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Best 2009 Albums You (Probably) Haven't Heard, but Should

Best 2009 Albums You (Probably) Haven't Heard, but Should D.Folks - Jupiter D.Folks' self-released album Jupiter doesn't stay in one place very long, moving seamlessly between organic, '80s-indebted, uptempo pop and contemporary loverman R&B in a way that's more refreshing than schizophrenic. Jupiter is an album that both parents and kids will enjoy, but would probably never enjoy together as a family. Songs like "Superficial World" bring to mind not only the golden era of his fellow Virginians the Neptunes' production career, but also their label signee Robin Thicke. "Falling In Love Again," on the other hand sounds almost [...]