Best Music Videos of 2009
December 7, 2009
Here listed before you are the absolute 25 finest music videos of 2009. I’ve watched dozens upon dozens of videos this year, and trust me, these are the best. All the videos are embedded below for easy viewability. Clicking on the song title will link you to the highest quality video. I’m estimating it would take a little over an hour and a half to watch all these videos, which should be no problem for you guys, right?
The videos listed here are the ones that I found to be the most visually interesting, uniquely executed, superbly edited, and just in general, wonderfully awesome videos of the year (although having a good song attached to it didn’t hurt it’s chances either). If you have any favorites videos from the year that you think I missed, make sure to let me know in the comments. Enjoy!
25. St. Vincent – Actor Out Of Work (dir. Territimely)
24. Asobi Seksu – Transparence (dir. Major Lightner) MP3
23. Dan Deacon – Paddling Ghost (dir. Natalie van den Dungen)
22. The Dead Weather – Treat Me Like Your Mother (dir. Jonathan Glazer)
21. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – 15 to 20 (dir. Moh Azima) MP3
Follow the jump below for the rest of the list!
20. Grizzly Bear – Ready, Able (dir. Allison Schulnik)
19. Pistol Youth – In My Eyes (dir. Isaac Rentz)
18. Interstate – The Automatic (dir. Ewan Jones Morris and Casey Raymond)
17. No Age – Losing Feeling (dir. Gil Kenan)
16. N.A.S.A. (ft. Kanye West, Santogold, & Lykke Li) – Gifted (dir. Three Legged Legs)
15. Department of Eagles – No One Does It Like You (dir. Patrick Daughters and Marcel Dzama) MP3
14. M83 – We Own the Sky (dir. Young Replicant)
13. Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance (dir. Oren Lavie)
12. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks (unofficial video) (dir. Gabe Askew) MP3
11. Ramona Falls – I Say Fever (dir. Stefan Nadelman)
10. Monogrenade – Ce Soir (dir. Christophe Collette) MP3
9. Fever Ray – When I Grow Up (dir. Martin de Thurrah)
8. Death Cab for Cutie – Grapevine Fires (dir. Walter Robot)
7. Depeche Mode – Wrong (dir. Patrick Daughters)
6. Bat for Lashes – Daniel (dir. Johan Renck) MP3
5. Justice / Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule (dir. Keith Schofield) MP3
4. Chairlift – Evident Utensil (dir. Ray Tintori)
3. Land Of Talk – It’s Okay (dir. WeWereMonkeys) MP3
2. Wave Machines – The Greatest Escape Ever Made (dir. Stuart Lanceley) MP3
1. Fever Ray – If I Had A Heart (dir. Andreas Nilsson)
HM:
Phoenix – “Lizstomania” *brat pack mashup*
Air – Sing Sang Sung (dir. Mrzyk Moriceau)
The Walkmen – On the Water (dir. Nir Ben Jacob)
Jeremy Enigk – Mind Idea (dir. AG Rojas)
Banjo or Freakout – Upside Down (dir. Blake Salzman)
Avett Brothers – Slight Figure of Speech (dir. Jody Hill)
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Tags: Asobi Seksu, Bat for Lashes, Chairlift, Death Cab for Cutie, Department of Eagles, Depeche Mode, Fever Ray, Grizzly Bear, Interstate, Justice, Land of Talk, M83, Monogrenade, N.A.S.A., No Age, Oren Lavie, Pistol Youth, Ramona Falls, St. Vincent, The Dead Weather, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Wave Machines
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December 7th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
YO, TAYLOR. I’M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU. IMMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT BEYONCE HAD ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS OF ALL TIME.
December 7th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
your 12 is a 20.
Fever Ray definitely had the best videos this year. also enjoyed Fleet Foxes video for “Mykonos”
December 7th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Definitely enjoyed the Justice/Lenny Kravitz remix and Monogrenade but “We Own the Sky” was an annoyingly disappointing video for one of my favorite songs of the last few years off an incredible album. Hipsters hanging out in a valley get scared by giant boxes in the sky that in fact just want to shower them with confetti! Hooray! Or Ahhh! More like boooooo! (Booing the video, not your list. You always manage to have good lists!)
December 7th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Yea, the storyline of that video doesn’t make too much sense but I thought visually it was pretty fantastic. Also, I’m a sucker for anything related to kite-flying.
December 8th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Ramona Falls’ I Say Fever is definitely my top for the year.
Am bummed that The Avett Bros. “Slight Figure Of Speech” didn’t make it up here. That video is straight up fun to watch.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Great list, but I was kind of hoping for The Automatic’s “Interstate,” which you covered a few weeks back…the video is incredibly eye-catching
December 8th, 2009 at 11:22 am
That video is up there, Zach. #18!
December 8th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Grizzly Bear’s Two Weeks is on here, but not Ready, Able? Impossible. Hands down beats all of these videos
December 8th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
just kidding, didn’t see it, it should be way higher up!
December 9th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I agree that “Ready, Able” is better than the official Patrick Daughters video for “Two Weeks” but I think the unofficial version that I have on the list beats them both!
December 9th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I don’t think any of these beat Temper Trap’s Science of Fear –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vkXxn65ec
December 9th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I Think I Like You by Donora
-its kinda like “Here It Goes” by OkGo, but better than it. Its simple. Thats it. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKaFX_mQBhU
December 10th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
um helloooo!!! why was this vid not up there??!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLHjKgQt39s
Definately one of the best vids of 2009
Animal by Miike Snow, the video directed by anthony dickenson, the other Animal video sucked ass
December 10th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
or maybe this one??!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oKQSAt4c4c&feature=related
Theres definately gotta be some Miike Snow in this list…
December 11th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
For all its 80s nostalgia, please check out the Sound of Arrows latest: http://www.vimeo.com/6034355
It’s particularly fascinating when you consider that the two guys in the group made it themselves.
December 16th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Liking the inclusion of Fever Ray, stunning videos.
December 19th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Thank you! I’ve been trying to find out the name of the artist and of the song to number 13.