Lists: Music editor Joe Heim's top albums of 2009

The "superpop" of Mika's "The Boy Who Knew Too Much" was a highlight of 2009.

Washington Post music editor Joe Heim is a man of few words, thoughtful and succinct. Here he offers up his favorite albums of 2009 and provides a two-word description for each. Good stuff.

Visqueen, “Message To Garcia”
Message delivered.

Mika, “The Boy Who Knew Too Much”
Rufus-y superpop.

Darlings, “Yeah I Know”
Velvety goodness.

K’naan, “Troubadour”
Truerapport.

Girls, “Album”
Not generic.

Bob Dylan, “Together Through Life”
Old faithful.

(The rest of the list, after the jump.)

Double Dagger, “More”
Rock rage.

Them Crooked Vultures, “Them Crooked Vultures”
Stars power.

Mos Def, “The Ecstatic”
No static.

Brad Paisley, “American Saturday Night”
Country’s Springsteen.

And two others I also loved:

The Swell Season, “Strict Joy”

John Fogerty, “The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again”