Strange Currency’s Best of 2009
Top Five Local and Regional Releases of 2009
1. Revolve-Nikki Moddelmog (Wichita)
2. Episodes-Spirit of the Stairs (Wichita)
3. 20009-Drakkar Sauna (Lawrence)
4. Morning-Sky Meets Earth (Wichita)
5. Polar Opposite Bear-Polar Opposite Bear (Wichita)
Top 25 Releases of 2009
1. Scambot One-Mike Keneally (Exowax)
2. Goodnight Oslo-Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 (Yep Roc)
3. The Life of the World to Come-Mountain Goats (4 AD)
4. I and Love and You-Avett Brothers (American)
5. Embryonic-Flaming Lips (Warner Bros.)
6. Animals in the Dark-William Elliott Whitmore (Anti)
7. Blue Lights on the Runway-Bell XI (Yep Roc)
8. High Wide and Handsome-Loudon Wainwright III (Second Story)
9. Midnight at the Movies-Justin Townes Earle (Bloodshot)
10. Hombre Lobo-The Eels (Vagrant)
11. Hot Wax-Grant Hart (Con D’Or)
12. Blood From the Stars-Joe Henry (Anti)
13. Written in Chalk-Buddy and Julie Miller (New West)
14. The List-Rosanne Cash (Manhattan)
15. God Help the Girl-God Help the Girl (Matador)
16. Monsters of Folk-Monsters of Folk (Shangri La)
17. Popular Songs-Yo La Tengo (Matador)
18. A Modest Proposal-Gutbucket (Cuneiform)
19. Keep and Eye on the Sky-Big Star (boxed set) (Rhino)
20. I Think This Is-Young Fresh Fellows (Yep Roc)
21. Walking on a Wire-Richard Thompson (boxed set) (Shout Factory)
22. Live at the Folklore Center, NYC: March 6, 1967-Tim Buckley (Tompkins Square)
23. Wilco (the album)-Wilco (Nonesuch)
24. Hold Time-M. Ward (Merge)
25. Bitte Orca-Dirty Projectors (Domino)
Top 25 Songs of 2009
1. “Gasoline and Matches”-Buddy and Julie Miller (Written in Chalk)
2. “Up to Our Nex”-Robyn Hitchcock (Goodnight Oslo)
3. “Old Devils”-William Elliott Whitmore (Animals in the Dark)
4. “The Great Defector”-Bell XI (Blue Lights on the Runway)
5. “High Wide and Handsome”-Loudon Wainwright III (High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project)
6. “When Old People Die”-Drakkar Sauna (20009)
7. “I and Love and You”-Avett Brothers (I and Love and You)
8. “Hallmark”-Mike Keneally (Scambot One)
9. “Mama’s Eyes”-Justin Townes Earle (Midnight at the Movies)
10. “Juniper Coat”-Nikki Moddelmog (Revolve)
11. “My Sweet Lord”-Jim James (Yim Yames) (A Tribute To)
12. “We” (early version)-Neil Diamond (Funny People Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
13. “Rural Point of View”-Reverend Horton Heat (Laughin’ and Cryin’ With)
14. “Lift Your Leg”-Joe Ely (Man of Somebody’s Dreams: A Tribute to the Songs of Chris Gaffney)
15. “The Look You Give That Guy”-The Eels (Hombre Lobo)
16. “Please Don’t Take the Baby to the Liquor Store”-Reverend Horton Heat (Laughin’ and Cryin’ With)
17. “Runaway Train”-Honky Tonk Devils (A Dance Date With)
18. “By The Phone”-Sky Meets Earth (Morning)
19. “Jum Bennett Ramsey”-Spirit of the Stairs (Episodes)
20. “More More Bigger Better Faster With Cheese”-Gutbucket (A Modest Proposal)
21. “Convinced of the Hex”-Flaming Lips (Embryonic)
22. “Where Is Bobbie Gentry?”-Jill Sobule (California Years)
23. “Wilco (the song)”-Wilco (Wilco (the album))
24. “Man Named Truth”-Monsters of Folk (Monsters of Folk)
25. “Lifetime Underground”-William Elliott Whitmore (Animals in the Dark)
