2009 in music

I haven’t listened to as much music as I have in the previous year. 2009 has been fairly silent and hopeful for me, except at its ending. As I am looking forward now, there is more anxiety than cheer toward what’s to come.

Here is a list of the albums I’ve always enjoyed indulging in when silence wasn’t bearable. In no particular order or pretension for completeness or representativeness:

• Sigh no More, Mumford and Sons. I am no big fan of banjo or dobro, or whatever. Other passions I simply cannot ignore.
• Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear. Everyone likes this album. In fact, it’s very hard not to like it.
• Tight Knit, Vetiver.
• God Help the Girl, God Help the Girl.
• The Beat of the Travel, Jens Carelius. If I had to pick one album for this year, this would be it. Jens is absurdly fantastic!
• Vol III, Birch Book. Sadness which makes you kinda high.
• The Sleeper, The Leisure Society. From start to finish, this album is love.
• Other Lives, Other Times.

Happy new year everyone! May you always have the courage and determination to face what’s to come.