Top 5 albums of 2009:
Below each pick, there is a link to listen to our favourite song from each album.
1. Brand New – Daisy
Be Gone
(Alright, ‘Be Gone’ is definitely not our favourite track..but it was like trying to choose a favourite child – so, we chose the ugliest one..)
2. The Antlers – Hospice
Two
3. Built to Spill – There Is No Enemy
Things Fall Apart
4. Tigers on Trains – Grandfather
A Year In The Garden Shed
5. Kevin Devin – Brother’s Blood
Carnival
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Top 3 EPs of 2009:
1. The Republic of Wolves – His Old Branches
His Old Branches
2. Bon Iver – Blood Bank
Blood Bank
3. Destroyer – Bay of Pigs
Destroyer – Bay of Pigs
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The Wolf Mouth’s Picks:
1. Metric – Fantasies
Blindness
2. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career
Away With Murder
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The Sheep Skin’s Picks:
1. David Bazan – Curse Your Branches
Lost My Shape
2. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadues Phoenix
1901
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The Song of 2009:
**DRUM ROLL PLEASE**
The Antlers – Two
Not a bad year, eh?
pick apart the past 
Excellent choices! I like the way you hear….
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couldn’t agree with you more about bloodbank. I’ve listening to it at least 10 times in the past 2 days.
Hiii. Destroy bay of Pigs. I’ve never felt like I feel right now listening to this. I have the EP from a friend and you inspired me to finally crack into it. It’s too incredible..Dan is real. Thanks!
That’s so good to hear! We seriously can NOT get enough of this song. It just gets better and better closer to the end!
Very nice list. I discovered 4 bands that had not crossed paths with me.
I may have to feature them on my humble blog one of these days!
Thanks!
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Thank you very much, we love to hear it! Come back soon, your blog looks awesome!
The Republic of Wolves: Christian Van Deurs and Mason Maggio get acoustic! Tigers on Trains playing at the Vail Leavitt Music Hall in Riverhead! Thursday June 10. 7pm Tix are $5, 6 at the door. It’s a fantastic small venue. Only 200 seats. It will sell out. It’s a restored 19th century auditorium. Beautiful!
If yo miss this, be sure to see The Republic of Wolves @ Vibe Lounge 6/26, Saturday,
June 26, 2010 5:00pm – 9:30pm
The Vibe Lounge, 60 north park ave
Rockville Centre, NY
So i like the song but isnt “two” by The Antlers extremely close to “a perfect sonnet” by Bright Eyes