I realized the other day that I had never made a FanPost on this site. I guess after all the times I've made fun of other posters' horrid FP's, it's time for me to throw my hat in the ring and get made fun of as well.

2009 was a fantastic year for music, and now that school is out for me, I actually had some time to craft together a top 20 to share with LSB and the internets. Keep in mind that I lean towards heavier and more experimental music, but there's something for everyone to enjoy in my list. I'd also love to see what everyone else listened to this year, so we can all learn who has the best and worst music on this board, and make fun of them accordingly. On to the selections:

20) August Burns Red - Constellations (Metal/Hardcore)

Best tracks: White Washed, Meddler, Thirty And Seven, The Escape Artist

19) Every Time I Die - The New Junk Aesthetic (Hardcore/Rock)

Best tracks: For The Record, Who Invited The Russian Soldier, The Marvelous Slut

18) The Life & Times - Tragic Boogie (Rock, Indie, Alternative)

Best tracks: Fall of the Angry Clowns, Let It Eat, Dull Knives

17) Nile - Those Whom The Gods Detest (Death Metal)

Best tracks: Utterances Of The Crawling Dead, Those Whom The Gods Detest, The Eye of Ra

16) And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - The Century Of Self (Indie, Jam, Rock)

Best tracks - Isis Unveiled, Far Pavilions, Bells of Creation

15) Coalesce - OX & OX EP (Hardcore/Metal/Rock)

Best tracks: The Plot Against My Love, Wild OX Moan, The Blind Eye(EP), To My Ruin (EP)

14) Caspian - Tertia (Instrumental/Rock/Atmospheric)

Best tracks: Of Foam and Wave, Ghosts of the Garden City, The Raven

13) Project Pat - Real Recognize Real (Rap, Gangsta, Hip Hop)

Best tracks: Talk Dat Gangsta, Dats The Way You Do It, Choppa To Ya Dome, Stayin' High

12) Poison The Well - The Tropic Rot (Punk, Hardcore, Surf Jam)

Best Tracks: Pamplemousse, Cinema, Antarctica Inside Me, Celebrate The Pyre, Exist Underground

11) The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha (Indie, Easy Listening, Instrumental)

Best tracks: An Army of Fireflies, Raise the Sails, The Road West

10) Burnt By The Sun - Heart of Darkness (Metal/Hardcore)

Best tracks: Inner Station, Goliath, F-Unit, Cardiff Giant

9) White Denim - Fits (Indie, Jam, Garage Punk) --FEATURES JAMES PETRALLI ON VOCALS/GUITAR, SON OF FORMER RANGER GENO PETRALLI

Best tracks: All Consolation, I Start To Run, Mirrored and Reverse

8) Brother Ali - US (Hip Hop, Rap)

Best tracks: Crown Jewel, Breaking Dawn, Babygirl

7) Baroness - Blue Record (Rock, Metal, Jam)

Best tracks: A Horse Called Golgotha, Swollen and Halo, The Sweetest Curse

6) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (Indie, Pop, Rock)

Best tracks: Two Weeks, Fine For Now, Cheerleader, Ready Able

5) The pAper chAse - Someday, This Could All Be Yours, Part 1 (Experimental, Indie, Avant Garde)

Best tracks: I'm Going to Heaven With or Without You (The Forest Fire), Your Money Or Your Life (The Comet), This is Only A Test (The Tornado)

4) And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar (Instrumental Rock, Indie, Jam)

Best tracks: Set Guitars to Kill, Clench Fists Grit Teeth... Go!, Tip of the Hat, Punch in the Face

3) Russian Circles - Geneva (Instrumental, Rock, Metal, Ambient)

Best tracks: Fathom, Geneva, Malko, Philos

2) Converge - Axe To Fall (Metal, Hardcore, Punk)

Best tracks: Dark Horse, Reap What You Sow, Axe To Fall, Effigy, Cruel Bloom

1) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Indie, Pop, Electronic)

Best tracks: My Girls, Also Frightened, Daily Routine, Lion In A Coma, Brother Sport

That's my top 20. What's your list? Any genre is fair game. Have at it.