Because I am not as creative as Chris Tracy, this list is gonna be a bit more straightforward and traditional in format.  I do apologize…
That being said, here are the 10 best new artists of 2009.  Here’s hoping they can be as creative/remain together in 2010.
10. Neon Indian
Equal parts video game arcade, acid trip, and hazy summer afternoon, the Texas group’s first album Psychic Chasms is as exuberant a musical experience as you’re likely to hear all year. And beyond their own music, they’ve produced some great remixes as well …

Every Friday afternoon DJs, directors and trainees vote on what music makes it to A-list, what ends up on B-list, and what just sucks.
The are the albums have made the cut at WCWM 90.9FM this week, including a few samples for your listening pleasure.

A few things set commercial radio and non-profit radio apart and one of those things is CMJ. The College Music Journal is the College Radio equivalent of Billboard, where stations like WCWM report their plays for the week. More importantly, every fall, the CMJ Marathon hits New York City with thousands of bands, panel discussions on radio and the music industry, and the general debauchery you would expect from a bunch of College Radio kids in Manhattan. It’s like MTV’s Spring Break for hipsters.
This year WCWM is sending some of its most professional student representatives to learn more about the radio and music industries, see new and upcoming independent musicians, wander around in the shadiest parts of Brooklyn, and hang out in dive bars. Check our style out: