For the next week or so, we'll be posting some "best of 2009" lists from various musicians and folks from your favorite bands and labels. Tonight, we've got lists from Tony Foresta of Municipal Waste/No Friends, Tony Weinbender from No Idea Records and Kevin Nunn from North Lincoln.
Check out Best of 2009 lists from members of O Pioneers!!!, Strung Out, and Frank Turner here: Best Of 2009 Lists.
Tony Foresta from Municipal Waste
Here's my list of 5 favorite records that came out this year:
1. Banner Pilot-Collapser
2. Marked Men-Ghosts
3. Rorschach Reunion
4. Strike Anywhere-Iron Front
5. Tegan and Sara- Sainthood
6. District 9
7. Jesus Lizard Reunion
8. Wasted Time-Futility
9. Dick Towell
10. Touring with Off With Their Heads!
Tony Weinbender of No Idea Records
Top things that made me stoked in 2009 in no particular order!
Discovering the Mad Men series
P.O.S.- Never Better
Banner Pilot - Collapser
Dear Landlord- Dream Homes
Small Brown Bike getting back together
Marked Men- Ghosts
No Friends- S/T
Getting Harvest of Hope started
Best Friends Day 8
THE FEST 8
Getting to go to the UK with VIRGINS
Strike Anywhere - Iron Front
Vicious Cycle- Pale Blue Dot
Obits- I Blame You
Madeline - White Flag
Kevin Nunn of North Lincoln
top ten releases of 2009
01. How Do We Jump This High - Deep Stationary EP
02. Cheap Girls - My Roaring 20's LP
03. Japandroids - Post-Nothing LP
04. Superchunk - Leaves in the Gutter EP
05. Pink Razors - Leave Alive LP
06. Lemuria - Ozzy 7"
07. Russian Circles - Geneva CD
08. Grown Ups - Songs EP
09. Future Virgins - Easiest Years 7"
09. Small Brown Bike - Composite, Vol 1 7"