The AEC Top 10 for 2009

I feel no obligation anymore to make these top 10 lists every year (no deadlines, no place to have them printed), but I still feel personally compelled and since some folks are inevitably going to ask, I therefore give you the All England Club Top 10 Albums for 2009

1. The Arctic Monkeys- Humbug
   
2. The Big Pink- A Brief History of Love
   
3. The Horrors- Primary Colours
   
4. LaRoux- LaRoux
   
5. Morrissey- Years of Refusal
   
6. the morning after girls- alone.
   
7. Esser- Braveface
   
8. Julian Casablancas- Phrazes for the Young
   
9. Zomby- Where were you in '92?
   
10. The Drums- EP
    

Honorable mentions:
The 1990s- Kicks
Junior Boys- Begone Dull Care

And that's the way I saw 2009.

Esser

So I saw Esser last night here in NYC. I had heard of him and read about him, but something had kept me from checking him and his tunes out before. My bad.

After watching the video, if you know me, you'll understand why I dig it so much... the Fred Perry, the rest of the outfits and obviously his hair?!