Kiernan Maletsky
The Black Keys, Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons
Friday, July 17
The Fox
Better Than:Engine oil under your fingernails, sweat running down your back and your car in good working order once again.
Zero frills. A white drum kit with two toms and three cymbals, a bag of extra sticks hanging off the floor tom. A line of three guitar amps, a 100 watt Marshall and two smaller Fenders, spaced evenly and turned a little more than 45 degrees to the left. Water bottles lined discreetly a
​Last time we checked, there's still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn't stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR's All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that -- the results, which were posted on the show's blog last week, were evidently voted on by the listeners, who apparently really, really dig Animal Collective. Take a look at their picks after the jump and see if you agree. Did they get it right, or
