{"id":4923,"date":"2009-12-01T06:52:26","date_gmt":"2009-12-01T11:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/?p=4923"},"modified":"2009-12-01T06:52:26","modified_gmt":"2009-12-01T11:52:26","slug":"2009-contenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scruss.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/01\/2009-contenders\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 contenders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year, I can revert to my own slightly unusual system of the music that found me during the year. I listened to a lot in 2009:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>D\u00c3\u00a9livrance\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d A Hawk And A Hacksaw<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ah Holly Faml&#8217;y<\/li>\n<li>How To Get To Heaven From Scotland\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Aidan Moffat + The Best Ofs<\/li>\n<li>Set &#8216;Em Wild, Set &#8216;Em Free\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Akron\/Family<\/li>\n<li>Spoils\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alasdair Roberts<\/li>\n<li>The Wyrd Meme\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alasdair Roberts<\/li>\n<li>Alela &amp; Alina\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alela Diane featuring Alina Hardin<\/li>\n<li>The Pirate&#8217;s Gospel\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alela Diane<\/li>\n<li>To Be Still\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alela Diane<\/li>\n<li>Old Crows \/ Young Cardinals\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Alexisonfire<\/li>\n<li>Danse Manatee\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Animal Collective<\/li>\n<li>Merriweather Post Pavilion\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Animal Collective<\/li>\n<li>Spirit They&#8217;re Gone, Spirit They&#8217;re Vanished\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Animal Collective<\/li>\n<li>Monday At The Hug And Pint\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Arab Strap<\/li>\n<li>Calling Out of Context\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Arthur Russell<\/li>\n<li>Springfield\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Arthur Russell<\/li>\n<li>Litany\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Arvo P\u00c3\u00a4rt<\/li>\n<li>March of the Zapotec &amp; Realpeople: Holland\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Beirut<\/li>\n<li>Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Belle and Sebastian<\/li>\n<li>The Life Pursuit\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Belle and Sebastian<\/li>\n<li>Both Sides Of The Gun \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ben Harper<\/li>\n<li>let&#8217;s do something&#8230;\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bill Evans &amp; Megan Lynch<\/li>\n<li>Banjo\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Billy Faier<\/li>\n<li>Banjos, Birdsong, and Mother Earth\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Billy Faier<\/li>\n<li>Live at the Cafe Lena\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Billy Faier<\/li>\n<li>The Art of the Five String Banjo\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Billy Faier<\/li>\n<li>The Beast of Billy Faier\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Billy Faier<\/li>\n<li>Travelin&#8217; Man\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Billy Faier<\/li>\n<li>In The Future\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Black Mountain<\/li>\n<li>Together Through Life\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bob Dylan<\/li>\n<li>Blood Bank\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bon Iver<\/li>\n<li>For Emma, Forever Ago\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bon Iver<\/li>\n<li>The Very Best Of Booker T. &amp; The MG&#8217;s\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Booker T. &amp; The MG&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>Words of Wisdom\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Brian Dewan<\/li>\n<li>Another Green World\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Brian Eno<\/li>\n<li>I Just Wasn&#8217;t Meant For These Times\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Brian Wilson<\/li>\n<li>Gold \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Buddy Holly<\/li>\n<li>My Maudlin Career\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Camera Obscura<\/li>\n<li>Underachievers Please Try Harder\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Camera Obscura<\/li>\n<li>Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Captain Beefheart &amp; the Magic Band<\/li>\n<li>Modern Silence\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Casper &amp; The Cookies<\/li>\n<li>Jukebox\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Cat Power<\/li>\n<li>Bird and Diz\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Charlie Parker &amp; Dizzy Gillespie<\/li>\n<li>Old Dog\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Chris Coole<\/li>\n<li>Inside Views\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Circulatory System<\/li>\n<li>Signal Morning\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Circulatory System<\/li>\n<li>Bring Me Your Love\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d City And Colour<\/li>\n<li>Clifton Hicks\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Clifton Hicks<\/li>\n<li>Outer South\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band<\/li>\n<li>Superfly\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Curtis Mayfield<\/li>\n<li>Hey Everyone\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dananananaykroyd<\/li>\n<li>1990\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Daniel