Deluge

So, everyone's good friends over at NPR have been fighting the good fight to get new music to as wide an audience as possible, and are currently taking a poll on the best albums released so far this year.  This has resulted in a gigantic list of albums found here. I used it as a jumping point to start listening to everything I'd been meaning to check out, and as a result, have thrown together a huge full-album playlist of the ones I'm giving a first listen.  So, if you somehow find yourself locked at work for the next consecutive 5 days, you'll definitely have enough music to get through it with this:

Early listening for High Violet!

NPR is streaming The National's new album, High Violet, a full week before it's coming out (mark your calendars for May 11).  Improve your work day and check it out here!

As Becca pointed out, NPR is actually a very unexpectedly good source for streams.  Be sure to check out their concert archive sometime-great stuff across all genres.

PS: after my first listen, I have to say...this is a wonderful album.