Now that music has gone digital and we can no longer scrutinize albums on the shelf (Kevin, I'm looking at you), so I guess interpreting their Top 10 lists is the best we can do. Here's our 2009 Top 20 as filtered through
Flavorwire's
Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Indie Bands (Thanks Tex!).
- Phoenix
People who don’t listen to enough music.
- Passion Pit
Bros vaguely interested in listening to music and very interested in having sex with their girlfriend.
- Animal Collective
Guys who make “Best of the Year” lists in January based predominantly on “feeling.”
- Dirty Projectors
People who like way too many toppings on their pizza.
- The Antlers
Boys who enjoy crying more than their girlfriend.
- Girls
Anyone who thinks The Catcher in Rye is the greatest book of all time.
- Grizzly Bear
People who think that world hunger could be assuaged with four part harmonies.
- The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Girls who bought checkered sneakers in the 8th grade.
- The XX
Blog enthusiasts who thought wearing a keffiyeha was awesome.
OK, so we are obviously missing a couple. Let's fill in the rest. Bring on the snarkiness!
