Hoppus surveys the music scene
We've come to know Mark Hoppus as many things: a bassist and songwriter for Blink-182 and +44; a sought-after studio producer for bands like Motion City Soundtrack; and a bit of a social networking mastermind, with his 1.5 million Twitter followers and avid blog readers.
But over the past two months, we've seen Hoppus wearing another hat: music critic. In his hit weekly SPIN.com column, Hopp on Pop, he's been profiling his favorite new bands -- and they're a diverse lot, from hipster ingénues to hard-rocking noise punks to dancefloor divas.
This week, Mark compiled a list of his favorite albums of 2009. Check out the eight bands below, watch some cool videos, and tell Hopp what you think in the comments section below!
To check out SPIN's array of year-end lists, click here!
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SILVERSUN PICKUPS- Swoon
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MARK SAYS: "The album of the year. There's a reason that after a being formed a few years ago and releasing a two full-length albums and EP, they finally got nominated for that Best New Artist Grammy."
WATCH: Silversun Pickups, "Panic Switch"
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MARK SAYS: "Way-out art music that embraces the space and blows your mind."
WATCH: Dirty Projectors "Stillness Is the Move"
MORE: SPIN'S 40 BEST ALBUMS OF 2009 >>
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MARK SAYS: "Rock, pop, vaudeville, Broadway, big band, and classical music thrown together in bite-sized tracks of goodness."
WATCH: fun. "All the Pretty Girls"
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MARK SAYS: "It was a tall order for this album to live up to the hype, and this record delivers. Dig the collabs with Ratatat."
WATCH: Kid Cudi, "Make Her Say"
MORE: KID CUDI IN SPIN >>
