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Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is my #662 favorite album of all time and #9 of 2009. While this is Phoenix's strongest album, they've always worked better for me as a singles artist; the two lead songs here are among the best of the 2000s. Phoenix are great at the pop rock sound, and 1901 feels like one of the few true rock hits after the early 2000s seemed to signal the death of rock as a mainstream entity (not that rock is dead as much as it became niche). Nonetheless, the album becomes a blur to me after listening; the sound is pleasant as a whole, but not enough distinguishes these songs from each other.

My ranking:
1901 (#419 all-time)
Lisztomania (#907)
Lasso
Rome
Girlfriend
Fences
Armistice
Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 1
Countdown
Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 2

I'm going to nominate one of my obscure favorites and hope people are intrigued enough to support it:
The Knife - Silent Shout

Silent Shout is a subversive synth-pop album drenched in a nightmarish atmosphere by two Swedish siblings. Half the tracks are perfect for the dancefloor, but only if you can look past the anxiety-inducing lyrics and sometimes harsh sounds. It's an experience like few others. Perhaps the most notable element is Karin Dreijer's (known as Fever Ray in their solo career) vocals, which are modified beyond recognition in a million different ways. As far as I know, they are the sole vocalist besides a short feature on "Marble House." Silent Shout seemingly paved the way for artists like Purity Ring and SOPHIE.

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