By Dj Pelau (Swagger Lifestyle DJ) 

djpelau@swaggerlifestyle.com

 

NICEST “09” (nine) ALBUMS of ‘09!

Little Dragon, Machine Dreams (Peacefrog)

El Michels Affair, Enter The 37^th Chamber (Fat Beats)

Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Cooperative Music)

Major Lazer, Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do (Downtown)

Noisettes, Wild Young Hearts (Mercury)

Fela Kuti, The Best of The Black President – 2CD (Knitting Factory)

Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love (Ubiquity)

Maxwell, BLACKsummers’night (Columbia)

Raekwon, Only Built For Cuban Linx 2 (EMI/Ice Water)

 

“10” (ten) LPs STILL Worth Listening to in ’10!

Snoop Dogg, Malice n Wonderland (Capitol)

Various Artists, Strictly The Best 40 (VP)

 

Basement Jaxx, Scars (Ultra)

Joy Jones, Godchild (Future Soul)

 

Diane Birch, Bible Belt (S-Curve)

Jay Z, The Blueprint 3 (Roc Nation)

Various Artists, Let Freedom Sing (Time Life/Sony Music)

 

Lee Fields & The Expressions, My World (Truth & Soul)

 

Heather Johnson, Happiness (King Street Sounds)

 

Passion Pit, Manners (Frenchkiss)