The 11 Best Albums of 2009: 1-11 (Part 5)

So here it... the best 11 albums of 2009...according to me.


But if you want a voice...then it's time to vote on your favorite albums. Next week, I will publish a list of the 111 best albums of 2009...according to you...my readers.


If you want to vote...just put your top 20 albums in the comment section anywhere on the blog.


Here are the 11 Best Albums of 2009: 1-11 (Part 5):

1. The xx - The xx
2. Samantha Crain - Songs In the Night (Devil's in Boston)
3. Wilco - Wilco (the Album)
4. Morrissey - Years of Refusal
5. The Antlers - Hospice (Kettering)
6. The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin (Ticket Taker)
7. Built To Spill - There is No Enemy
8. The Swell Season - Strict Joy (Low Rising)
9. Crystal Method - Divided By The Night
10. Metric - Fantasies
11. Von Bondies - Love, Hate and Then There's You

The 11 Best Songs by the Von Bondies

The Von Bondies have always lived in the shadow of their Detroit counter-part, the White Stripes. Both bands share very similar bare bones, blues-influenced, in your face, blow out your speakers, rock 'n' roll. Both bands are male-female combos. The only real difference is that the Von Bondies are 4-piece and the White Stripes are humongus rock stars.

What's most compelling about the two bands is the path they took. As the White Stripes got bigger, they found a way to re-invent their sound, experimenting and keeping their music fresh. While the Von Bondies (though they owe much of their survival to Dennis Leary), have struggle for success and allowed their sound to become more polished and produced, hoping just to find a place to fit in.

Here are the 11 Best Songs by the Von Bondies

1. C'mon C'mon (Pawn Shoppe Heart)

2. Pawn Shoppe Heart (Pawn Shoppe Heart)

3. Broken Man (Pawn Shoppe Heart)

4. It Came From Japan (Lack of Communication)

5. Only To Haunt You (Lost Boys 2)

6. Please Please Man (Lack of Communication)

7. The Fever (Pawn Shoppe Heart)

8. Not That Social (Pawn Shoppe Heart)

9. No Sugar Mama (Lack of Communication)

10. No Regrets (Pawn Shoppe Heart)

11. Heartlessly Hopeless (C'mon, C'mon single)

Buy the new Von Bondies album, Love Hate and Then There's You.