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BEST MUSIC 2009
The EcstaticThe Ecstatic by Mos Def
Buy new: £10.38 / Used from: £8.18
Brilliant, better than I was expecting, still not sick of this. Kick-ass production too
Born Like ThisBorn Like This by DOOM
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.78
DOOM is back, and I love it. Do you?
Enter the 37th ChamberEnter the 37th Chamber by El Michels Affair
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £11.47
Wu-Tang covers, in a funk/soul big band style. Epic.
Inspiration Information, Vol. 3Inspiration Information, Vol. 3 by Mulatu Astatke and the Heliocentrics
Buy new: £5.98
Neo-jazz, with an Ethiopian twist. Amazing.
A Strange ArrangementA Strange Arrangement by Mayer Hawthorne
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £15.42
Motown is back? (listen to this guy's Stones Throw podcasts)
My WorldMy World by Lee Fields & the Expressions
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £13.18
Bold soul singer, lovely tunes
The Spirit of ApolloThe Spirit of Apollo by N.A.S.A
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £5.59
Pretty good! Best collaboration effort this year
Merriweather Post PavilionMerriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £8.93
A given...not as amazing as it was when it came out though
VeckatimestVeckatimest by Grizzly Bear
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £11.47
Same with this...
Get ColorGet Color by HEALTH
Buy new: £9.98
Better than their first album, less noise-based
OCD Go Go Go GirlsOCD Go Go Go Girls by Lovvers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £16.77
Best lo-fi band around
UUVVWWZUUVVWWZ by UUVVWWZ
Buy new: £9.79 / Used from: £5.75
Unexpectedly catchy stuff
No More StoriesNo More Stories by Mew
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.79
Haven't listened to this enough, but a grower nonetheless
LemonadeLemonade by Lemonade
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £31.07
Crazy psych-house mixed with post-punk/No Wave, better than all that Gang Gang Dance rubbish
FitsFits by White Denim
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £6.62
These guys are rip-roaring, second time round they're even louder, really want to see them live
OctahedronOctahedron by The Mars Volta
Buy new: £9.68
Despite people slating this album, it's actually not bad, never as good as Frances the Mute though
Guns Dont Kill People Lazers DoGuns Dont Kill People Lazers Do by Major Lazer
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Couple of awful ones in here but overall pretty catchy stuff from Diplo/Switch
I Love YouI Love You by Amanda Blank
Buy new: £4.98
Not bad for a pop album. If only they played this on the radio and telly all the time
AlpinismsAlpinisms by School Of Seven Bells
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.49
Usually wouldn't go for this kinda thing but this album is really nice, need to hear their stuff with Prefuse 73 too though!
Skanky SkankySkanky Skanky by Toddla T
Buy new: £21.28
This has faded a little over the year as it's a bit novelty, but still really catchy for first time listeners
CarboniferousCarboniferous by Zu
Buy new: £8.28 / Used from: £8.39
Proper decent math rock with Mike Patton of Faith No More on vocals
Old MoneyOld Money by Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Buy new: £12.08 / Used from: £11.47
Pretty much a Mars Volta album, some may say better than Octahedron