ode to 2009....[curtains]

although i'm one of the many welcoming 2010 with a huge bear hug like a reunited child that got lost in the supermarket, i just want to note some of my fondest musical memories from 2009....


Stag & Dagger 2009 in Shoreditch... The Mae Shi – Lamb And The Lion

Howling Bells at Punk Soho... Howling Bells – Broken Bones

Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Shepherd's Bush Empire... Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Skeletons

The Temper Trap at The Lexington... The Temper Trap – Rest

!!! chk chk chk at Electric Ballroom... !!! – All My Heroes Are Weirdos

Mumford & Sons at The Roundhouse... Mumford & Sons – White Blank Page

Lovebox 2009 in Victoria Park... Florence + The Machine – Cosmic Love

Field Day 2009 at Victoria Park... Santigold – You'll Find A Way

Bat For Lashes at The Roundhouse... Bat For Lashes – Siren Song

Bestival 2009... Friendly Fires – Strobe (too many to mention)

Passion Pit at Koko... Passion Pit – Moth's Wings

Port O'Brien at Scala... Port O'Brien – I Woke Up Today

The Antlers at Bush Hall... The Antlers – Kettering