Johnston<\/li>\n<li>Dirt of the Angel\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Danny Barnes<\/li>\n<li>The Folkways Years 1959-61\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dave Van Ronk<\/li>\n<li>Curse Your Branches\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d David Bazan<\/li>\n<li>David Henman Band\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d David Henman Band<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;For The Whole World To See\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Death<\/li>\n<li>Venus on Earth\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dengue Fever<\/li>\n<li>Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Devo<\/li>\n<li>Fly\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dixie Chicks<\/li>\n<li>Home\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dixie Chicks<\/li>\n<li>At Newport\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Dizzy Gillespie<\/li>\n<li>Heavy Ghost\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d DM Stith<\/li>\n<li>Hombre Lobo\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Eels<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Meadows\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Elliott Brood<\/li>\n<li>Elvis Perkins In Dearland\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Elvis Perkins In Dearland<\/li>\n<li>What Is Free To A Good Home?\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Emily Haines &amp; The Soft Skeleton<\/li>\n<li>Watch The Fireworks\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Emma Pollock<\/li>\n<li>Dead Relatives\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Emm Gryner<\/li>\n<li>The Summer Of High Hopes\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Emm Gryner<\/li>\n<li>hydrophobia\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d entertainment for the braindead<\/li>\n<li>Hypersomnia\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d entertainment for the braindead<\/li>\n<li>Raw Timber EP\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d entertainment for the braindead<\/li>\n<li>seven (+1) [aaahh.005]\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d entertainment for the braindead<\/li>\n<li>Distillation\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Erin McKeown<\/li>\n<li>Sing You Sinners\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Erin McKeown<\/li>\n<li>We Will Become Like Birds\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Erin McKeown<\/li>\n<li>Liege &amp; Lief\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Fairport Convention<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Fanfarlo<\/li>\n<li>Fleet Foxes\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Fleet Foxes<\/li>\n<li>Flight Of The Conchords\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Flight Of The Conchords<\/li>\n<li>Lungs\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Florence and The Machine<\/li>\n<li>Folk Uke\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Folk Uke<\/li>\n<li>Roughin&#8217; It\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Fred Spek&#8217;s Camp Combo<\/li>\n<li>Quietly Now!\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Frightened Rabbit<\/li>\n<li>Sing the Greys\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Frightened Rabbit<\/li>\n<li>Swim Until You Can&#8217;t See Land\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Frightened Rabbit<\/li>\n<li>The Midnight Organ Fight\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Frightened Rabbit<\/li>\n<li>St. Elsewhere\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Gnarls Barkley<\/li>\n<li>Felt Mountain\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Goldfrapp<\/li>\n<li>Seventh Tree\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Goldfrapp<\/li>\n<li>Supernature\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Goldfrapp<\/li>\n<li>Veckatimest\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Grizzly Bear<\/li>\n<li>Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Grouper<\/li>\n<li>Ellipse\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Imogen Heap<\/li>\n<li>Speak for Yourself\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Imogen Heap<\/li>\n<li>The Creek Drank the Cradle\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Iron &amp; Wine<\/li>\n<li>Keep Me In Mind Sweetheart EP\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Isobel Campbell &amp; Mark Lanegan<\/li>\n<li>Privilege\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ivor Cutler<\/li>\n<li>The Inspiration Of William Blake\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Jah Wobble<\/li>\n<li>The Glass Bead Game\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d James Blackshaw<\/li>\n<li>Yours Truly, The Commuter\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Jason Lytle<\/li>\n<li>The Utmost\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Jayme Stone<\/li>\n<li>Riceboy Sleeps\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d J\u00c3\u00b3nsi &amp; Alex<\/li>\n<li>Ramblin&#8217; Son\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Julian Fauth<\/li>\n<li>Autobahn\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kraftwerk<\/li>\n<li>Tour De France\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kraftwerk<\/li>\n<li>World of Goo Soundtrack\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Kyle Gabler<\/li>\n<li>Of Whales and Woe\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Les Claypool<\/li>\n<li>Alright, Still\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lily Allen<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s Not Me, It&#8217;s You\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lily