KEXP DJs have turned in their lists for Top Ten Albums of 2009, but what about the rest of the hardworking staff and volunteers? KEXP is supported by a legion of music-loving people who are dedicated to the mission of sharing musical discovery with everyone else they can.
The authors of the lists below consist of full-time employees, part-time staff, DJ assistants, regular interns, NYC volunteers, and a whole lot more — and just as their roles at the station vary, so do their musical tastes. Here, you’ll find the expected, the unanticipated, and the unknown. Coming up soon, we’ll feature their Top Albums of the Decade as well.
Oh, and don’t forget that on December 31st, we’re counting down the Top Albums of 2009, as voted on by you, our listeners, and then on January 4th, we’ll count down the Top Albums of the Decade. Tune in all day!
Jim Beckmann, Online Content Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label | ||
| Capsula | Rising Mountains | BCore | ||
| Fool’s Gold | Fool’s Gold | IAMSOUND | ||
| Deer Tick | Born on Flag Day | Partisan Records | ||
| Built to Spill | There is No Enemy | Warner Brothers | ||
| Who Knew | Bits and Pieces of a Major Spectacle | 101berlin | ||
| A Place to Bury Strangers | Exploding Head | Mute | ||
| Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | Glassnote | ||
| Engineers | Three Fact Fader | Kscope | ||
| Foreign Born | Person to Person | Secretly Canadian | ||
| Justin Townes Earle | Midnight At the Movies | Bloodshot |
Leigh Bezezekoff, Programming Intern
| Artist | Album | Label |
| BEADS | No One Knows | Self |
| The Oh Sees | Help | In the Red Records |
| The Maldives | Listen To Thunder | Mt. Fuji |
| The Fucking Eagles | Midnight Sour | Gaptooth Jukebox |
| Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest | Warp |
| Modest Mouse | No One’s First, And You’re Next | Epic |
| The Animals at Night | Cut To Chase Chorus and Fade | Recovery Room |
| Fresh Espresso | Glamour | Out For Stardom |
| The Dutchess & the Duke | Sunset/Sunrise | Hardly Art |
| Various | GIVE Seattle 2009 | Cafe Vita |
Rebecca Campeau, Volunteer Wo’Pop/Mo’Glo Assistant
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Amadou & Miriam | Welcome to Mali | Nonesuch |
| Buraka Som Sistema | Black Diamond | Fabric |
| Novalima | Coba Coba | Cumbancha |
| N.A.S.A. | Spirit of Apollo | Anti |
| Gui Boratto | Take My Breath Away | Kompakt |
| Hello Seahorse! | Bestia | Nacional |
| Soulico | Exotic on the Speaker | JDub |
| Major Lazer | Guns Don’t Kill People Lazers Do | Downtown |
| K’Naan | Troubador | A&M |
| Max Pashm | Nevermind the Balkans | Elektrikos/Organikos |
Morgan Chosnyk, Troy’s Assistant/Intern
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavillion | Domino |
| Gui Boratto | Take My Breath Away | Kompakt |
| Yppah | They Know What Ghost Know | Ninja Tune |
| The Heavy | The House That Dirt Built | Counter Records |
| Akron/Family | Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free | Dead Oceans |
| Japandroids | Post Nothing | Polyvinyl |
| Fever Ray | Fever Ray | Rabid Records |
| Dan Auerbach | Keep It Hid | Nonesuch |
| Cymbals Eat Guitars | Why There Are Mountains | Self Released |
| Sleepy Eyes Of Death | Dark Signals Remixed | Self Released |
Tamar Cohen, Volunteer Morning Show NYC Intern Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Various/ Red Hot Compilation | Dark Was The Night | 4AD |
| The xx | xx | Young Turks |
| Bon Iver | Blood Bank | Jagjagwar |
| Julian Plenti | Julian Plenti Is… Skyscraper | Matador |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | It’s Blitz! | DGC |
| Doves | Kingdom of Rust | EMI |
| Fanfarlo | Reservoir | Atlantic |
| Andrew Bird | Noble Beast | Fat Possum |
| Freelance Whales | Weathervanes | self-released |
| Julian Casablancas | Phrazes For the Young | RCA/Jive |
Brian Cullen, Volunteer Photographer/ Writer
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Pink Mountaintops | Outside Love | Jagjaguwar |
| Lightning Dust | Infinite Light | Jagjaguwar |
| Jason Lytle | Yours Truly, The Commuter | Anti- |
| Port O’Brien | Threadbare | TBD |
| Mt. Egypt | III | Secret Seven |
| The Dutchess and the Duke | Sunset/Sunrise | Hardly Art |
| Dan Auerbach | Keep It Hid | Nonesuch |
| The Tallest Man on Earth | Shallow Grave | Kemado Records |
