Some of these are my wife's fault. Girls...

How's that Locksley? I just saw them in concert with Butch Walker and thought that they were pretty good.

Can't stop listening to it. I really liked the last album, and this one's even better, and perhaps a bit more modern sounding. Super-catchy songs in "The Whip", "21st Century" and "One More Minute". Just really good, beat based, modern power-pop. I'd love to see them live.

Lights is awesome.

All day I have been digesting . . .

Week one




Sleigh Bells - Treats
Elizabeth Cook - Welder
The Saw Doctors - If This Is Rock 'n' Roll, I Want My Old Job Back
Jack Johnson - To the Sea
The Bird and the Bee - Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates

The Ghost Who Walks by Karen Elson



Sigh No More by Mumford & Sons



Saint Bartlett by Damien Jurado



Sojourner by Magnolia Electric Co.



Still Crooked by Crooked Still



Just As I Am by Bill Withers

Wishbone Ash: Live Dates & There's The Rub. -kd5-

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New Paul Weller:

Yes, she's one of mine. Lately, it's been...

I went to an Athlete concert this past weekend and picked up their new album:



I think it may be their best of the four as well.

all 3 are fantastic.

Come Tuesday, it will be this for two weeks straight, I'm sure:



First new DEVO album in twenty years, Something For Everybody. They'll be on Colbert, Lettermen, and Regis & Kelly next week if anyone's interested. You can also stream the entire album from Colbert's website.

Loving this one. Next week.

Another Country by Tift Merritt



Feast of the Hunters' Moon by Black Prairie



Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind by Carolina Chocolate Drops

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Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Jack Johnson - To The Sea
Eminem - Recovery

Week two:





The Cure - Disintegration
Jack Johnson - To The Sea
Never Shout Never - What Is Love?
fun. - Aim and Ignite
The Cure - Wish
The Cure - Galore
Erasure - Blue Savannah (CD single)
De La Soul - Ego Trippin' (Part Two) (CD single)
How To Destroy Angels - How To Destroy Angels