Mark Hoppus' 8 Favorite Albums of 2009
Hopp on Pop
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"
MORE: SPIN'S ALBUM REVIEW >>
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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"
MORE: FUN. IN HOPP ON POP >>
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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 >>
23 Comments
Click here to comment- Posted By carlos martinez
01.23.10 2:25 PM
Yep, after a year of buzz-worthy **** (Sonic Youth, Brand New), we, too, picked Silversun Pickups' 'Swoon' as our album of the year. From the majesty of "The royal we" to the manic anchoring of Nikki Monninger in "Panic switch". Mark, you're our hero!
- Posted By Anonymous
01.20.10 1:02 PM
People.. negative comments really aren't needed or appreciated. Dorks. Anyway, I just discovered this column of Mark's.. he always has such a great taste in music. btw.. the new MCS record is amazing, nice job. and no i am not kissing his ass, even though i wouldn't mind doing so.
- Posted By Whatsername13
01.11.10 11:18 PM
You know, i really like blink 182`s songs but oh man, hoppus really ****ed up I Miss You with his ****ing "just became a teenager" voice, man if he didn`t sing that song, seriously, it`d be my favourite song, no offense to Mark.
- Posted By ramalamasamdong
01.04.10 2:09 AM
uh... AFI Crash Love anyone?
- Posted By Anonymous
12.28.09 10:53 AM
Even with Silversun Pickups showing up on many lists, they still seem to be relatively under the radar. I initially figured the sound was all studio magic until I saw them live and they destroyed. They are not the Pumpkin copycats that I originally thought. They have the complete package. The rest of the list seems a bit cutesy.
- Posted By GuyWhoLikesMusic
12.28.09 4:51 AM
The world needs more critics that actually know something about music. Nice to see someone get involved a little deeper. A "diverse lot" though? Looks to me like some kind of rock, some pop and then some more rock.
- Posted By Hotpants182
12.27.09 10:11 AM
I just like tegan and sara...
04.29.10 8:52 PM
Never hear of Alberta Cross?
"Broken Side of Time" is easily the best of 09!