http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/filters_top_10_albums_of_2009

1. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion (Domino)

2. Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Glassnote)

3. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest (Warp)

4. Miike Snow, Miike Snow (Downtown)

5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz! (Interscope)

6. Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Elvis Perkins in Dearland (XL)

7. Cass McCombs, Catacombs (Domino)

8. Passion Pit, Manners (Frenchkiss)

9. The Antlers, Hospice (Frenchkiss)

10. White Rabbits, It's Frightening (TBD)

Honorable Mentions:

Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca (Domino)

Little Dragon, Machine Dreams (Peacefrog)

The xx, xx (XL)