Rollingstone's Top 25 Albums of the Year

In what appears to be a pathetic, labored last gasp, Rolling Stone makes a (failed) attempt to establish some indie cred with it's list of 2009's (supposedly) best albums: Monsters of Folk, Grizzly Bear, Bat For Lashes, Girls, Animal Collective, The xx, Neko Case, Dirty Projectors, Franz Ferdinand, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, and Wilco all make appearances. But let's face it, RS is as out of touch as the Grammys and MTV, and no one needs to listen to the record they've anointed as the best of 2009...