With all the goings-on of the seasons’ change, elections, and the collapse of financial markets, here’s the albums I’ve been listening to lately:

Bloc Party – Intimacy
Rave-inspired, this time around, it would seem.

Mercury Rev – Snowflake Midnight
Classic Mercury Rev lushness, with the added touch of IDM elements.

Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling
This album will do a number on your body; it will send shivers up and down your spine, and melt your face.

TV on the Radio – Dear Science
Brilliant and versatile; a successful merger of all the best from Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes and Return to Cookie Mountain,

Here’s some albums I’ve been listening to lately:

Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning – Something For All Of Us…
It sounds like Broken Social Scene. I think that’s all that needs to be said.

Spiritualized – Songs in A & E
Trade in the blue microdot for Valium. This a laid-back album about telling the Grim Reaper to shove his scythe up his ass sideways, accompanied by the sounds of a Baptist church revival somewhere in Louisiana in the background.

The Notwist – The Devil, You + Me
This is a great album to listen to while coding, thinking, or thinking about coding.

Here’s some albums I’ve been listening to lately:

The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
I’ve never been disappointed by the Hold Steady’s previous albums and the trend continues. Stay Positive is chock full of the sordid tales from Craig Finn that we’ve come to know and love.

No Age – Nouns
If Jack White was weened on Sonic Youth instead of the blues, the White Stripes would be No Age.

The Verve – A Storm in Heaven
In anticipation of their new album, titled Forth, coming out next month, I’ve gone back to the Verve’s beginnings.