Our good buddy Damian (frontman for the greatest Hardcore band making music today, Fucked Up) sent in his list of his 10 favorite albums of 2009! There’s some crossover with our own top 100 albums of the year, along with a few things we missed and will have to check out.

So with out further ado here’s a photo of Damian smooching J. Mascis and his top 10 for 2009!
- My Pal the Crook

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10) Dinosaur Jr. – Farm (2009) [Jagjaguwar]

Ok, this is not going to change the world or anything but it is still a great record!

Original Bloglin review

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9) Mission of Burma – The Sound, The Speed, The Light (2009) [Matador]

I really didn’t want to have three Matador records on my list because it implies that all I listen to is the free stuff Matador sends me. While that is kinda true I would put this record on my list even if it came out on Jade Tree (j/k). I mean the fact that they open the record with a song called “1,2,3, Party” is reason right enough, but it is actually an amazing song the references “Hey Little Girl” and the rest of the record is equally awesome.

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8) Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy [Matador]

This is the one to watch. How many bands can you name that you honestly think you’re still going to care about what they are doing six albums in? Most bands have a two or three album period of doing something interesting and then they either start sucking or just get stuck doing the same things over and over again, Kurt Vile is one of the ones that will probably be doing cool stuff on every album.

Original Bloglin Review

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7) Zola Jesus - The Spoils (2009) [Sacred Bones]

Years from now when we all laugh at the by-gone trend that was lo-fi (again) there will be a few bands that managed to transcend the trend and, by god, Zola Jesus is one of them. This record is killer. She can sing like nobodies business and has a cool goth vibe.

Original Bloglin review

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6) Earles and Jensen – Farr the Record [Matador]

I don’t think I am giving away any insider information by telling you that the first Earles and Jensen record is one of the worst selling records for Matador in recent memory, but not because it is bad or anything; people just have no taste. The highest rated comedy on TV is Two and a Half Men, not 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm or It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. So I suppose that means the majority of people think that Charlie Sheen is one of the funniest people alive. The same thing could be said about comedy records: the first Flight of the Concords record won a Grammy while the first Earles and Jensen record is totally forgotten.

This time around Matador made the new Earles and Jensen record super limited. They’ve realized that the masses are wrong, so why not just cater to the few and the proud with good taste in comedy?

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6) V/A – Killed by Glam: 16 UK Junk Shop Glam Rarities from the 1970s [Moon Boot]

Growing up I always thought that Glam was punk’s under developed cousin. A sort of evolutionary precursor that was not worthy of attention or study beyond a nod of acknowledgment. I was an idiot growing up. This collection of rare glam tracks is proof that Glam is punk’s cooler/ more fun older cousin.

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4) Slaughter – Surrender or Die [Hell's Headbangers]

Sure America, you invented Rock and Roll, Rap and Punk; but don’t for a second claim that you invented Death Metal! Here’s the proof that Death Metal was a Canadian first. We are going to add it to Hardcore and poutine and I think we are about even now.

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3) Lil Wayne - No Ceilings [Cash Money]

2009 was the year I gave up on Lil Wayne. There was his looming Hindenburg of a rock record, his obsession his auto-tune and his mysterious obsession with some ESA actor kid. But then No Ceilings came and suddenly I remembered why I loved this little NOLA pixie. No Drake, no auto-tune, no complaints.

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2) The Horrors – Primary Colours [XL]

With the exception of the third song, which has a super lame talking part on it, this is one of the best “sophomore records” of all time. I think this is the band that most people are going to hate to admit that they like but only because they’re insecure in their tastes.

Original Bloglin review

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1) Iron Age - The Sleeping Eye [Tee Pee]

If you think of hippies in that  1967 “Peace man, have a flower” sort of way, then by no means are Iron Age a bunch of hippies. However if you’re one of those people who thinks of hippies in the 1970s “post-Altamont, post- Manson, drug taking, hanging with bikers, heavy psych, street fighting” sort of way, then fuck yes Iron Age are hippies! They are hippies who built a time machine and took it to various points in history to learn music styles in order to produce this “one-for-the-ages” record.

Original Bloglin Review