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That's Entertainment - The Best of 2009 so far, Part 1: Albums
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Lists presenting the best albums of the first half of the year have
become as inevitable as a heat wave in July. And since we never let an opportunity to create a "Best of" list go to waste (as
you may have guessed, we’re big fans of "High Fidelity"), this is exactly what you’re going to get. So, today, in the first part of our 2009 review, we unveil our 40 favorite albums released in the past six months, excluding various artists or "best of" compilations and re-releases. Next week, in the second part of the review, we're going to present the best songs and gigs of the year. The music of the first half of 2009 hasn’t exactly been spectacular,
but there are at least 15 albums that meet our excellence standards. The remaining 25 are noteworthy releases that deserve your attention, and some of them (Magik Markers, Wooden Shjips), after a few more spins, may prove to be equivalent to those in the Top 15. For more details regarding the best albums of 2009 so far, click here. The Top 40 albums, presented in a not so random order, are the following: Songs of the week: The second singles from two of the albums of the year - Bat For Lashes and "Pearl's Dream" from the album "Two Suns" and Metric with "Sick Muse" off the album "Fantasies":
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