With so much excellent music being released in 2009, contributing writer Isabelle had a hard task narrowing down a list of the year’s Top 10 records – featuring releases from Patrick Wolf, Metric, Neko Case, Tegan & Sara and more. Which record took out the #1 spot? Check it out and tell us if you agree.

Introducing Autostraddle’s new music blog AUDIOSTRADDLE, where we’ll bring you more content more often about bands you love and bands you should know. We debut with Tegan & Sara’s NYC concert review/set-list, The Gossip’s Portland show, and bands to watch including Fan Death, the xx, Lindsey Ray, The Cassette Kids and Don Diablo, Grant Smillie and Ruby Rose.