As the am.fm.pm betting pool for whose album will rule summer 2010 nears it's final tallies, it's increasingly difficult to reach a consensus. Who will it be? With new releases from The National, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, The New Pornographers-

EDIT: Realizing that we have not, in fact, heard any of the much speculated albums in question, this year's pool is canceled. All collected monies will instead go towards next month's Bagel Friday, or Haiti. All the best, -ED

-Gorillaz, and a possible THREE Outkast projects due before the end of Q2, the much speculated summerjam playlists of 2010 are still anybody's game.

I'd be remiss if I failed to convey my sincere anticipation for Christina Aguilera's Bionic (due in April), whose production credits alone herald her as a pop Alice, primed to bludgeon the ever tiresome Lady Gaga's Queen of Hearts out on the dancefloor with her own disco stick. (You know back in my day, we just called it a penis.)

Bionic's roll call thus far? Tricky Stewart. Linda Perry. The Neptunes. Ladytron. Sia. Le Tigre. Goldfrapp. MIA. Santigold. And Flo Rida.

YEAH, WELL NINE OUT OF TEN AIN'T BAD.

In anticipation of a time far from this lip-chapping cold that New York's in the throes of, a little retro/premature summer fun by way of France's Gaston. Summer '09 staples Santi and MGMT come together with a little Joshua Tree- U2 for jam that's 100% aspiration- because cold weather builds character, kids.

Gaston "With L.E.S. Kids" (Santigold vs. MGMT & U2)