Well, the year 2009 is ending soon - and I hardly posted ANYTHING on this blog. I'm sorry...I guess. The thing is, I really didn't feel like posting something at all.
When I was in Sweden I had a reason to write something - living abroad was a new situation for me and everyday something exciting/interesting happened. Now, living in munich isn't really that exciting.
I did some really great and interesting things this year - seeing various concerts, travelling for work (Vienna, Mauritius, Madrid, Berlin,...), travelling with my boyfriend (Vienna, Zermatt, Italy, Berlin...), meeting new people,...but still, I didn't feel the urge to tell everyone about it, especially about the bad things that happened (and they did happen...).
And - I also didn't really have the time to write regularly. And whenever I had the time, I didn't want to spend it in front of blogger ;)
So, anyway, I hope I will make more posts in 2010...
For now, I give you a short list of the best albums in 2009:
10 - Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Seriously, on of the nicest Indie-Albums of the year...Saw them live in November and they were really good...though the audience was quite bad and annoying.
09 - Frankmusik - Frankmusik
I was sooooo looking forward to this record. I loved all the demo songs that were floating around in 2008...and actual album was good, but it lacked some interesting twists. All in all it was a nice record that got a bit boring after a few listens...
08 - Florence and the machine - Lungs
When I was in London in august, every record store had huge posters of the album...I was curious and bought the album and didn't regret it - nice voice, interesting structures and some catchy songs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpLXQorSQe8
07 - Tori Amos - Abnormally Attracted To Sin
Sorry Tori, you didn't make it in the top 5...the album was good, but some of the songs were quite bad...and as always lately, the album was far too long. Anyway, she made up for it with 2 great concerts...
06 - Archive - Controlling Crowds
It's dark and haunting...and sometimes that's all you need.
05 - Gossip - Music for Men
I guess there's nobody who didn't hear the name "Beth Ditto" in 2009...the new album was catchier and more radio-friendly than "standing in the way of control"...but it is a fun record that was a great soundtrack for the summer 2009
04 - God help the girl - God help the girl
I fell in love with this album the second I heard the first few chords of "Act of the apostle"...sure, it's cheesy and over the top...but it's a nice album that makes me feel warm and at home...
03 - Imogen Heap - Ellipse
One of the few albums I downloaded on iTunes (the rest I bought in an old-fashioned record store ;) ). It's weird, whenever I listen to Imogen I feel like letting go of something that's worrying me. Her songs are so well produced and interesting, that I forget everything that's going on around me.
02 - Fever Ray - Fever Ray
I've always been a fan of "The Knive" and when I heard that Karin Dreijer Andersson (of the Knife) will release a solo record I was sceptical...the first time I heard the album I was surprised - it didn't really sound THAT different than the last the Knife album...but it was different in some parts. Accompanied by some interesting and well-produced videos the songs grew on me. I listened to the album in spring when it was released, forgot about it and started listening to it again in late-summer and autumn - that's when I found the true beauty of the album...
01 - Patrick Wolf - The Bachelor
Mr. Wolf didn't disappoint me. For me, The Bachelor is the record of the year. He went independent and produced an interesting and personal album full of great songs. Some of them are slightly overproduced with too many instruments, others are reduced to only a few instruments...and others are wild creatures with techno-sounds. I'm already looking forward to the sequel "The Conqueror" in 2010 :)
