Troubled Souls Unite — 166. It's the magic number. It's the number of posts from 2008. It's also the number of posts from 2009. Funny how these things work out.It's also been a great year for albums. And a great year for concerts. And a great year for music in general. Her... more info

Stereogum — The purest year-end music list would be a playcount of the tunes you listened to most, and not the carefully sculpted, self-consciously eclectic 1-10s we end up reading. We know you're as sick as we are of parsing critics' picks, so here's at leas... more info

Guardian Music — The votes have been counted and verified and we can now announce that, this year, you lot really did like a bit of Animal CollectiveAs the year draws to a close, the final word on the best music of 2009 goes to ... you! Well, it does if you cast your... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Brooklyn: cesspool of indie creativity and the stomping grounds of a seriously potent pipeline o' talent. Most cities have their day in the musical spotlight and then it moves elsewhere around America, yet Brooklyn could be the focal point of an ent... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — While the debate rages onward on which album you think should've been 2009's number one, HMV have released their 9th annual "Poll of Polls" year-end list surveying 34 different publications/websites. Although their survey tends to (obviously) favor ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 40. Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"; If I were doing a video list the video for this song would definitely be high up on that. But videos even great ones rely on the songs to get the point across and this song is amazing. The harmonies, the intricate soun... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 02-10 Glasgow, Scotland - King Tuts02-11 Manchester, England - Islington Mill02-12 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club 02-13 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans02-14 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Speakeasy02-16 Cardiff, Wales - Arts Centre02-17 London, Englan... more info

Persona Sauna — I've let my obsession with the holidays get to me and not allow for any time to concentrate on keeping updated on music.My apologies.I will be back.In the meantime, here is a nice little list compiled by Spinner of the best songs of 2009. Go over to... more info

Sweetheart Of The Radio — 10. Castanets - Texas Rose, The Thaw & The Beats MP3: Castanets - Down The Line, Love Castanets on Myspace Support The Artist. Buy.Buy.Buy. Previously On SOTR: Castanets ---------------------------- 9. Espers - III MP3: Espers -The Road Of Go... more info

Rollo & Grady — Here’s a list of our favorite shows from 2009. 1.) Grizzly Bear – Troubadour, LA (6/20/09) Grizzly Bear – While You Wait for the Others (KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic) 2.) King Khan & The Shrines – Emo’s, Austin (3/20/09) King Khan & T... more info