[EPenguin10]

The Most Serene Republic just released their new album entitled "Fantasick Impossibliss". What's more, you can download it in its entirety off their website: http://www.arts-crafts.ca/themostserener...ublic2.php

pretty damn cool.

[EPenguin10]

The National - TBD

The New York Times website is streaming this album until Tuesday morning: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://nyti.ms/asXAbF">http://nyti.ms/asXAbF</a><!-- m -->

Yup, this could be my favourite album of the year so far!

now streaming on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...f=98679384

[EPenguin10]

More exciting releases announced:

Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs with Henry Rollins and Peaches Doing The Dark Side of the Moon (May 4th, 2010)

Justin Rutledge – The Early Widows (May 8th, 2010)

Great Lake Swimmers – The Legion Sessions (May 18th, 2010)

The Wilderness of Manitoba - When You Left the Fire (June 22nd, 2010)

Forest City Lovers – Carriage (June 29th, 2010)

The Mountains and the Trees - I Made This for You (June 29th, 2010)

Sun Kil Moon – Admiral Fell Promises (July 13th, 2010)

The Dears – announced plans for a new album (including most original members) – no title or release date yet [entire album to be debuted live in Mexico City in May]

Black Mountain – Wilderness Heart (tba)

[let_me_out]

Godsmack - The Oracle

Just picked this up last night. Listened through twice. Nice hard album like their older stuff.
The title track is instrumental, very Metallcia-like.

Songs aren't as catchy as their last album, but that seems like a good thing so far.

Anyone that liked their old stuff should pick this up for sure.

4.5/5

[Phantom51]

New this week
The Hold Steady and Stereophonics if anyone is interested

[sean.bonner]

Ratatat - LP4
Holy Fuck - Latin

[direwolf74]

Bought the new Hold Steady album on Tuesday and it's amazing. Still not quite as epic as Boys & Girls in America, but that one's hard to top. I'd say this record is just as good, if not better than Stay Positive.

[andy42g]

Bought the new Hold Steady album on Tuesday and it's amazing. Still not quite as epic as Boys & Girls in America, but that one's hard to top. I'd say this record is just as good, if not better than Stay Positive.

Agree. It's an excellent album. Although SP was a good one with some great songs the ridiculous noisy distorted mastering ruined it. This time someone has talked them into seeing sense and you can even hear the drums.

[Phantom51]

Bought the new Hold Steady album on Tuesday and it's amazing. Still not quite as epic as Boys & Girls in America, but that one's hard to top. I'd say this record is just as good, if not better than Stay Positive.

Agree. It's an excellent album. Although SP was a good one with some great songs the ridiculous noisy distorted mastering ruined it. This time someone has talked them into seeing sense and you can even hear the drums.

Seperation Sunday is better than both of those put together.

[HandsInTheRiver41]

Yeah, I honestly never listen to Boys and Girls in America... it's way too poppy for my tastes. Separation Sunday and Almost Killed Me, on the other hand, couple of the best albums of the decade. I haven't spent enough time with this one yet, but so far I haven't been impressed outside of a couple tracks.

[direwolf74]

Yeah, I honestly never listen to Boys and Girls in America... it's way too poppy for my tastes. Separation Sunday and Almost Killed Me, on the other hand, couple of the best albums of the decade. I haven't spent enough time with this one yet, but so far I haven't been impressed outside of a couple tracks.

Both of those albums are fantastic, but I thought they really matured as songwriters on Boys & Girls. For me it was great to hear them injecting more melody and hooks into their songs. I read that Craig Finn took singing lessons in between Separation Sunday and Boys & Girls, and I'm glad he started using his voice in new ways on later albums. Overall, these guys are just a brilliant rock n' roll band. I love everything they've done.

[sean.bonner]

Another candidate for album of the year:

[HandsInTheRiver41]

Both of those albums are fantastic, but I thought they really matured as songwriters on Boys & Girls. For me it was great to hear them injecting more melody and hooks into their songs. I read that Craig Finn took singing lessons in between Separation Sunday and Boys & Girls, and I'm glad he started using his voice in new ways on later albums. Overall, these guys are just a brilliant rock n' roll band. I love everything they've done.

Well, I'll be honest, I actually prefer THS when Craig Finn isn't singing! He is the master of sing-speak.

[Phantom51]

Both of those albums are fantastic, but I thought they really matured as songwriters on Boys & Girls. For me it was great to hear them injecting more melody and hooks into their songs. I read that Craig Finn took singing lessons in between Separation Sunday and Boys & Girls, and I'm glad he started using his voice in new ways on later albums. Overall, these guys are just a brilliant rock n' roll band. I love everything they've done.

Well, I'll be honest, I actually prefer THS when Craig Finn isn't singing! He is the master of sing-speak.

Yeah, i hear you. He's trying hard to sing on the new album. I like it a lot so far. better than Stay Positive.

[EPenguin10]

Dark Circles - The Sadies (May 18th) - definitely picking this up