Top Ten Albums of 2009
01.
Andrew Jackson Jihad - “Can’t Maintain”
Favorite Tracks: Love in the Time of Human Papillomavirus, Self Esteem
Recommended to Fans of: Defiance Ohio, Ghost Mice, This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Mischief Brew, sardonic tongue-in-cheek social commentary
02.
Propagandhi - “Supporting Caste”
Favorite Tracks: Without Love, Night Letters
Recommended to Fans of: Dillinger Four, A Wilhelm Scream, Good Riddance, Strike Anywhere, super-socially-conscious thrash-punk that makes you feel like a horrible person
03.
Banner Pilot - “Collapser”
Favorite Tracks: Empty Lot, Northern Skyline
Recommended to Fans of: Off With Their Heads, Dillinger Four, Dear Landlord, The Copyrights, midwestern pop-punk with raspy vocals
04.
Mike Hale - “Lives Like Mine”
Favorite Tracks: Lives Like Mine, All For That Working Hour
Recommended to Fans of: Gunmoll, Chuck Ragan, acoustic singer/songwriter guitary stuff, the sound of your wife dumping you and your dog dying, crying yourself to sleep
05.
Dear Landlord - “Dream Homes”
Favorite Tracks: I Live in Hell, Rosa
Recommended to Fans of: The Copyrights, Banner Pilot, Chinese Telephones, The Lawrence Arms, two minute pop-punk songs
06.
Chuck Ragan - “Gold Country”
Favorite Tracks: Cut ‘Em Down, Don’t Say a Word
Recommended to Fans of: Hot Water Music, Tim Barry, Tom Gabel, Mike Hale, sitting on the porch with a beer and a guitar and maybe a hammer
07.
O Pioneers!!! - “Neon Creeps”
Favorite Tracks: Stressing the Fuck Out, Saved by the Bell Was a Super Good Show
Recommended to Fans of: The Riot Before, Fake Problems, Defiance Ohio, Andrew Jackson Jihad, screaming over twangy electric guitars
08.
Cobra Skulls - “American Rubicon”
Favorite Tracks: One Day I’ll Never, Muniphobia
Recommended to Fans of: The Lawrence Arms, Off With Their Heads, The Riot Before, O Pioneers!!!, short angry political punk songs
09.
American Steel - “Dear Friends and Gentle Hearts”
Favorite Tracks: Finally Alone, Tear the Place Apart
Recommended to Fans of: Alkaline Trio, Dead to Me, Dillinger Four, None More Black, orgcore by way of mid-90s Oakland
10.
Fake Problems - “It’s Great to Be Alive”
Favorite Tracks: 1234, Heart BPM
Recommended to Fans of: The Riot Before, old-ish Against Me!, The Gaslight Anthem, O Pioneers!!!, indie-punk-folk-alt-country
