This includes 7", EPs, or full lengths. And no, I am not cool enough to know EVERY album released, there are 5-20 bands I like that I never got around to really.
15. Owen - New Leaves
14. Modest Mouse - No One's First and Your'e Next EP
13. Ruiner - Hell is Empty
12. Converge - Axe to Fall
11. Such Gold - Stand Tall EP10. The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
9. mewithoutYou - It's All Crazy!...
8. Defeater - Lost Ground
7. Thursday - Common Existence
6. Strike Anywhere - Iron Front
5. United Nations - S/T
4. Bon Iver - Blood Bank
3. Brand New - Daisy
2. Touche Amore - ...To the Beach of a Dead Horse
1. Title Fight - The Last Thing You Forget
Some thoughts on 2009 releases:
Set Your Goals' new full length had a few catchy songs but with melodic hardcore/pop-punk bands like Such Gold and Title Fight around there is no excuse to listen to lesser pop-punk bands like SYG...August Burns Red new release Constellations is the same old Christian metalcore, but fun to listen to on occasion...Two Tongues' (Saves the Day/Say Anything) first release was disappointing but for the first song, but what should I expect without a solid release from Saves the day in 9 years...Paint it Black's 7" was good, but really just more of the same for them...mewithoutYou's release had some catchy songs but overall it was easily their worst release...After hearing the Avett Brothers new album in the mall for the third time it really started to fade on me...Touche Amore is the most exciting west coast hardcore band currently...I enjoyed Bon Iver's slight departure from the over-the-top falsetto on some of the songs...Strike Anywhere cannot release a bad album...Defeater's 7" improved upon their full length Travels... The Converge/Thursday hybrid band United Nations was slightly better than either releases by Converge or Thursday this year.
