Mid Year Personal Pop Culture Roundup, Music edition

some 2009 purchases to date:

Santogold - Santogold
(purchased because of it being the jam of the main character of TIC)

The Black Ghosts - The Black Ghosts
(i can't remember why I bought this, probably pitchfork or kcrw, my two main sources)

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
(i just felt obligated to buy it, you know, living in the mission district. i actually do like it)

Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
(oo i like this one)

The Juan Maclean - The Future Will Come
(frequent plays, esp at the gym.)

Shinichi Osawaa - The One
(heard on kcrw, classic hyper electronic, also frequent gym play)

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
(big favorite)

Adding Machine: A Musical
(so bleak)

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
(i'm just giving it the first listen as I type this. mmmm)

It's Not Me It's You - Lily Allen
(addictive and catchy and kinda awesome)

and
Don't Stop Believing from the GLEE SOUNDTRACK!