January - February 2009: Best Albums and Tracks 

Out of all the new releases, "Dance Mother", the debut of New Yorkers Telepathe, is already the  clear favorite for claiming the top of my end of the year list of 2009's best albums (read more propaganda in my previous article). It is closely followed by probably the best work of Animal Collective, "Merriweather Post Pavillion", an album that does not need any more propaganda by me - the internet is already buzzing about it and it has picked up more critical acclaim than Slumdog Millionaire won Oscars.