Pop Pkwy: favorite CDs of 2009 (pt. 1)

I had a lot of fun counting down some favorite CDs of 2009 with my sweetheart wife Reagan on my 1st show of the new year.

But before I blog my own round-up, here is my wife's "Top Ten" of 2009 (I had extra time and thus expanded it to an "Excellent Eleven")...

And in order of broadcast (all important in making those sweet segueways that have become our calling card at Poptopia Parkway, Inc.):

Harper Simon 'Harper Simon' [Tulsi]
Metric 'Fantasies' [Metric]
Phoenix 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' [Ghettoblaster/Glassnote]
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson 'Break Up' [Boyletown/WEA]
Various Artists 'New Moon: The Twilight Saga [Soundtrack]' [Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic]
One eskimO 'One eskimO' [Shangri-La]
Built To Spill 'There Is No Enemy' [Warner Bros.]
Jeremy Enigk 'OK Bear' [Lewis Hollow]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'It's Blitz! [Deluxe Edition]' [DGC/UMG]
Rocco DeLuca & The Burden 'Mercy' [Ironworks/UMG]
Moby 'Wait For Me [Deluxe Edition]' [Little Idiot/Mute]

On Fri. 1/8, I will continue picking out more favorite albums along with some vinyl, EP and reissue/compilation cuts...

Happy New Year everybody! --Lon