Robert Pollard – Robert Pollard Is Off to Business

Type: Rock

Good Tracks:
1. The Original Heart
2. The Blondes
3. 1 Years Old
4. Gratification to Concrete
5. No One but I

Definitely pleased with this. Pollard actually has some good songs coming out again! The only problem with this is the second half of this album is pretty much forgettable, even after many repeated listens. “The Blondes”, “1 Years Old”, and “No One But I” are all really great. Totally worth a listen for any GBV/Pollard fan.

Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

Type: Indie Pop

Good Tracks:
4. Intervention
6. Ocean Of Noise
10. No Cars Go

Certainly not as great as their first, but not bad. “No Cars Go” is easily the best song on the album, and “Ocean Of Noise” grew on me a lot. I really can’t remember liking too much of the rest, but i’ll keep trying.

Love Is Chemicals – Love Is Chemicals

Type: Indie Pop

Good Tracks:
1. Claw Your Sweater
2. Everyone Is In On It
3. Aquamarine

Started out nice then pretty much lost it. Second track is nice, but don’t expect much replay value from this album.

Architecture In Helsinki – Places Like This

Type: Indie Pop

Good Tracks:
1. Red Turned White
2. Heart It Races
4. Feather In A Baseball Cap
7. Debbie
8. Lazy (Lazy)
9. Nothing’s Wrong
10. Same Old Innocence

I wasn’t expecting much from this album at all, but it turned out to be much better than their previous album. Best track is “Heart It Races”, and is also their first single for obvious reasons. “Debbie” is also a nuts song. These songs will grow on you if given a chance. Fun music.

Piano Magic – Part Monster

Type : Gothy Indie Pop

Good Tracks:
7. cities & factories
8. halfway through
9. saints preserve us

If you like Bauhaus or Joy Division with a twist, you might like this.
Wasn’t amazing but not bad.