CLUAS Archive: Indie Albums reviewed in 2009
Below are reviews of albums written by CLUAS writers that were published in 2009. The albums are presented in four different categories based on the score the reviewer gave them. Also check out their reviews of albums released in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 & 1999.
The 'Almost Flawless' zone...
- C O D E S 'Trees Dream in Algebra' (9.5 out of 10)
- Placebo 'Battle For The Sun' (9.5 out of 10)
- Biffy Clyro 'Only Revolutions' (9 out of 10)
- Pearl Jam 'Backspacer' (9 out of 10)
- Fnessnej 'Stay Fresh, Ey' (9 out of 10)
- Pearse McGloughlin 'Busy Whisper' (9 out of 10)
- Alela Diane 'To Be Still' (9 out of 10)
- Graham Coxon 'The Spinning Top' (9 out of 10)
- Julie Feeney 'Pages' (9 out of 10)
- Dark Room Notes 'We Love You Dark Matter' (9 out of 10)
- Mumford & Sons 'Sigh No More' (8.5 out of 10)
- AFI 'Crash Love' (8.5 out of 10)
- Tommy Reilly 'Words On the Floor' (8.5 out of 10)
The 'Solid and Memorable' zone...
- Channel One 'Sound To Light' (8 out of 10)
- The Antlers 'Hospice' (8 out of 10)
- Owl City 'Ocean Eyes' (8 out of 10)
- James Yorkston and the Big Eyes Family Players 'Folk Songs' (8 out of 10)
- VV Brown 'Travelling Like The Light' (8 out of 10)
- Prefab Sprout 'Let's Change the World with Music' (8 out of 10)
- The xx 'xx' (8 out of 10)
- Noah And The Whale 'The First Days Of Spring' (8 out of 10)
- They Might Be Giants 'Here Come the 123s' (8 out of 10)
- Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse 'Dark Night of the Soul' (8 out of 10)
- Manic Street Preachers 'A Journal For Plague Lovers' (8 out of 10)
- Subplots 'Nightcycles' (8 out of 10)
- Herm 'Monsters' (8 out of 10)
- Switchfoot 'Hello Hurricane' (7.5 out of 10)
- Antony and The Johnsons 'The Crying Light' (7.5 out of 10)
- The Beat Poets 'The Making' (EP) (7 out of 10)
- Psychonavigation Records 'Y9' (7 out of 10)
- Calvin Harris 'Ready for the weekend' (7 out of 10)
- Discovery 'LP' (7 out of 10)
- Super Furry Animals 'Dark Days / Light Years' (7 out of 10)
- Jabbas 'Upside to the Downside' (7 out of 10)
- Florence & The Machine 'Lungs' (6.9 out of 10)
- Arctic Monkeys 'Humbug' (6.5 out of 10)
- We Were Promised Jetpacks 'These Four Walls' (6.5 out of 10)
- Tom Brosseau 'Posthumous Success' (6.5 out of 10)
- Official Secrets Act 'Understanding Electricity' (6.5 out of 10)
The 'Should Try Harder' zone...
- La Roux 'La Roux' (6 out of 10)
- Idlewild 'Post Electric Blues' (6 out of 10)
- Let Our Enemies Beware 'Against Karate' (6 out of 10)
- Storsveit Nix Noltes 'Royal Family - Divorce' (6 out of 10)
- Silversun Pickups 'Swoon' (5.5 out of 10)
- Grammatics 'Grammatics' (5.5 out of 10)
- The Swell Season 'Strict Joy' (5 out of 10)
- David Gray 'Draw the line' (5 out of 10)
- Astrid Williamson 'Here Come The Vikings' (5 out of 10)
- Peter Doherty 'Grace/Wastelands' (5 out of 10)
- White Lies 'To Lose My Life' (5 out of 10)
- Bell X1 'Blue Lights On The Runway' (5 out of 10)
- Imogen Heap 'Ellipse' (4.5 out of 10)
- The Pretenders 'Break Up The Concrete' (4.5 out of 10)
The 'Steer Well Clear' zone...
- Royksopp 'Junior' (4 out of 10)
- The View 'Which Bitch?' (4 out of 10)
- Laura Izibor 'Let The Truth Be Told' (3.5 out of 10)
- Taking Back Sunday 'New Again' (3 out of 10)
- Dan Black 'Un' (2 out of 10)
Also check out reviews of albums released in 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 & 1999!!
