Can you believe June is upon us already? I feel like just the other day we were buried in Valentine’s Day advertisements or looking for colored eggs, but that was over a month ago. Well, as June is the 6th month and the year has been quite interesting thus far, we’ve decided to bring you a best of list for everything that’s already come out in 2009. See if your favorites made the list and better yet, maybe find something you missed. This list was compiled by the UTG staff with all audio mixes being prepared by Brandon Folsom.

This list is comprised of personal tastes and the score albums received on our site. We may have missed a few and/or haven’t gotten to some, thus why this is just a “thus far” list.

Best New Artist:
1. Secret Secret Dino Club [label to not be named…yet] – “Upside Down From Here”
2. I See Stars [Sumerian] – “What This Means To Me”
3. School Boy Humor [Vagrant] – “Please Stand Up”

Preview these hot new acts below
[audio: 2009 Thus Far.mp3]

Best Singles – [THE NUMBERS ARE NOT RANKING, BUT SIMPLY THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE ON THE AUDIO FILE BELOW]
1. The Lonely Island – “I’m On A Boat” [seriously]
2.New Found Glory – “Listen To Your Friends”
3.A Day To Remember – “The Downfall Of Us All”
4.Secret Secret Dino Club – “Upside Down [You Spin Me Right Round]”
5.There For Tomorrow – “A Little Faster”

Preview these tracks here:
[audio: Bestsingle1.mp3]

Best Album [in no specific order – the number are for the order of the stream]
1.I See Stars – 3D
2.Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap
3.A Day To Remember – Homesick
4.Drop Dead, Gorgeous – The Hot N’ Heavy
5.Emery – …In Shallow Seas We Sail

Preview each group here:
[audio: Top5.mp3]

Best Non Single
1.NeverShoutNever! – “Simple Enough”
2.Eminem – “Underground”
3.Isles & Glaciers – “Plush”
4.Aiden – “Crucifixion”
5.Rick Ross – “Maybach Music 2”

Preview these tracks here: PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED
[audio: five.mp3]

Best Unsigned Artist
1. Nemes – “Pipe Song”
[audio: PipeSong.mp3]

Best Music Video

Most Anticipated
1.Native
2.Set Your Goals
3.The Wonder Years
4.Eminem [Relapse 2]
5.Jonny Lang

Feel free to tell us your thoughts in the comments!

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James Shotwell is the founder of Under The Gun Review. He loves writing about music and movies almost as much as he loves his two fat cats. He's also the co-founder of Antique Records and the Marketing Coordinator for Haulix. You should probably follow him on Twitter.

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