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Here's a list of the record reviews we wrote in 2009. For links to reviews prior to that, see our 2008 features page.

December

New feature - Wilson: Demise Of A Decade, 2000-2009
New feature - Year In Review: 2009
Tori Amos, Midwinter Graces
Between The Buried And Me, The Great Misdirect
Mary J. Blige, Stronger With Each Tear
Debbie Harry, KooKoo
Rickie Lee Jones, Balm In Gilead
KRS-One & Buckshot, Survival Skills
Katatonia, Night Is The New Day
Alicia Keys, The Element Of Freedom
Marduk, Wormwood
Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. 2
The Red Chord, Fed Through The Teeth Machine
Them Crooked Vultures

November

Lori Burton, Breakout
Chic, Tongue In Chic
Melinda Doolittle, NYC, 21 November 2009 (concert)
Bernard Edwards, Glad To Be Here
Chris Greene Quartet, Merge
High Inergy, So Right
Howlin' Wolf, This Is Howlin' Wolf's New Album
Janice Marie Johnson, One Taste Of Honey
Nile Rodgers, Adventures In The Land Of The Good Groove
Booker T., Potato Hole

October

Diane Birch, Bible Belt
Mariah Carey, Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel
Instant Funk, V
Evelyn "Champagne" King, Music Box
Evelyn King, I'm In Love
Evelyn "Champagne" King, Open Book
Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, Dreamer
T. Life, That's Life
T. Life, Something That You Do To Me
Living Colour, The Chair In The Doorway
Laura Nyro, Walk The Dog And Light The Light
Smokey Robinson, Time Flies When You're Having Fun

September

The Fireman, Electric Arguments
The Gallows, Grey Britain
Gang Starr, Moment Of Truth
Whitney Houston, Just Whitney
Whitney Houston, I Look To You
Megadeth, Endgame
Porcupine Tree, The Incident
Queen Latifah, Persona

August

Dark Tranquillity, The Gallery
Donald Malloy, Spirituality
Protest The Hero, Fortress
Ivete Sangalo, Festa
Ivete Sangalo, Pode Entrar
Wu-Tang Chamber Music

July

The Autumn Offering, Requiem
Bridge To Havana
Buckethead, Decoding The Tomb Of Bansheebot
Buckethead, Slaughterhouse On The Prairie
Buckethead, A Real Diamond In The Rough
Nicki Gonzalez, Moron Love
Michael Jackson, Got To Be There
The Jackson 5ive, Get It Together
The Jacksons
Sonic Youth, The Eternal

June

New feature - Diva Demolition Derby II: The 90s
All Shall Perish, The Price Of Existence
Tori Amos, Abnormally Attracted To Sin
Between The Buried And Me, Alaska
PJ Harvey & James Parish, A Woman A Man Walked By
Opeth, NYC, 26 May 2009 (concert)
Plush
René & Angela
Jill Sobule, California Years
Charlie Wilson, Uncle Charlie

May

New page - The Stylistics
New rant - The Great Recording Artist Draft, or, What Do I Have To Do To Hear A New Angela Winbush Record?
Atheist, Unquestionable Presence
The Delfonics, La La Means I Love You
The Delfonics, Sound Of Sexy Soul
The Faceless, Planetary Duality
Aretha Franklin, This Christmas
Franz Ferdinand, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
SOS Lazaga, Entre Amigos

April

New Bonus Track - Sharon Brown, "I Specialize In Love"
Alt Tal, Open The Gates!
Les Claypool, Of Fungi And Foe
High Inergy
Lamb Of God, Wrath
Vernessa Mitchell, Destiny
Prince, LotusFlow3r
Prince, Mplsound
Strokeland Superband, Bumped Up To First Class
Tower Of Power, Great American Soulbook
Bria Valente, Elixer
Los Van Van, Arrasando

March

New page - Mother's Finest
Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion, The Magician
Sammy Figueroa & Sally's Tomato, Miami, 6 March 2009 (concert)
Labelle, NYC, 26 February 2009 (concert)
Sepultura, A-Lex
Soulfly, Conquer

February

Ashford & Simpson, The Real Thing
Melinda Doolittle, Coming Back To You
Mandrill, Mandrilland
Mandrill, Solid
Meshuggah, NYC, 19 February 2009 (concert)
Slipknot, NYC, 5 February 2009 (concert)

January

Arch Enemy, Tyrants Of The Rising Sun - Live In Japan
Bloodbath, The Wacken Carnage
Bloodbath, The Fathomless Mastery
Buckethead, Albino Slug
Willie Colón, El Malo Vol II: Prisioneros Del Mambo
Betty Davis
Dimmu Borgir, In Sorte Diaboli
The Dragons Of Eden
Frankenstein Brothers, Bolt-On Neck
Jeff Kaliss, I Want To Take You Higher: The Life And Times Of Sly & The Family Stone (book)
Patrice Rushen, Before The Dawn
Science Faxtion, Living On Another Frequency
Steinski, What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
Olga Tañón, Fuego En Vivo Vol. 1 "Live"
Olga Tañón, Fuego En Vivo Vol. 2 "Live"
Cris Williamson, Winter Hearts

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