After quite a bit of hmm-ing and hah-ing, I've finally come up with my favorite albums of 2009, listed in sort of numerical order, or at least that's how I feel today, including local favorites BOAT, Visqueen, and indie pop hearthrobs The Pains of Being Pure at Heart!

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at High Dive

Connecticut Four is a perfectly lovely young band that has a ton of potential and one which I hope to hear more from (and of) in the upcoming New Year.

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