About the project. I started The 2009 Collection shortly after the end of that year out of frustration. None of the lists offered in popular magazines and blogs satisfied me, and I had no knowledge of music from 2009 to compare against the - to be frank - crap they offered. Two months later, I'd sifted through hundreds of new albums and collected a sizable library of new music. From that, I culled an original list of 20 songs down to 10, and out came this.

More to come. But this website doesn't mark the end of The 2009 Collection. A forthcoming disc with original art and contextual information about artists and songs on the list is in the works. E-mail me at hello@jaymargalus.com if you'd like a copy.