Thirty-Two Great San Francisco Bay Area Albums from 2009
The Bay Area may not have a single unified scene, but its diverse musical communities produced a ton of acclaimed records in 2009. The following list collects thirty-two of the highlights that made this another banner year for Bay Area indie music. It's a collection that showcases the depth of Bay Area indie in 2009, and one suspects that few other regions have offered this volume of quality releases this year. A couple of qualifiers: This isn't a comprehensive list of excellent local records from 2009 or intended as any sort of official Bay Bridged [...]
- Battlehooch - Take The L-Train
- Cryptacize - Tail & Mane
- From Monument To Masses - Beyond God & Elvis
- Garrett Pierce - And The Ghosts Boarded Trains
- Girls - Laura
- Sholi - Tourniquet
- Sleepy Sun - New Age
- The Dodos - Fables
- The Fresh & Onlys - Dude's Got A Tender Heart
- The Mumlers - Coffin Factory
- Vetiver - Everyday




















Clams Casino - Instrumental Mixtape 2
Fiona Apple - Werewolf
JUN. 14: BLOODY DEATH SKULL + BARFTH
Gunplay ft. Lil Wayne – “Banana Clips”