The 11 Best Albums of 2009 1-11 (Part 5):

So here it… the best 11 albums of 2009…according to me.

But if you want a voice…then it’s time to vote on your favorite albums. Next week, I will publish a list of the 111 best albums of 2009…according to you…my readers.

If you want to vote…just put your top 20 albums in the comment section anywhere on the blog.

Here are the 11 Best Albums of 2009: 1-11 (Part 5):
1. The xxThe xx
2. Samantha CrainSongs In the Night (Devil’s in Boston)
3. Wilco Wilco (the Album)
4. MorrisseyYears of Refusal
5. The AntlersHospice (Kettering)
6. The Low AnthemOh My God, Charlie Darwin (Ticket Taker)
7. Built To SpillThere is No Enemy
8. The Swell SeasonStrict Joy (Low Rising)
9. Crystal MethodDivided By The Night
10. Metric Fantasies
11. Von BondiesLove, Hate and Then There’s You

The 11 Best songs by Built To Spill

Built To Spill gets no respect.  Without BTS…there would be no Modest Mouse.  Without Modest Mouse…there would be no 764-HERO…or I mean there would no Against Me! 
 
They were the unsung Pink Floyd of grunge.  The King Crimson of Seattle.  The ugly Sonic Youth.  The were everything but poppy.  And when I mean poppy…I don’t mean Camera Obscura poppy…I mean Black Eyed Peas post-Fergie poppy.  Lesson to be learned…you can’t be successful if you don’t sound like crap.
 
Here are the 11 Best Built To Spill Songs:
 
1.  Car (There’s Nothing Wrong With Love)
2.  Carry The Zero (Keep It Like A Secret)
3.  Nowhere Nothin’ Fuckup (Ultimate Alternative Wavers)
4.  Big Dipper (There’s Nothing Wrong With Love)
5.  You Were Right (Keep It Like A Secret)
6.  Goin’ Against Your Mind (You In Reverse)
7.  Made-Up Dreams (Perfect From Now On)
8.  Get A Life (Ultimate Alternative Wavers)
9.  Stab (There’s Nothing Wrong With Love)
10.  Broken Chairs (Keep It Like A Secret)
11.  Out of Site (Perfect From Now On)
 
Buy the new Built To Spill, There Is No Enemy.