{"id":704,"date":"2010-01-01T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-02T02:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealverticalhouse.com\/blog\/?p=704"},"modified":"2010-01-01T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T02:09:00","slug":"best-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealverticalhouse.com\/blog\/?p=704","title":{"rendered":"Best of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We did it! We’ve finally chosen our top 20 Albums of 2009…along with the top 7 inches of the year. And while we were at it, we included our favorite shows from ’09. If you have a “best of” list of your own, you should share it with us!<\/p>\n

ALBUMS:<\/strong><\/span>
\n1. Box Elders – Alice & Friends<\/em><\/strong> (Goner Records)
\n2. <\/strong>King Tuff<\/strong> – Was Dead<\/em><\/strong> (Colonel Records)
\n3. <\/strong>Smith Westerns<\/strong> – Self Titled<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>(Hozac Records)
\n4. <\/strong>Jail<\/strong> – There’s No Sky (<\/em>Oh My My)<\/em><\/strong> (Self Released)
\n5. Fresh & Onlys<\/strong> – Debut<\/em> <\/strong>(Castle Face)
\n6. <\/strong>Nobunny – Raw Romance<\/em> <\/strong>– (Burger Records)
\n7. Goodnight Loving – Self Titled<\/em><\/strong> (Dusty Medical Records)
\n8. Girls<\/strong> – Album <\/em><\/strong>(True Panther Sounds)
\n9. <\/strong>Fresh & Onlys – Grey Eyed Girls<\/em><\/strong> (Woodsist)
\n10. Hunx & His Punx – Gay Singles<\/em><\/strong> (True Panther Sounds)
\n11. <\/strong>Thomas Function<\/strong> – In The Valley of Sickness<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Fat Possum Records)
\n12. <\/strong>Thee Oh Sees – Dog Poison<\/em><\/strong> (Captured Tracks)
\n13. Jacuzzi Boys – No Season<\/em><\/strong> (<\/strong>Florida’s Dying)
\n14. The Strange Boys<\/strong> – And Girls Club<\/em><\/strong> (<\/strong>In The Red)
\n15. <\/strong>Pine Hill Haints<\/strong> – To Win Or To Lose<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>(K Records)
\n16. <\/strong>The Dutchess & The Duke<\/strong> – Sunrise \/ Sunset<\/em><\/strong> (Hardly Art)
\n17. <\/strong>Harlem – Free Drugs<\/em><\/strong> (Female Fantasy Records)
\n18. <\/strong>So Cow<\/strong> – So Cow<\/em><\/strong> (Tic Tac Totally)
\n19. <\/strong>The Resonars<\/strong> – That Evil Drone<\/em> <\/strong>(Burger Records)
\n20. <\/strong>Yussuf Jerusalem<\/strong> – A Heart Full of Sorrow <\/em><\/strong>(Florida’s Dying)<\/p>\n

7 INCHES:<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Magic Kids <\/strong>– Hey Boy<\/em><\/strong> \/ Good To Be<\/strong><\/em> (Goner Records)
\nGirls – Lust for Life \/ Life in San Francisco<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(True Panther Sounds)
\nSmith Westerns \/ Magic Kids<\/strong> – Imagine Pt. 3 \/ Superball<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Fat Possum)
\nGoodnight Loving <\/strong>– Nothing Conquers Us \/ Scary Bad<\/em><\/strong> (Dirtnap Records)
\nDiamond Rings <\/strong>– All Yr Songs<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Hypelighter)
\nDan Sartain <\/strong>– Hungry End \/ Perverted Justice<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Big Legal Mess)
\nGanglians – Blood On the Sand<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>(Captured Tracks)
\nFergus & Geronimo – Harder Than It’s Ever Been <\/em><\/strong>(Woodsist)
\nFergus & Geronimo – Blind Muslim Girl<\/em><\/strong> (Tic Tac Totally)
\nThe Oh Sees – <\/strong> Tidal Wave \/ Adult Acid<\/strong><\/em> (Woodsist)
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\n<\/strong><\/em>SHOWS:<\/strong><\/span>
\nNobunny & Rock N’ Roll Adventure Kids<\/strong> @ Vertical House Records<\/em>
\nMagic Kids<\/strong> @ Gonerfest Memphis
\n<\/em>Hunx & His Punx<\/strong> @ Gonerfest Memphis<\/em>
\nSpellcaster Maritime Ball <\/strong>(Quintron & Ms. Pussycat, Thomas Function)<\/strong> @ Spellcaster Lounge New Orleans<\/em>
\nGoodnight Loving<\/strong> @ Bamalama Huntsville<\/em>
\nBox Elders<\/strong> @ Bamalama Huntsville<\/em>
\nThomas Function, Puppy Hearts, Geoff Geis<\/strong> @ Vertical House Records
\n<\/em>Fresh & Onlys<\/strong> @ Gonerfest Memphis<\/em>
\nBox Elders<\/strong> @ Gonerfest Memphis
\n<\/em>Pine Hill Haints, Counterclock Wise, Revival Now<\/strong> @ Crossroads<\/em>
\n<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

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