It's rare that I pay for music anymore...I mean let's be honest, it's just too easy not to and too expensive when you listen to as much music as I do. So when I actually do take out my debit card, you know the shit is good. And that's the case with Arcade Fire's The Suburbs and Kings of Leon's Come Around Sundown.
Basically you can just never go wrong with Arcade Fire--Funeral is ah-mazing and this new album is pretty awesome too. I'm partial to "Ready to Start" and "Rococo" (also one of my favorite words in the English language). Also, "Empty Room" is reminiscent of the sound of Funeral complete with fast-paced, frantic instrumentals laced with ethereal vocals. If you like Arcade Fire, buy the album. And if you haven't gotten into them, it's time to start.
Everyone's got something to say about Kings of Leon (they're sell-outs; they're full of themselves; Caleb Followill's voice sucks--all of which I can refute, but I won't bother because if people are going to hate them, that's up to them), so I won't bother trying to convert anyone, but let me just say that I liked them years ago and I love them now. Their first two albums are grungy and dirty...how I like my rock. And yeah their style has changed a bit but their new album is still a solid piece of work. A little more Southern and polished than their old stuff, but still a good trip.
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