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Favourite Albums of 2009

2009 was a great year for discovering new music for me. I bought my fourth iPod, iTunes Genius improved on its accuracy to find gems from my library, and I took a six month break from work to mooch around home. So here are the albums I enjoyed the most - music for every mood:

Junior - Röyksopp
Hard to believe it’s been four years since The Understanding, but the wait has been worth it. The band have described the new album as having a “spring feel” - it’s energetic pace is as good as anything they have done. Guest spots from Robyn, Lykke Li, and The Knife’s Karin Dreijer.

Grace/Wastelands - Peter Doherty
Set aside the Pete Doherty you know from The Libertines and Babyshambles - this is the understated personal album of haunted melodies and simple expression that affirms him among the best songwriters of this generation.

Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Elvis Perkins In Dearland
It seems to me that this is the best folk-rock album from an American singer-songwriter that surfaced in 2009.

Este Mundo - Rupa & the April Fishes
Wildly diverse world music from a San Francisco based band who display influences from French chanson, Argentinean tango, Gypsy swing, American folk, Latin cumbias, and more.

Fever Ray - Fever Ray
The debut solo release from The Knife’s Karin Dreijer Andersson extends the enigmatic mood and dark beats she developed with her brother - though here there is minimalism and isolation.

Lungs - Florence And The Machine
When I think of the albums that became the soundtrack to my year, foremost will be this debut release from London based newcomers, led with energy and passion by Florence Welch.

Also worth a spin...

11:11 - Rodrigo y Gabriela
Hoodoo You Do - The Devil & Abbe May
Sun Gangs - The Veils
The XX - The XX
Mi Plan - Nelly Furtado
Or, The Whale - Or, The Whale
Music For Men - Gossip
Manners - Passion Pit
Luck - Wiretree
She Wolf - Shakira
Josephine - Magnolia Electric Co.
Two Suns - Bat For Lashes
Girls - Girls
Lightning Dust - Infinite Light
Holy Smoke - Gin Wigmore
Frankencottage EP - Dark Mean