Top 5 (or so) Pop Albums of 2009
This list is somewhat problematic…does “pop” refer to the type of stuff that they play to death on the radio or does it really mean “popular”? And how much of the stuff on the radio is popular because they have played it to death?
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Top 5 Electronic Albums of 2009
My exposure to good electronic music experienced a significant decline sometime at the beginning of the decade, but it seems like things are starting to pick up a bit. Two of the albums on this list are technically good enough to make the main top 10 albums of 2009, but “Electronic” is an important subgenre that should have its own list.
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Top 10 EPs of 2009
EPs are not the ideal format to release music when your fans have been waiting to hear new music from you for years. They are, however, a great way for a band to get some music out into the world, to supplement an already released album or to preview an upcoming album.
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Top 3 Instrumental Albums of 2009
It seems like instrumental albums get no love from the music world, but there are people creating some really great music with no vocals.
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