Logic, "The Glorious Five"
I'm old, so I'm out of touch with music. Keeping up with the latest artists and releases requires a lot more hustle than I can really perform. Not to mention that my own personal network just doesn't dig up stuff for...
The Decemberists, "Mistral"
I wonder what's next up for the Decemberists. The last three albums haven't been very much like each other - The King is Dead is like R.E.M., What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World is like Hazards of Love...
Hayaino Daisuki, "Haiiro Ikotsu Gakidou"
A side project of Discordance Axis's Jon Chang (that's him howling), Hayaino Daisuki translates to "I like speed". And, you know, fair enough. Personally, I enjoy the thrash rhythms and the flaming guitar solos. It's not meant to be anything...
Vampire Weekend, "Unbelievers"
Vampire Weekend's third album was a return to form to my ears. Contra was a little bit too scattered, and sounded a little bit tired, and just didn't quite hang together. But Modern Vampires of the City had some of that ineffable...