1. Real Estate - "Days": A brand new addiction. Slow rolling, dream-pop that sucks you in from the first chord. Their single, "It's Real", is available as free download from iTunes. It is strongly, strongly recommended.
2. The Joy Formidable - "The Big Roar": My favorite album of the year. A combo of shoegaze and dream-pop delivered with the force of a bulldozer. "Whirring" is the centerpiece of this amazing record. Hopefully, we get hear many more albums from this English trio..
3. Anthrax - "Worship Music": With an 8 year gap between albums, NYC's finest won't be accused of being the most efficient band around but when they do deliver, there are no half measures. Another blistering release marking the return of Joey Belladonna. And if it wasn't cool enough, they add a cover of Refused's New Noise as the "hidden track".
4. Machine Head - "Unto the Locust": When your last album is highly regarded as a masterpiece, anything you do afterwards is almost guaranteed to fall short of expectations. Fortunately, Machine Head dodged conventional wisdom and delivered handsomely. While not reaching the hallowed ground of "the Blackening", this is a great, old school thrash album.
5. TV on the Radio - "Nine Types of Light": Cannot get this enough of this album. A bit mellower than past releases but every song takes you on a different kind of trip. Please come back to Chicago soon guys.
And a few others that are also getting some love on the iPod:
Jah Wobble and the Modern Jazz Ensemble - "7"
Gang Gang Dance - "Eye Contact"
The Dismemberment Plan - "Change"
Kylesa - "Spiral Shadow
Steely Dan - "Aja"
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