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2009 (as voted for by itm? readers)

By Stuart McHugh • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: features

The votes have been cast and we can see how you voted in the 2009 itm? poll
Like last year, we’ve grouped the top 5s as selected by you, the readers (as opposed to the writers’ poll).

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top band: The Phantom Band

The Phantom Band
A good year for the Scots sextet, it seems…

1. The Phantom Band 35%
2. Future of the Left 17%
3. We Were Promised Jetpacks 12%
4. Frightened Rabbit 10%
5. = King Creosote 9%
5. = De Rosa 9%

Note: from reader nominations alone TV21 snuck in at 7th place

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top album: De Rosa - Prevention

De Rosa - Prevention
What turned out to be the band’s final release receiving some sort of tribute after being rather under-appreciated by the public at large.

1. De Rosa - Prevention 24%
2. The Phantom Band - Checkmate Savage 22%
3. We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls 17%
4. Maps - Turning the Mind 13%
5. King Creosote - Flick The Vs11%

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top single: Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks

Grizzly Bear
Sure, a decent album, but this one track stood out from everything on it, and indeed everything else released in 2009.

1. Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks 24.5%
2. Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar 19%
3. Frightened Rabbit - Swim Till You Can’t See Land 18%
4. = The Second Hand Maching Band - A Dance To Half Death 13%
5. = Meursault - Nothing Broke EP 10.5%
5. = Bon Iver - Blood Bank 10.5%

Note: although no Phantom Band singles were in the original list, ‘The Howling‘ scored 9.5%. (2007’s ‘Throwing Bones’ did quite well too…)

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top live: The Twilight Sad

The Twilight Sad
Damn you readers, with your free will! But then again, though you (only just) disagree with our choice, you can’t go wrong when it’s old itm? favourites TTS that win through…

1. The Twilight Sad 22%
2. Magazine 21.5%
3. The Phantom Band 18%
4. Future of the Left 13%
5. 65daysofstatic 10%

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top newcomer: Mumford and Sons

Mumford and Sons
Just guessing, but while a few singles and a run of well-reviewed shows may have caught the eye, it could be their late-in-the-year album and single ‘Winter Winds’ which swung the result Mumford’s way.

1. Mumford and Sons 26%
2. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart 16%
3. Japandroids 15%
4. Hudson Mowhawke 12%
5. The Big Pink 10%

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