We couldn’t quite squeeze the list down this year so everyone gets a bonus, 32nd best-of track. Who got the honor? Read on ,…
NEWCOMERS
Anya Marina, Bad Lieutenant, Chris Isaak, CSS, Eugene McGuiness, Friendly Fires, Jay Reatard, La Roux, Longwave, Röyksopp, Silversun Pickups, The Duke Spirit, The Hussys, The Lonely Island, Trouble Andrew
SECOND-TIMERS
Datarock, Empire Of The Sun, Raphael Saadiq, The Damned
RETURNING FAVORITES
Ladyhawke, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix, The Bird & The Bee, Neko Case, Robyn Hitchcock, The Sounds, Metric, Editors, The Decemberists, Death Cab For Cutie
BONUS TRACK
Arguably any one of these tracks could be considered a bonus. But it’s Iggy Pop that closes us out so the honor goes to The Godfather of Punk with one of his least punk-oriented tracks.
Iggy’s French language album, Préliminaires, is a masterpiece of beauty and language. While we chose I Want to Go to the Beach as our best-of-track, A Machine for Loving nearly won that spot.
2009 Playlist
Track by track, with artist
- Thrill Me
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES - It Ain’t Gonna Save Me
JAY REATARD - Jump In The Pool
FRIENDLY FIRES - Fonz
EUGENE MCGUINESS - Magic
LADYHAWKE - Left Behind
CSS - Fascination
LA ROUX - 100 Yard Dash
RAPHAEL SAADIQ - The Girl And The Robot
RÖYKSOPP - We Let Her Down
CHRIS ISAAK - Sink Or Swim
BAD LIEUTENANT - All The Same To Me
ANYA MARINA - Tiger By My Side
EMPIRE OF THE SUN - Rock Steady
THE HUSSY’S - Panic Switch
SILVERSUN PICKUPS - Chase Money
TROUBLE ANDREW
- My Sunken Treasure
THE DUKE SPIRIT - Space Olympics
THE LONELY ISLAND - 1901
PHOENIX - No Direction
LONGWAVE - No One Sleeps When I’m Awake
THE SOUNDS - Help I’m Alive
METRIC - Bricks and Mortar
EDITORS - Zero
YEAH YEAH YEAHS - Your Head Here
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 - The Rake’s Song
THE DECEMBERISTS - This Tornado Loves You
NEKO CASE - Amarillion
DATAROCK - Little Bribes
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - Meteor
THE BIRD AND THE BEE - A Nation Fit For Heroes
THE DAMNED - I Want To Go To The Beach
IGGY POP
