5 New Albums That Blow Me Away

We music lovers went through a long-ass drought from the late-nineties through a couple years ago. Uggh, it was awful. Not as bad as late-eighties, but pretty nasty.

I get so energized and inspired when I continually am exposed to new music, easily found now, that is original, catchy, creative as hell, and doesn't sound like something that I won't listen to in a couple years. This stuff sounds classic to me. So stoked.

There are other albums than these five, but I'll save em for future posts. These are fueling me right now. [In no order]:

INFINITE ARMS by Band of Horses  -  I haven't been into a new album like this in a while. Every track is classic, passionately executed, and just freaking awesome.

FURR by Blitzen Trapper  -  Nary do I like a concept album, or even count lyrics as being just as worthwhile as the music, but in this case, I've made an exception. I realize it's not their latest (Destroyer of the Void), but I'm still processing that.

THE SUBURBS by Arcade Fire  -  Oh, the songwriting, the originality, and the production - so sweet. It's like Bowie and Talking Heads and raw eggs all mixed together.

FREE AT LAST by Josh Fix  -  Power Pop Goodness, kids. One-man-band mentality that appeals to me, with all the bells and whistles, but the songwriting is there, and that's what makes it.

VS4 by Jack Conte  -  He of Pomplamoose (purveyor of the VideoSong), but this is his one-man-band solo record, and it's all over the place stylistically, but SUPER-catchy and so well done. Loving it right now.

In fact, let's do a Conte standout-track vid here.  Sw'!