Best Albums of 2009: PD Version

This decade has finally come to an end and before I divulge my '00s "Best Of" list, here are my personal favorites from 2009. Enjoy this list for what it's worth. Depending on your preference of genre, these albums are definitely worth while.

10. The Swell Season – “Strict Joy” [Alternative]

Best tracks: Paper Cup, In These Arms, The Verb


9. Baroness – “Blue Record” [Metal]

Best tracks: A Horse Called Golgotha, Swollen And Halo, War Wisdom And Rhyme


8. Clutch – “Strange Cousins From The West” [Rock]

Best tracks: Minotaur, Freakonomics, Let A Poor Man Be


7. Andrew Bird – “Noble Beast” [Alternative]

Best tracks: Oh No, The Privateers, Natural Disaster


6. The Bakerton Group – “El Rojo” [Rock, Psychedelic]

Best tracks: Life On Lars, Chancellor, Work ‘Em


5. The Avett Brothers – “I And Love And You” [Alternative Folk]

Best tracks: Tin Man, I And Love And You, And It Spread


4. Tom Waits – “Glitter And Doom Live” [Singer/Songwriter, Alternative]

Best tracks: Going Out West, Metropolitan Glide, Singapore


3. Justin Townes Earle – “Midnight At The Movies” [Alt-Country]

Best tracks: They Killed John Henry, Mama’s Eyes, Walk Out


2. Mastodon – “Crack The Skye” [ Metal]

Best tracks: The Last Baron, The Czar, Divinations


1. William Elliott Whitmore – “Animals In The Dark” [Folk/Americana]

Best tracks: Hell Or High Water, Hard Times, Lifetime Underground