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Here are my selections of my fave music of the year. I’m afraid it was another lackluster year in music releases but, thankfully, there was enough great music to make 2009 bearable. Here is my list of my Top 10 Fave Albums of 2009 in reverse order:

At #10 is a tie between Whitney Houston‘s I Look To You and Mary J. Blige‘s Stronger With Each Tear:

Whitney Houston managed to pull off a stunning comeback with I Look To You (an album she’s been promising for years now) and I was lucky enough to be among the first folks to hear the album at an album listening event here in SoCal. Whitney‘s ’09 effort is full of great tracks, many of which got a lot of play in my house this year. Mary J. Blige‘s album just came out last week and I’m already crazy in love with it. It almost didn’t make the list but I’ve been listening to it non-stop since I bought it … compared to so much of the garbage that was released all year long, Stronger With Each Tear really shines brightly.

At #9 is Pete Yorn‘s Back & Forth:

Pete Yorn released another album this year with Scarlett Johansson and that disc, IMHO, is horrible. Back & Forth is classic Pete Yorn, full of great songwriting and melodies. There is a quality to Pete’s voice that really resonates with me … always has since he debuted on the music scene. This album is one of my fave pop/rock albums most definitely.

At #8 is White Lies, To Lose My Life …:

This British band was recommended to me by a Pink reader and I am so thankful for the head’s up. White Lies have this gothy sound to their music, which is most deffo pop in nature. They remind me a bit of a pop version of Bauhaus. This album was a very nice discovery this year. I can’t wait to hear more from this young band.

At #7 is Mariah Carey, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel:

To be honest, this album is far from Mariah‘s most successful album … and that is a damn shame. There are a bunch of really great Mimi tracks on this album that are just as good as the biggest, most successful singles of her career. It wasn’t until my good friend David Russell declared this album Mariah Carey‘s best of all time that I gave it serious consideration (David‘s opinions on pop music are impeccable). This is a great Mariah album, one which will prolly not be listed as such among her other monster hit releases.

At #6 is Bat for Lashes, Two Suns:

Lush, sensuous, mesmerizing, beautiful, magical. I can only think of adjectives when describing this album. It is a stunning effort by a new star on the musical landscape. My only wish is that Bat for Lashes enjoys a very long career so that she can continue to make music this wonderful.

After the jump, check out my Top 5 Fave Albums of 2009 and check out my Top 10 Singles of ’09 …

Mariah Carey just announced the release of the album artwork for her album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, on her official Twitter account … which I now present to all y’all:

Mimi confesses that she chose three images of herself for the album cover because the album features a range of stories and emotions. She tweets:

The reason I chose to use 3 images for the cover is cos there are a lot of different emotions and stories revealed on this album. I knew … It might leak 2day so I figured might as well give it a nice debut :) Hope “You like this and you know it” (sung like “its like that” haha

HMMM. My guess was that she really featured three images of herself for the album cover because she couldn’t decide which image showcased her boobs in the best way. You may recall that MC announced the title of her new album on Twitter and now she tweets the album cover. You gotta love when all of the info comes straight from the horse’s mouth. To be honest, I like this album art … I mean, it’s so Mariah Carey … don’tcha think?

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Mariah Carey posted the title of new album on her official Twitter profile yesterday and I feel duty-bound to share the news with all y’all. Here Mimi‘s tweet announcement of her new album title:

Bcuz I Love U, I want u to be the first to know the title of my new album “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” Its very personal & dedicated to u

Mimi is so good to her Lambs. While the title Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel doesn’t really reach out and grab me, I’m excited for MC to release another album that is bound to head straight for the #1 position on the album charts. Granted, E=MC2 wasn’t a stunning masterpiece, there were some good tunes on that album. I love me some Mariah and I’m looking forward to hearing new stuff from her. Do y’all like the album title?

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