b3science counts down our choice top 20 albums of 2009! the top 40 tracks of the year drop tomorrow. dr. oz is straight PSYCHED!!

1. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Mos Def - History (Feat. Talib Kweli)
Mos Def on b3sci
buy the The Ecstatic LP

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on b3sci
buy the It’s Blitz! LP

3. Electric Wire Hustle - Every Waking Hour
Electric Wire Hustle - Chaser
Electric Wire Hustle on b3sci
buy the Every Waking Hour LP

4. A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
A Place to Bury Strangers - In Your Heart
A Place to Bury Strangers on b3sci
buy the Exploding Head LP

5. The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
The Raveonettes - Gone Forever
The Raveonettes on b3sci
buy the In and Out of Control LP

6. Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Kasabian - Vlad The Impaler
Kasabian on b3sci
buy the West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum LP

7. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Kid Cudi - Hyyerr (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper)
Kid Cudi on b3sci
buy the Man on the Moon: The End of Day LP

8. Florence and the Machine - Lungs
Florence and the Machine - My Boy Builds Coffins (demo)
Florence and the Machine on b3sci
buy the Lungs LP

9. The xx - The xx
The xx - Night Time
buy the The xx LP

10. The Temper Trap - Conditions
The Temper Trap - Fader
The Temper Trap on b3sci
buy the Conditions LP

11. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
Raekwon - Ason Jones
Raekwon on b3sci
buy the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II LP

12. Moby - Wait for Me
Moby - A Seated Night
Moby on b3sci
buy the Wait for Me LP

13. Jack Penate - Everything is New
Jack Penate - Everything is New
Jack Penate on b3sci
buy the Everything is New LP

14. Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
Depeche Mode - In Sympathy
Depeche Mode on b3sci
buy the Sounds of the Universe LP

15. The Obits - I Blame You
The Obits - Pine On
The Obits on b3sci
buy the I Blame You LP

16. The Cribs - Ignore the Ignorant
The Cribs - We Share the Same Skies
The Cribs on b3sci
buy the Ignore the Ignorant EP

17. Gliss - Devotion Implosion
Gliss - Beauty
Gliss on b3sci
buy the Devotion Implosion

18. Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangment
Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’
Mayer Hawthorne on b3sci
buy the A Strange Arrangement LP

19. The Maccabees - Wall of Arms
The Maccabees - Love You Better
The Maccabees on bsci
buy the Wall of Arms LP

20. The Kid Daytona - Come Fly With Me
The Kid Daytona - The Engine
The Kid Daytona on b3sci
download the Come Fly With Me LP for free

honorable mentions:

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
K-os – Yes!
J Dilla – Jay Stay Paid
Reigning Sound – Love and Curses
Tim Hecker – An Imaginary Country
14kt – Nowalataz
Muse - The Resistance
Brittany Bosco – Spectrum
Gucci Mane – The State vs. Radric Davis
Lily Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You
U2 - No Line On The Horizon
Horrors - Primary Colours
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians – Life and Death
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Ashes Grammar

A Place To Bury Strangers’ new LP Exploding Head is shaping up to be one of our fav releases of the year.. and not just because of the name. “In Your Heart” has rightfully gotten hold of our attention for its pop sensibility yet powerfully cold composition. And in the spirit of “In Your Heart”, dig on this classic from Close Lobsters. These cats, who even opened for The Jesus and Mary chain back in 1986, rule! “Nature Thing” was recently re-released this month on a new singles collection titled Forever Until Victory and has found its way into our heavy rotation.

A Place To Bury Strangers - In Your Heart
Close Lobsters - Nature Thing

A Place To Bury Strangers myspace / amazon
Close Lobsters myspace / amazon

rating: 8.5

what up, world? it’s new music tuesday! pass the pizza! “deadbeat” is new from ny guitar combo a place to bury strangers. the song RIPS and is our favorite from the just released “exploding head” LP. the title of “the best”, a new collaboration between lil’ wayne, kanye west, t.i. and jhey-z, is likely a bit of an overstatement; as we’re sort of “lukewarm” about the song. and despite his verse being what 6 bars?, tip (and it ain’t even close) is still on top form and again EASILY wins this collab. our man in the d, mayer hawthorne, released his debut LP “a strange arrangement” last month. the silky smooth “shiny and new” shines as one of many highlights on the record.

A Place to Bury Strangers - Deadbeat
Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, T.I. & Jay-Z - The Best

A Place to Bury Strangers: buy “exploding head” lp / myspace / rating 8.8
Lil’ Wayne: buy lil wayne music / myspace / rating 6.8
Mayer Hawthorne: buy “shiny and new” mp3 / myspace / rating 7.7