigh No More"
8. The Cribs "Ignore The Ignorant"
9. Noah and The Whale - "The First Days of Spring"
10. The Maccabees - "Wall of Arms"

The Founder (Brody) - Top 10 Albums 2009

1. Fanfarlo - Reservoir

2. White Lies "To Lose My Life"

3. Wilco "The Album"
4. The Maccabees - "Wall of Arms"
5. Mumford and Sons "Sigh No More"
6. Sydney Wayser "The Colorful"
7. Bye Bye Bicycle - "Compass"
8. Phoenix - "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix"
9. Regina Spektor - "Far"
10. Bombay Bicycle Club - "I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose"

Honorable Mention

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

Starsailor - All the Plans

Doves - Kingdom of Rust

Florence and The Machine -Lungs

The Dodos - Time to Die

Lookbook - Wild At Heart

Also the Godfather's Top 10 concerts of 2o09

1. Santigold May 28th @ First Ave.
2. Patrick Wolf/Plastiscenes June 14th @ Fine Line
3. Jack Penate/Miike Snow Sep. 26th @ The Entry
4. Arctic Monkeys Sept. 25th @ First Ave.
5. White Lies April 4th @ Triple Rock
6. Little Dragon Nov. 13th @ 400 Bar
7. The Cranberries Nov. 28th @ First Ave.
8. Noah and The Whale April 24th @ The Entry
9. The Duke Spirit March 16th @ Triple Rock
10. The Sounds May 8th @ Varsity