Frank McCarthy is BFBS Radio's Music Guru, and also presents 'Music First' on a Sunday evening where he plays the brand new music before anyone else.

Frank has been a drummer since the age of 7, is highly into his music and has seen, interviewed and played for bands all over the world.

Get in touch with Frank: frankm@bfbs.com

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Frank's favourite 25 albums of 2009

1.  El Dog - The lamps of terrahead

2.   Muse - The resistance

3.  Doves - Kingdom of rust

4.  Moby - Wait for me

5.  Jeniferever - Spring tides

6.  The Enemy - Music for the people

7.  The Boxer Rebellion - Union

8.  Framing Hanley - The Moment

9.  White Lies - To lose my life

10. Biffy Clyro - Only revolutions

11. Thursday - Common existence

12. Editors - In this light and on this evening

13. Miike Snow - Miike snow

14. The Airborne Toxic Event - The airborne toxic event

15. Everlaunch - Suburban grace

16. Enter Shikari - Common dreads

17. Taking Back Sunday - New again

18. School Of Seven Bells - Alpinisms

19. Paramore - Brand new eyes

20. Asobi Seksu - Hush

21. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

22. Bat For Lashes - Two suns

23. MSTRKRFT - Fist of god

24. Silversun Pickups - Swoon

25. Maximo Park - Quicken the heart

26. Manchester Orchestra - Mean everything to nothing

27. Jack Panate - Everything is new

28. Kasabian - West ryder pauper lunatic asylum

29. George Pringle - Salon des refuses

30. Passion Pit - Manners