Stereogum — Earlier this week we took a magnifying glass to Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs Of 2009. Most of those songs appeared on albums, which leads us to the site's Top 50 Albums Of 2009. For starters, metal creeps in via Baroness and Sunn O))), but not Mastod... more info

8/1 — 1 - Brett Anderson – Wilderness2 - Patrick Wolf – Bachelor3 - PJ Harvey & John Parish A Woman a Man Walked By4 - Bat For Lashes - Two Suns5 - Antony And The Johnsons - The Crying Light6 - Wild Beasts - Two Dancers7 - Richard Hawley - Tr... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Although the human mind is a unique and complex entity, there are certain things that even the most different and bizzare of brains can share. While we may not agree on which artists we love above others, I'd venture to say there are a handful of mu... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Here’s a little something to kick off your weekend in fashion, as this Animal Collective remix of Phoenix’s “Love Like A Sunset” made its debut via Discobelle. As we all know, remixes are a dime a dozen nowadays, especially as of recently in ... more info

411 Mania — Live reports on Okkervil River, Future Islands, The Tallest Man On Earth and Sunset Rubdown. The Pavement reunion, a Spiritualized reissue, New Moon's awesome soundtrack, Leaonard Cohen takes ill, a Merge remix compilation, and more. more info

411 Mania — Thoughts on the Bon Iver side project Volcano Choir, lots of TV On The Radio News, one of Sunset Rubdown hit by lightning, new music from Built To Spill, Weezer's awesome album cover, Sonic Youth's lame excuse and more. more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Black Swan" by Montreal's Sunset Rubdown from the album "Dragonslayer." more info

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Stereogum — Skeletons are to indie rock videos in '09 what bootie girls are to hip-hop clips forever. I have no idea what this means (eat a sandwich?), but it's a motif we've seen in one form or another via Fever Ray, Mi And L'Au, Pictureplane, Pains Of Being... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It was way back in 2006 when I first heard Sea Wolf and subsequently fell in love with his sound. Since then, Alex Church and his penchant for crafting achingly beautiful songs have gained significant notoriety. With 2009 being the incredible music... more info