| Bill Callahan | Sometimes I wish we Were an Eagle | Drag City |
| The Cave Singers | Welcome Joy | Matador |
Carol DuPuis, Underwriting Account Executive
| Artist | Album | Label | |||
| The xx | xx | Young Turks | |||
| Dirty Projectors | Bitte Orca | Domino | |||
| Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Domino | |||
| St. Vincent | Actor | 4AD | |||
| Lusine | A Certain Distance | Ghostly International | |||
| Miike Snow | Miike Snow | Downtown Records | |||
| Sonic Youth | The Eternal | Matador | |||
| The Big Pink | A Brief History of Love | 4AD | |||
| Wilco | (the album) | Nonesuch | |||
| Dark Was the Night | various | 4AD |
Kimburly Ervin, Communications and Grants Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Bon Iver | Blood Bank EP | Jagjaguwar |
| Various | Dark Was the Night | 4AD |
| Handsome Furs | Face Control | Sub Pop |
| Wilco | Wilco (The Album) | Nonesuch |
| J. Tillman | Vacilando Territory Blues | Western Vinyl |
| Man Party | Tiger Game EP | self-released |
| Telekinesis | Teleknesis! | Merge |
| Jason Lytle | Yours Truly, The Commuter | Anti- |
| The Dutchess and the Duke | Sunset/Sunrise | Hardly Art |
| Mirah | (a)spera | K |
David Frank, Volunteer Photographer
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Coconut Records | Davy | Young Baby Records |
| Sky Larkin | The Golden Spike | Wichita Recordings |
| Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | Glassnote |
| M. Ward | Hold Time | Merge |
| Fanfarlo | Reservoir | Canvasback/ATL |
| U.S.E | Loveworld | The Rebel Group |
| Hello Seahorse! | Bestia | Nacional Records |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | It’s Blitz | DGC/Interscope |
| Noisettes | Wild Young Hearts | Mercury Records |
| Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson | Break Up | Rhino |
John Gleason, Volunteer Part Time DJ Assistant
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest | Warp |
| Bat For Lashes | Two Suns | Parlophone |
| Black Moth Super Rainbow | Eating Us | Graveface |
| Dirty Projectors | Bitte Orca | Domino |
| Ramona Falls | Intuit | Barsuk |
| Hotels | Where Hearts Go Broke | Hidden Shoal |
| Phantogram | Phanotgram EP | BBE |
| Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Domino |
| Nurses | Apples acre | Dead Oceans |
| Passion Pit | Manners | Frenchkiss Records |
Zach Gore, Video Intern
| Artist | Album | Label |
| David Bazan | Curse Your Branches | Barsuk |
| The Thermals | Now We Can See | Kill Rock Stars |
| D. Black | Ali’yah | Sportn’ Life |
| Bill Callahan | Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle | Drag City |
| The Deep Dark Woods | Winter Hours | Black Hen |
| Laura Gibson | Beasts of Seasons | Hush |
| Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | Glassnote |
| J. Tillman | Vacilando Territory Blues | Western Vinyl |
| Elvis Perkins in Dearland | Elvis Perkins in Dearland | XL |
| Justin Townes Earle | Midnight At the Movies | Bloodshot Records |
Rischel Granquist, Administrative Assistant/CD Project Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label | |||
| Visqueen | Message To Garcia | Local 638 | |||
| The Heavy | The House That Dirt Built | Counter | |||
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | It’s Blitz | Interscope | |||
| Wilco | Wilco | Nonesuch | |||
| The Flaming Lips | Embryonic | Warner Brothers | |||
| The Blakes | Souvenir | We Are Ok | |||
| Lily Allen | It’s Not Me, It’s You | Capitol | |||
| Silversun Pickups | Swoon | Dangerbird | |||
| Major Lazer | Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do | Downtown | |||
| The Purrs | Amused, Confused and More Bad News | Self-Released |
Janice Headley, Programming Assistant Extraordinaire
| Artist | Album | Label | ||
| Yo La Tengo | Popular Songs | Matador | ||
| Au Revoir Simone | Still Night, Still Light | Our Secret Record Company | ||
| Julie Doiron | I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day | Jagjaguwar | ||
| Superchunk | Leaves In the Gutter EP | Merge | ||
| The Bats | The Guilty Office | A Hidden Agenda | ||
| The Clean | Mister Pop | Merge | ||
| Pants Yell! | Received Pronunciation | Slumberland | ||
| The Pastels/Tenniscoats | Two Sunsets | Geographic | ||
| OOIOO | Armonico Hewa | Thrill Jockey | ||
| Euros Childs | Son of Euro Child | National Elf |
Kelly Hilst, Outreach & Events Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label | ||