Allen<\/li>\n<li>Lord Cut-Glass\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lord Cut-Glass<\/li>\n<li>The Liberty of Norton Folgate\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Madness<\/li>\n<li>Snakebite\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Magic Slim &amp; The Teardrops<\/li>\n<li>Kiss Me Quick\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Makita Hack And The Log Rollers<\/li>\n<li>5:14 Fluoxytine Seagull Alcohol John Nicotine\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Malcolm Middleton<\/li>\n<li>A Brighter Beat\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Malcolm Middleton<\/li>\n<li>Sleight Of Heart\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Malcolm Middleton<\/li>\n<li>Waxing Gibbous\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Malcolm Middleton<\/li>\n<li>Dibango: Rough Guide to Manu Dibango\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Manu Dibango<\/li>\n<li>Little Hells\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Marissa Nadler<\/li>\n<li>Youth\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Matisyahu<\/li>\n<li>Big Meal Time!\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Max &amp; Frank Evans with the Family Supper Stringband<\/li>\n<li>Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Metric<\/li>\n<li>Oracular Spectacular\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d MGMT<\/li>\n<li>Armchair Boogie\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Michael Hurley<\/li>\n<li>Ida Con Snock\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Michael Hurley<\/li>\n<li>Singing Insects of Missouri\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Missouri Department of Conservation<\/li>\n<li>Toads and Frogs in Missouri\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Missouri Department of Conservation<\/li>\n<li>The Hawk Is Howling\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Mogwai<\/li>\n<li>Hold Time\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d M. Ward<\/li>\n<li>Love It Love It\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nana Grizol<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Ruth&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nana Grizol<\/li>\n<li>Middle Cyclone\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Neko Case<\/li>\n<li>Obligatory Villagers\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nellie McKay<\/li>\n<li>Lipstick Killers\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d New York Dolls<\/li>\n<li>At My Age\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nick Lowe<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Girl\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Nico<\/li>\n<li>Hymns and Hers\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Oliver Schroer<\/li>\n<li>Achilles&#8217; Heel\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Pedro The Lion<\/li>\n<li>At 89\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Pete Seeger<\/li>\n<li>Wonderland\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Pogo<\/li>\n<li>Like Hearts Swelling\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Polmo Polpo<\/li>\n<li>Porn Sword Tobacco\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Porn Sword Tobacco<\/li>\n<li>The Rubber Room\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Porter Wagoner<\/li>\n<li>Tales From The Punchbowl\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Primus<\/li>\n<li>Different Class\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Pulp<\/li>\n<li>The Essential Ramblin&#8217; Jack Elliot\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ramblin&#8217; Jack Elliott<\/li>\n<li>Raising Sand\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss<\/li>\n<li>Goodnight Oslo\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Robyn Hitchcock &amp; The Venus 3<\/li>\n<li>Exit Strategy Of The Soul\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ron Sexsmith<\/li>\n<li>Time Being\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Ron Sexsmith<\/li>\n<li>Sam Hinton Sings the Song of Men\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sam Hinton<\/li>\n<li>Whoever Shall Have Some Good Peanuts\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sam Hinton<\/li>\n<li>Smokin&#8217; and Drinkin&#8217;\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Scotty Campbell and His Wardenaires<\/li>\n<li>Secret Machines\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Secret Machines<\/li>\n<li>Never Mind The Bollocks Here&#8217;s The Sex Pistols\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sex Pistols<\/li>\n<li>The Remix Album&#8230;Diamonds Are Forever\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Shirley Bassey<\/li>\n<li>Color Voice\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sinkane<\/li>\n<li>Stand!\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sly and the Family Stone<\/li>\n<li>Love.Life.Ukulele\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Sophie Madeleine<\/li>\n<li>African Spirit\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Soweto Gospel Choir<\/li>\n<li>Tres Tres Fort\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Staff Benda Bilili<\/li>\n<li>Telescope\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Steve Dawson<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s Get Small\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Steve Martin<\/li>\n<li>The Crow\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Steve Martin<\/li>\n<li>Never Gonna Touch the Ground\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Still Flyin&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Barn Yard Banjo Pickin&#8217; 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