It's kinda been a slow start to the year for pop music, don't ya think? Eh, I suppose that depends mostly on who you ask. Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion was released early this year to universal acclaim; I suspect it will find its way into the top 5 of most year-end "best of" lists. Then again, it's only April and there's still tons to look forward to. Next week brings the new Junior Boys album, Begone Dull Care, while April 21st will bring with it the new Depeche Mode record, Sounds Of The Universe. Other albums still to come are new ones from Camera Obscura, Bob Dylan and the highly anticpated new album from France's Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
Not that January through April have been totally shitty. Quite the contrary. It just hasn't been all that exciting. The playlist that follows is a short collection of some of 2009's strongest tracks, so far that is. Enjoy and please feel free to leave comments. - Kenny S. McGuane
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