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The 60 Best Albums of 2009

PopMatters turns 20 years old this October and we're beginning to celebrate our history by taking you back in time a decade ago. Obama was in the White House and the musical times were very good indeed. Revisit 2009 through its best albums.

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Destruction Unit: Deep Trip

Whether by the boost of certain chemicals or the by the grace of living near a bleak terrain, Destruction Unit means it. They play from the abyss, and reach out to pull you in beside their queasy, addled, bleary, fuzzy selves.

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Digital Leather - "Decoys" MP3 (PopMatters Premiere)

Comprising a one-man band, Shawn Foree uses drum machines, keyboards and vocals to create a sound that echoes '70s and '80s synthpunk.

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Various Artists: Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox

Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Will Oldham, Stephin Merritt, the Mountain Goats, the late Jay Reatard, and dozens more pay tribute to one of the best songwriters no one has ever heard of -- and what a joy it is to listen to.

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Jay Reatard: Watch Me Fall

After stints with the Reatards and Lost Souls, Reatard is something of a seasoned pro, but he still sounds delighted by the newness of the music he’s making.

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Part 2: Katzenjammer to Xiu Xiu

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Jay Reatard: Matador Singles '08

Unless Phil Spector is at your soundboard, you have no business writing "Danny Says".

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Destruction Unit: Deep Trip

Whether by the boost of certain chemicals or the by the grace of living near a bleak terrain, Destruction Unit means it. They play from the abyss, and reach out to pull you in beside their queasy, addled, bleary, fuzzy selves.

Digital Leather - "Decoys" MP3 (PopMatters Premiere)

Comprising a one-man band, Shawn Foree uses drum machines, keyboards and vocals to create a sound that echoes '70s and '80s synthpunk.

Various Artists: Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox

Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Will Oldham, Stephin Merritt, the Mountain Goats, the late Jay Reatard, and dozens more pay tribute to one of the best songwriters no one has ever heard of -- and what a joy it is to listen to.

R.I.P. Jay Reatard (1980 - 2010)

Jay Reatard: Watch Me Fall

After stints with the Reatards and Lost Souls, Reatard is something of a seasoned pro, but he still sounds delighted by the newness of the music he’s making.

Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall (new album / MP3 / video)

Part 2: Katzenjammer to Xiu Xiu

Jay Reatard: Matador Singles '08

Unless Phil Spector is at your soundboard, you have no business writing "Danny Says".

'Doctor Strange': It's About Time

A Girl Called Eddy Returns After 16 Years With Sophomore Masterpiece 'Been Around'

Imaginary People Mourn the Death of a "Hometown" (premiere)

Lisa Heller Goes on a Journey to Find Herself in "Figure It Out" (premiere)

Star Parks Go for the Immediate with "Something More" (premiere)

Electro's Sotomayor Merge House and Merengue on "Menéate pa' mí" (premiere)

Gab De La Vega Turns and Faces the Familiar, Strange on "YYZ" (premiere)

British Soul/Blues Artist Izo Fitzroy Asks for "Blind Faith" (premiere)

Fell Runner Celebrate the Strange Dreams of an Unlikely Hero with "Jeffrey" (premiere)

The James Hunter Six's "Brother or Other" Asks to Spread the Love in a Time of Division (premiere)

Crowhurst + Gavin Bryars Demonstrate the Powers of Collaboration With "Dead Swans of Dreams" (premiere + interview)