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Pass The Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2009

Posted pre-2010

ARTICLE JUMP

Epitaph Records

(Austin Griswold)

What are your top five albums that were released in 2009? (In order 1-5)

  1. Silversun Pickups - Swoon

  2. Mastodon - Crack The Skye

  3. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

  4. Russian Circles - Geneva

  5. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything to Nothing

What band did you discover in 2009 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?

Frank Turner and Frightened Rabbit

How will you remember 2009? (In terms of music)

Decent, though I did tend to listen heavily to older stuff.

2009 was a huge year for reunions. What reunion excited you the most? What band that has not reunited would you love to see play/record most in 2010?

I was excited to see Jawbox and Murder City Devils reunite. I'm still waiting on new music from My Bloody Valentine. Would love to see a Quicksand reunion.

What can we look forward to from you in 2010?

From me? Lots of press releases about albums coming from Alkaline Trio, Story of the Year, Bad Religion, Bring Me The Horizon and more!

What three records are you looking forward to most in 2010?

Deftones, Radiohead, and Arcade Fire

Website Link (Website/Myspace/Blog/Etc.): http://www.epitaph.com

— words by the SPB team

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