My Favorite Music of 2009

October 29, 2009 @ 9:06 pm

I know the year isn’t quite over but I already know I’m gonna like Weezer’s new record and I’m probably going to be too busy over the holidays to indulge in longer blog posts like this. But the holidays are all about excess—as in excessive debt, stress, social commitments, eating and family bonding—so who knows.

Let me start off by saying that I didn’t call this entry “Top 20 Records” or “Best Records of 2009” because even though I think I have exceptional taste in music—along with food, wine, movies, women, interior décor and Tokugawa-era woodblock prints—who’s to say what’s best for anyone else? My intention here is to share what I discovered or rediscovered this year and in the process, hopefully turn you on to good stuff. And yes, state my opinions. After all, it’s my blog.

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