episode 266

greenberg’s top 10 albums of 2009

10. tie: i and love and you – the avett brothers
north hills – dawes
kick drum heart – the avett brothers
if you let me be your anchor – dawes

9. tie: wilco (the album) – wilco
love 2 – air
wilco (the song) – wilco
do the joy – air

8. tie: haymaker! – the gourds
lean forward – the bottle rockets
tighter – the gourds
give me room – the bottle rockets

7. tell ’em what your name is! – black joe lewis & the honeybears
gunpowder – black joe lewis & the honeybears
sugarfoot – black joe lewis & the honeybears

6. tie: jaggedland – marshall crenshaw
sad sounds of the summer – chris richards & the subtractions
just snap your fingers – marshall crenshaw
beg or borrow – chris richards & the subtractions

5. mercy – rocco delusa & the burden
i trust you to kill me – rocco deluca & the burden
save yourself – rocco deluca & the burden

4. tie: love going south – jo serrapere
middle cyclone – neko case
gotham hotel – jo serrapere
people got a lotta nerve – neko case

3. the truth according to ruthie foster – ruthie foster
stone love – ruthie foster
the it don’t come easy – ruthie foster
dues paid in full – ruthie foster

2. tinted windows
kind of a girl – tinted windows
dead serious – tinted windows
doncha wanna – tinted windows

1. working on a dream – bruce springsteen
working on a dream – bruce springsteen
good eye – bruce springsteen
life itself – bruce springsteen