2009; a good year?
 

I think so, yes. I've found a lot of very decent new bands this year, as well as some of my favourite new artists from the past couple years (The Maccabees, The Horrors, Jamie T) making largely successful follow-ups to their debuts. Blur reformed, which as a diehard fan was somewhat bittersweet. The thought of it sounded better than the reality looked. Damon Albarn chubbily diving around, making an idiot out of himself.

On a sombre note; Michael Jackson died, one of the most shocking musical tragedies in history. In hindsight, the man was a genius, regardless of his somewhat eclectic sleeping arrangements.

Your thoughts?

I think so thus far. I've found some pretty good albums made this year, particularly Sing-Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious (Diablo Swing Orchestra), Monoliths & Dimensions (Sunn O))) ), Part the Second (maudlin of the Well), Ki (Devin Townsend), and Daisy (Brand New).

Octahedron (The Mars Volta) and ...And the Ever Expanding Universe (The Most Serene Republic) were both disappointing though.

Same as every year- good and bad. A shocking tragedy regarding John Martyn is much more pertinent to me musically.

When it comes to new stuff this year I find myself trying to separate proper noise / garage rock from all this new limp wristed trendy shite that seems to be everywhere.

Yes No Age , Wavves , Vivian Girls & Times New Viking i'm looking right at you.
Now fuck off, the sooner this scene dies the better.

then you will hate hate hate egyptian hip hop.

Well I had a little listen on their myspace page.

People are still doing the retro 80s thing? :laughing:

Thanks but I already own this...
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I skimmed through a copy of last weeks NME and they were in the new bands section. Even the NME were slyly slating them aswell as simultaneously promoting them. When the NME isn't behind you as any sort of new band jumping on any sort of soon-to-be-popular bandwagon, you know you are sh*t.

I think it's been a good year.

Attack in Black, Alexisonfire, Clues, Horse The Band, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Grizzly Bear, Health, Islands, Jonsi & Alex, Japandroids, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric.

Lightning Bolt, No Age and Sufjan Stevens coming.

I'm a happy person.

I have a feeling the new Sufjan will be far and away the best album of '09.

So far it's been a pretty good year for new music though, Maylene & the Sons of Disaster, Matt & Kim, Morrissey, and Passion Pit came out early this year, and are still getting adequete plays from. While later releases, Brand New, and Imogen Heap, are still growing on me.

There have been letdowns though, Conra Starship, The Mars Volta, and Cursive for instance, all dissapointed me this year.

Hopefully but we'll have to see. String rendition of Enjoy Your Rabbit also.