Top 3 Albums of 2009:
- The xx – xx (Young Turks)
- Jack Penate – Everything Is New (XL)
- Golden Silvers – True Romance (XL)
Best Show of 2009:
- Elbow @ 9:30 Club, Washington DC, August 4, 2009
- Keane @ Constitution Hall, Washington DC, May 19, 2009 (runner up)
Most Anticipated in 2010:
- Vampire Weekend – Contra (XL)
- Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History (Kitsune Maison) (runner up)
Most Overrated in 2009:
- Lady Gaga
Favorite Musical Memory of the Decade:
- Visiting Manchester, England for the first time for the Smiths pilgrimage (Salford Lads Club, 384 Kings Road, the iron bridge, etc.), then seeing Morrissey in concert four times (three times in Manchester, once in London) on his Ringleader of the Tormentors tour (2006)