| Dirty Projectors | Bitte Orca | Domino Recording Company | ||
| Built to Spill | There Is No Enemy | Warner Bros. | ||
| Volcano Choir | Unmap | Jagjaguwar | ||
| Bill Callahan | Sometimes I Wish I Were An Eagle | Drag City | ||
| Yo La Tengo | Popular Songs | Matador | ||
| Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest | Warp | ||
| Rachel Grimes | Book of Leaves | RuminanCe | ||
| Japandroids | Post-Nothing | Polyvinyl | ||
| Califone | All My Friends Are Funeral Singers | Dead Oceans | ||
| Wilco | (The Album) | Nonesuch |
Michele Khazak, Associate Producer
| Artist | Album | Label |
| The Curious Mystery | Rotting Slowly | K Records |
| Califone | All My Friends Are Funeral Singers | Dead Oceans |
| Dirty Projectors | Bitte Orca | Domino |
| Do Make Say Think | Other Truths | Constellation Records |
| Soulsavers | Broken | Columbia |
| Hannu | Hintergarten | Kesh |
| Yo La Tengo | Popular Songs | Matador |
| Taken By Trees | East Of Eden | Rough Trade |
| tUnE-YarDs | BiRd BrAiNs | 4AD |
| Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics | Inspiration Information 3 | Strut Records |
Soleil Kelley, Production Intern & DJ Assistant
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Phantogram | Phantogram | BBE |
| Thao with the Get Down Stay Down | Know Better Learn Faster | Kill Rock Stars |
| Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | Glassnote |
| Passion Pit | Manners | Frenchkiss Records |
| Generationals | Con Law | Park The Van |
| Antlers | Hospice | Frenchkiss Records |
| Zero 7 | Yeah Ghost | Atlantic |
| Grizzly Bear | Veckatamist | Warp |
| Air | Love 2 | Astralwerks |
| Luc and The Lovington | Feel The Warmth | self-released |
Chris Kellogg, Producer, New York Programming
| Artist | Album | Label | ||
| Grizzly Bear | Veckatemist | Warp | ||
| Built to Spill | There is No Enemy | Warner Brothers | ||
| Dinosaur Jr. | Farm | Jagjaguwar | ||
| Telekinesis | Telekinesis | Merge | ||
| Phosphorescent | To Willie | Dead Oceans | ||
| Malajube | Labyrinthes | Dare to Care Records | ||
| Various Artists | Panama! 2: Latin, Calypso & Funk On The Isthmus 1967-77 | Soundway Records | ||
| BOAT | Setting the Paces | Magic Marker Records | ||
| Kings of Convenience | Declaration of Dependence | Virgin | ||
| Bomba Estereo | Blow Up | Nacional Records |
John Loggins, Volunteer DJ Assistant (NYC)
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Animal Collective | Meriweather Post Pavillion | Domino |
| White Rabbits | It’s Frightening | tbd |
| Jeremy Enigk | OK Bear | Lewis Hollow |
| Miike Snow | Miike Snow | Universal |
| Dan Auerbach | Keep It Hid | Nonesuch |
| Blakroc | Blakroc | Blakroc |
| David Bazan | Curse Your Branches | Barsuk |
| School of Seven Bells | Alpinisms | Vagrant |
| Fanfarlo | Reservoir | Atlantic |
| Bon Iver | Blood Bank | Jagjagwar |
Sharlese Metcalf, Audioasis Producer
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| Karl Blau | Zebra | K | |
| Throw Me The Statue | Creaturesque | Secretly Canadian | |
| Grynch | Chemistry EP | Self-Released | |
| Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band | Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band | Dead Oceans | |
| Macklemore x Ryan Lewis | The Vs EP | self-released | |
| Telekinisis! | Telekinisis | Merge | |
| The Physics | High Society | self-released | |
| Motorbikes | New Colorself-released | ||
| Police Teeth | Real Sized Monster Series | Blood City | |
| Nurses | Apple’s Acres | Dead Oceans |
Kat Metrovich, Front Desk & Events Volunteer
| Artist | Album | Label |
| BlakRoc | BlakRoc | BlakRoc |
| D. Black | Ali’ yah | Sportin’ Life |
| The xx | xx | Young Turks |
| Brother Ali | Us | Rhymesayers |
| Fresh Espresso | Glamour | Out For Stardom |
| Macklemore/Ryan Lewis | The VS. EP | self released |
| Tom Waits | GlitterAnd Doom Live | Epitaph |
| The Purrs | Amused, Confused and More Bad News | Big Damn Deal Music |
| K’naan | Troubadour | A&M/Octone |
| Various | Live at KEXP Volume Five | KEXP |
Brady Morella, Volunteer Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| Fanfarlo | Reservoir | Atlantic/WEA | |
| Elvis Perkins in Dearland | Elvis Perkins in Dearland | XL | |
| Them Crooked Vultures | Them Crooked Vultures | DGC/Interscope | |
| Hot Leg | Red Light Fever | Universal UK | |
