2009 recommendations please!

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Dear poptimists,
I am going to stay with my folks for a few days, where I will be largely cut off from the outside world i.e. the internet, which is an excellent opportunity to catch up on albums from 2009 that I have not yet caught up with. So far I have heard a few things that people have been shouting quite loudly about e.g. Electrik Red, Blaqkout, Rick Ross for some reason, and Silversun Pickups. Hmm... apparently I have only been listening to Lex and Moggy's advice so far this year. Any suggestions welcome.... and if I was to try and listen to something by this Michael Jackson fellow we've been hearing a lot about, I assume Off the Wall is the place to start? Thank you in advance,
yours with an enquiring mind
byebyepride

Comments

[meserach.livejournal.com]

I know essentially nothing about your taste save what I can percieve from this post, but the Yeah Yeah Yeah's album "It's Blitz" is my current album of the year.

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The YYYs has been on Freakytigger's last fm chart more than I had expected - I don't really know their stuff so although my knee-jerk reaction is 'urgh - indie', I'll give it a whirl.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have tried their earlier stuff and it ranges from OK to rub. This album is pretty much all gold electropop.