false beats and true hearts

Damon and Naomi False Beats and True Hearts (Broken Horse) forthcoming CD
Kurt Vile Childish Prodigy (Matador) CD
Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adiz (Secretly Canadian) DBL LP
Doug Paisley Constant Companion (No Quarter) LP
Iron and Wine Kiss Each Other Clean (4AD) LP
Patrick Cleandenim Radio Heartbreak (Broken Horse) forthcoming LP
Miles Davis Bitches Brew (CBS) DBL LP
New Order Thieves Like Us (Factory) 12"

cold hands, warm heart my dear

Chet Baker Let's Get Lost -The Best of Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz) LP
Josef K Chance Meeting (Postcard) 7"
The Jasmine Minks Cold Heart (Creation) 7"
The Pastels Comin' Through (Glass) 7"
Cam Butler Go Slow (Broken Horse) CD
The Kingsbury Manx Asceneseur Ouvert! (Odessa) LP
Charles Douglas 31 Flavors (No 6) CD
Orange Juice Bridge (Polydor) 7"
Josef K Young and Stupid (Supreme International) LP
Aztec Camera Walk Out To Winter (Rough Trade) 7"

super high

Ryan Adams Gold (Lost Highway) DBL LP
The Long Winters When I Pretend To Fall (Barsuk) CD
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Trust (F-Beat) LP
Secret Square S/T (Elephant 6) LP
Superchunk Digging For Something (Merge) free download
Jenny and Johnny Scissor Runner (Warner Bros) free download
The Avett Brothers I And Love And You (American) CD
Charles Douglas 31 Flavors (No 6) CD

summer breeze makes me feel fine

Isley Brothers Summer Breeze Parts I & II (Epic) 7"
Tracey Thorn A Gentle Breeze (Cheery Red) LP
Avi Buffalo S/T (Sub Pop) LP
Vegetarian Meat Let's Pet (No 6) CD
Vegetarian Meat Squirrels In My Pumpkin (No 6) 7"
Charles Douglas The Burdens of Genius (Voltage) CD
Unrest Perfect Teeth (4AD) CD
Ultra Vivid Scene Rev (4AD) CD
Paleface Gett Off (Sire) CD
Juicy Lucy Who Do You Love - The Anthology (Castle) CD
The Wisdom of Harry Torch Division (Matador) CD
The Antlers Hospice (French Kiss) CD
Rodriguez Cold Fact (Sussex) LP
Lloyd Cole Don't Get Weird On Me Babe (Polydor) LP

in the summertime

Charles Douglas The Lives of Charles Douglas (No.6) CD
Charles Douglas Stagecraft (Enabler) CD
Charles Douglas 31 Flavors (No.6) CD
Cam Butler Healing Feelings (Pharmacy) CD
Cagney and Lacee Six Feet of Chain (No.6) CD
Spiritualized Songs in A&E (Sanctuary) CD
Mazzy Star She Hangs Brightly (Rough Trade) CD
The Jesus And Mary Chain Darklands (Blanco Y Negro) CD
Manish Kalvakota S/T (Voltage) CD
Manish Kalvakota with Charles Douglas Outer Limits (Voltage) CD
Camper Van Beethoven Telephone Free Lanslide Victory (Cooking Vinyl) CD

rock me in the water

Avi Buffalo What's In It For (Sub Pop) 7"
Linda Ronstadt Different Drum (Capitol) LP
Fleetwood Mac Gypsy (CBS) 7"
Altered Images I Could Be Happy (Epic) 12"
R.E.M (Don't Go Back To) Rockville (IRS) 12"
Jackson C. Frank Blues Still Run The Game (Castle) CD
Devon Williams Suffer (Slumberland) 7"
The Antlers Bear (Frenchkiss) 7"
Adam Schmitt Demolition (Parasol) CD
Headless Heroes Remixes (Names) 12"
Television Marquee Moon (Elektra) LP
The Young Accuser Unsound (Sub Pop)7"
Razorcuts Storyteller (Creation) LP
Television Little Johnny Jewel (Elektra) 12"
Anemones Vicious Attacks (Great Pop Supplement) 7"

2009 favourites

Broken Horse releases:

AC Newman Get Guilty
Patrick Cleandenim Orange Moonbeam Floorshow
Andrew Morgan Please, Kid Remember
Liam Hayes and Plush Bright Penny

All of the above would have without doubt made my albums of the year list but have been excluded for impartiality's sake.

Favourite Albums

Jeremy Jay Slow Dance (K)
The Broken Family Band Please And Thank You (Cooking Vinyl)
Jeffrey Lewis Em Are I (Rough Trade)
Joe Pernice It Feels Good When I Stop (Ashmont)
Eddy Current Supression Ring Primary Colours (Melodic)
The Lemonheads Varshons (Cooking Vinyl)

also enjoyed

The Kingsbury Manx Acenseur Ouvert (Odessa)
Telekinesis Telekinesis! (Morr)
The Clean Mister Pop (Morr)
The Bats The Guity Office (Yesboyicecream)
Wilco Wilco (The Album) (Nonsuch)
The Clientele Bonfire On The Heath (Pointy)
Girls Girls (Fantasy Trashcan)
Bill Callahan Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (Drag City)
Death For The Whole World To See (Drag City)
Richard Swift Atlantic Ocean (Secretly Canadian)
Kurt Vile Childish Prodigy (Matador)
Camera Obscura My Maudlin Career (4AD)

Favourite Shows

Jeremy Jay Nation of Shopkeepers, Leeds.
Liam Hayes and Plush/Amor de Dias The King's Arms, Crouch End, London
AC Newman/Andrew Morgan The Luminaire, Kilburn, London
Wilco The Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Wales.
Telekinesis/The Rosebuds Dulcimer, Chorlton, Manchester
The Sexual Objects The Kings Arms, Salford
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Chorlton Irish Club, Manchester

Looking foward in 2010 to new music/albums by

Kevin Tihista, Andrew Morgan, New Pornographers, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Endless Boogie, Amor De Dias, East River Pipe, The Sexual Objects, Jeremy Jay, Joe Pernice, The Autumn Defense.