Favorites of 2009 and the 00s

In grand TRDMRK tradition, our last missive of the year is here to inform you of the music that caught our ears in the past 12 months. And since the decade is ending as well, we’re including a list of the albums that shaped these last ten years, too. Before we get to that, here is some label-related news which may interest you:

1.) Swarming Hordes pre-orders are dwindling – get yours today! I don’t anticipate many of these being left by the actual release date of winter 2010, so don’t say you weren’t warned.

2.) The Akasa free release is up until December 31. Grab it if you’re a cult member. Oh, don’t know the password? Sign up for the mailing list! Oh fuzz, fine, here it is in honor of Festivus: xlii2009 (don’t worry, cult members: this will change on the New Year to keep these freeloaders away).

3.) We released albums by The Abodox, Girth, the Motherless Children, and La Fin du Monde this year. Purchase as necessary and support independent artists carrying the torch of underground art.

With no further ado, our favorites of 2009, followed by the best of the entire 00s (in no particular order):

> 2009 Favorite Albums <
James Blackshaw The Glass Bead Game
Fuck Buttons Tarot Sport
The Black Angels Directions to See a Ghost
5 Years of Hyperdub compilation
Deerhunter Rainwater Cassette Exchange
Krallice Dimensional Bleedthrough
The Warlocks The Mirror Explodes
Nadja When I See the Sun Always Shines on TV
Fever Ray s/t
Jesu Infinity
A Place to Bury Strangers Exploding Head
SunnO))) Monoliths and Dimensions
Om God is Good
Cave Psychic Psummer

(the 2009 portion was originally published here)

> 2000-2009 Favorite Albums (the 00s) <
Interpol Turn On The Bright Lights
Blonde Redhead Misery Is A Butterfly
Primal Scream Evil Heat
TV on the Radio Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
The Black Angels Passover
The National Boxer
Deerhunter Cryptograms
Blut Aus Nord The Work Which Transforms God
Fugazi The Argument
Jesu Silver
Indian Jewelry Free Gold
Editors The Back Room
Deathspell Omega Kenose
James Blackshaw O, True Believers
Xinlisupreme Tomorrow Never Comes
Goatsnake I (this may have come out in ‘99, but fuck it)
The Warlocks Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness Fear Is On Our Side
The Angels of Light How I Loved You
High On Fire The Art of Self Defense
Akasa s/t (yeah we put this out, but that doesn’t matter)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club B.R.M.C.
Clipse Hell Hath No Fury
Celtic Frost Monotheist
Daniel I.C.U. Higgs Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot
The Fall The Real New Fall LP
Girl Talk Night Ripper
Rhys Chatham A Crimson Grail
Kasabian s/t
No Age Nouns
LCD Soundsystem s/t
M83 Saturdays = Youth
She-Level Untitled (never properly released, which is a damn shame!)
Ulrich Schnauss A Strangely Isolated Place
Sigur Ros ()
The Walkmen Bows + Arrows
Low Drums and Guns
The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
Burial s/t
Beach House Devotion
Wilderness s/t

(photo by T. Mahoney)

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