| Dan Auerbach | Keep It Hid | Nonesuch | |
| Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Up From Below | Vagrant Records | |
| The Swell Season | Strict Joy | Anti | |
| Nirvana | Live at Reading | Geffen Records | |
| Slender Means | Adrift in the Cosmosself-released | ||
| Arctic Monkeys | Humbug | Atlantic |
Rachel Ratner, Communications and Outreach Manager
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| The Oh Sees | Help | In The Red | |
| The Dutchess and the Duke | Sunsest / Sunrise | Hardly Art | |
| Ty Segall | Lemons | Goner | |
| Grass Widows | Grass Widows | self-released | |
| The Intelligence | Crepuscule with Pacman | In The Red | |
| SPURM | SPURM EP | ggnzla | |
| Charles Leo Gebhardt IV | Unfaithful EP | ggnzla | |
| Spits | IV | Recess | |
| Scraps | Scraps EP | ggnzla |
Aaron Starkey, Online Manager
| Artist | Album | Label |
| The Flaming Lips | Embryonic | Warner Brothers |
| Dinosaur Jr. | Farm | Jagjaguwar |
| Built to Spill | There Is No Enemy | Warner Brothers |
| Sunn O))) | Monoliths & Dimensions | Domino |
| Japandroids | Post-Nothing | Polyvinyl Records |
| Antony and the Johnsons | The Crying Light | Secretly Canadian |
| Califone | All My Friends Are Funeral Singers | Dead Oceans |
| Slender Means | Adrift In the Cosmos | Painless Life Music |
| Metric | Fantasies | Metric Music International |
| Steve Earle | Townes | New West Records |
Kate Stinson, Volunteer Coordinator Intern
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Fruit Bats | The Ruminant Band | Sub Pop |
| Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | Glassnote |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs! | It’s Blitz! | Interscope |
| Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Domino |
| Neko Case | Middle Cyclone | Anti- |
| Fever Ray | Fever Ray | Rabid Records |
| Coconut Records | Davy | Young Baby Records |
| Passion Pit | Manners | Columbia |
| Starfucker | Jupiter | Badman Recording Co. |
| Girls | Album | True Panther Sounds |
Reese Umbaugh, Volunteer Podcasting Assistant/Audioasis Assistant/DJ Assistant
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Handsome Furs | Face Control | Sub Pop |
| Felix Da Housecat | He Was King | Nettwerk |
| Fresh Espresso | Glamour | Out For Stardom |
| Basement Jaxx | Scars | Ultra |
| Simian Mobile Disco | Temporary Pleasure | Wichita |
| Annie | Don’t Stop | Smalltown Supersound |
| Metric | Fantasies | Metric Music International |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | It’s Blitz! | Interscope |
| Black Moth Super Rainbow | Eating Us | Graveface |
| Little Boots | Hands | Warner |
Erin Waters, Individual Giving Coordinator
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavillion | Domino | |
| Dirty Projectors | Bitte Orca | Domino | |
| tUnE-YarDs | BiRd BrAiNs | 4AD | |
| Grizzly Bear | Veckatimist | Warp | |
| Cass McCombs | Catacombs | Domino | |
| Flaming Lips | Embryonic | WEA/Reprise | |
| Yo La Tengo | Popular Songs | Matador | |
| The Big Pink | A Brief History of Love | 4AD | |
| The Generationals | Con Law | Park the Van Records | |
| Miike Snow | Miike Snow | Downtown |
Sheryl Witlen, Volunteer DJ Assistant
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Animal Collective | Merriweather Post Pavilion | Domino Records |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | It’s Blitz! | Interscope |
| Metric | Fantasies | Metric Music International |
| Cold Cave | Love Comes Close | Matador |
| The Dodos | Time to Die | Frenchkiss Records |
| Robert Francis | Before Nightfall | Atlantic |
| Fever Ray | Fever Ray | Mute |
| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | Up From Below | Vagrant Records |
| Javelin | Jamz n Jemz | self-released |
| The xx | xx | Young Turks |
Anthony, Intern
| Artist | Album | Label |
| Washed Out | Life of Leisure EP | Mexican Summer |
| Floating Points | Vacuum Boogie EP | Eglo Records |
| Gui Boratto | Take My Breath Away | Kompakt |
| Fool’s Gold | Fool’s Gold | IAMSOUND |
| Telefon Tel Aviv | Immolate Yourself | Bpitch Control |
| Ben Frost | By the Throat | Bedroom Community |
| The Maldives | Listen To the Thunder | Mt. Fuji Records |
| Burnt by the Sun | Heart of Darkness | Relapse Records |
| Wilco | Wilco (The Album) | Nonesuch |
| ISIS | Wavering Radiant | Ipecac |
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