I went to a couple of shows this year and here are my favorites that made my life a lot happier.
M83 ::: Magness Arena::: 01.17.09 The Highest Journey [mp3]
Cut Copy ::: Bluebird Theater ::: 03.15.09 Hearts on Fire (Calvin Harris Remix) [mp3]
Efterklang ::: French Legation ::: SXSW 2009 Polygyne [mp3]
Little Boots ::: Fader Fort ::: SXSW 2009 Earthquakes (Treasure Fingers’ Epicwave Mix )
Thievery Corporation ::: Fillmore Auditorium ::: 04.16.09 Shiva [mp3]
My Bloody Valentine ::: Fillmore ::: 04.24.09 Only Shallow (live @ ATP) [mp3]
Mogwai ::: Bluebird Theater ::: 05.12.09
The Sun Smells Too Bad [mp3]
Animal Collective ::: Boulder Theater ::: 06.02.09 Baby Day [mp3]
Phoenix ::: Bluebird Theater ::: 06.25.09 Lisztomania (Star Guitar Remix) [mp3]
Gogol Bordello ::: Mile High Music Festival Day 2 Baro Faro [mp3]
Japandroids ::: Hi-Dive ::: 07.22.09 Young Hearts Spark Fire [mp3]
the Dead Weather ::: Ogden Theatre ::: 08.17.09 Hang You From the Heavens [mp3]
Yo La Tengo ::: Ogden Theatre ::: 10.10.09 Here to Fall [mp3]
the Wooden Birds ::: Larimer Lounge ::: 10.21.09 False Alarm [mp3]
Dirty Projectors ::: Bluebird Theatre ::: 11.08.09 Stillness is the Move [mp3]
the Big Pink ::: Larimer Lounge ::: 11.23.09 Dominoes [mp3]
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros & Local Natives ::: Boulder Theater ::: 12.01.09 Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros-Home Local Natives-Sun Hands (Aquarium Drunkard Session @ Infrasonic Studios) [mp3]