Before we dove headfirst into 2010 this week, we had to put the finishing touches on 2009. And Mike, Shiv and Joe all put together three hour shows over the holidays showcasing their favorite songs of the year. The shows aired a few times over the holiday break, but if you missed out on any or all of them, you can now stream them on demand!

Enjoy some of our favorite songs of 2009!

Shiv

Joe

Mike

Mike Taylor

20 Cold Cave – Love Comes Close
19 Wildbirds & Peacedrums – The Snake
18 Dinosaur Jr. – Farm
17 Fanfarlo – Reservoir
16 jj – jj No. 2
15 Post War Years – The Great and the Happenings
14 The Phantom Band – Checkmate Savage
13 The Distant Seconds – Spectral Evidence
12 The Soft Pack – The Muslims EP
11 The Invisible – The Invisible
10 The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
9 Surf City – EP
8 Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
7 The Joy Formidable – A Balloon Called Moaning
6 Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
5 The Horrors – Primary Colours
4 We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
3 Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
2 The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
1 The xx – xx

Matt Shiv

20. The Love Language – The Love Language
19. Royal Bangs – Let It Beep
18. Manic Street Preachers – Journal For Plague Lovers
17. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
16. Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
15. Bad Veins – Bad Veins
14. Kings Of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence
13. Japandroids – Post-Nothing
12. Metric – Fantasies
11. The xx – xx
10. Joe Henry – Blood From Stars
9. The Antlers – Hospice
8. The Answering Machine – Another City, Another Sorry
7. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
6. Pomegranates – Everybody, Come Outside!
5. Generationals – Con Law
4. Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. The Gossip – Music For Men
1. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains

Joe Long

20. Bad Veins – Bad Veins
19. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
18. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns
17. White Denim – Fits
16. Richard Swift - The Atlantic Ocean
15. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - Summer Of Fear
14. Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk
13. St. Vincent – Actor
12. These United States – Everything Touches Everything
11. Neon Indian – Psychic Chasms
10. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
9. M. Ward – Hold Time
8. Wilco – Wilco The Album
7. Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs
6. The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead
5. Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid
4. We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls
3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeaus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear – Veckitmest
1. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust

Paige Maguire

20. Pissed Jeans – King of Jeans
19. The XX – XX
18. Washed Out – Life of Leisure
17. Vetiver – Tight Knit
16. Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor
15. Mt. Eerie – Wind’s Poem
14. Thee Oh Sees – Help
13. Mi Ami – Watersports
12. Local Natives – Gorilla Manor
11. Mimicking Birds – Mimicking Birds
10. Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion
9. Death – …For the Whole World to See
8. Cymbals Eat Guitars – Why There Are Mountains
7. Girls – Album
6. Mew – …No More Stories
5. Elvis Perkins in Dearland – Elvis Perkins in Dearland
4. Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle
3. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
2. Akron/Family – Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca

2009 was another great year for music in the WOXY Lounge. And it was another great year for our lounge recordings during SXSW 2009 as well. We were back at EAR studios again this year for a new record 27 live sessions. I put together a quick batch of some of our favorites from our week at EAR earlier this year, and wrapped zipped it up for you to download. All at once or each track by itself. I am also preparing a best of the Lounge CD for you to consume later this week as well. Enjoy!

WOXY Best Of SXSW 2009 – (Full Album ZIP file Download)

Mother Mother – O My Heart (SXSW 2009)
Lady Dottie & The Diamonds – I Ain’t Mad At Ya (SXSW 2009)
Pete & The Pirates – Jennifer (SXSW 2009)
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band – Albatross, Albatross, Albatross (SXSW 2009)
The Calm Blue Sea – Literal (SXSW 2009)
Future Of The Left – Arming Eritrea (SXSW 2009)
We Have Band – Honeytrap (SXSW 2009)
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Sugarfoot (SXSW 2009)
The Wooden Birds – Sugar (SXSW 2009)
Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Young Adult Friction (SXSW 2009)
The Rosebuds – Get Up Get Out (SXSW 2009)
Post War Years – Whole World On It’s Head (SXSW 2009)

All songs recorded by James Stevens at EAR studios in Austin, Texas.