Never before released until 2009

Pisces – A Lovely Sight (Numero)

Death - ...For the Whole World to See (Drag City )

Best of 2009

Cave – Psychic Psummer (Important )

Mulatu Astatke & the Heliocentrics – Inspiration Information 3 (Strut )

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (Warp )

Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion (Domino )

Flaming Lips – Embryonic (Warner )

C. Joynes – Revenants, Prodigies and the Restless Dead (Bo’ Weavil / Immune Recordings)

Shogun Kunitoki - Vinonaamakasio (Fonal )

Thee Oh Sees – Help (In The Red )

Akron Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (Dead Oceans )

El Michels Affair – Enter the 37^th Chamber (Fatbeats )

Honorable Mention

Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras – Catholic (Macro )

Jim O’Rourke – The Visitor (Drag City )

R. Kelly – Untitled (Jive)

Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey )

Reissues & Box Sets

Ofege  - Try and Love (Academy)

The George-Edwards Group – 38:38 (Galactic Zoo Disk )

Jay Bolotin – S/T  (Locust)

V/A – Light On The South Side (Numero )

V/A - The Sound of Wonder!: Rare Electronic Pop from the Lollywood Vaults (1973-1980) (Finders Keepers / B Music )

Pax Nicholas and the Nettey Family – Na Teef Know De Road of Teef (Daptone )

13^th Floor Elevators -  Sign of the 3 Eyed Men (10 CD set) (International Artists )

V/A - 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60’s Garage & Psychedelia from USA and Destination Records! (Sundazed )

Michael And the Mumbles – S/T (Destilj )

Bobby Beausoleil – The Lucifer Rising Suite 4xLP set (Anja)

Honorable Mention

The Rats: Intermittent Signals (Mississippi)

V/A - Thai Funk ZudRangMa (Zud Rang Ma )

Human Skab – Stay Thirsty (Family Vineyard )

Group Bombino - Guitars from Agadez, Vol. 2 (Sublime Frequencies)