Obama's Playlist Earns Rave Reviews From DJs

By DERRIK J. LANG, AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LOS ANGELES — Aug 12, 2016, 7:42 PM ET

After he's finished working in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama could find employment behind a pair of turntables.

Obama's summer playlist is earning praise from music tastemakers. The White House released the track listing Thursday during Obama's family vacation. Several critics are boasting about the commander in chief's attention to detail and diverse taste in tunes.

"When I went through his playlist, I immediately wished we could elect him for another four years," said Aaron Axelsen, the music director at Live 105 (KITS-FM) in San Francisco.

Axelsen praised Obama's list for including such "legit indie rock" tunes as Courtney Barnett's "Elevator Operator" and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' "Home," as well as "credible backpack hip-hop" like Wale's "LoveHate Thing" and Common's "Forever Begins." Axelsen also appreciated that Obama set a mood with the order of his musical choices.

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