monster pop album.

and yes, Veckatimest is still getting massive play.

i'm now on the Bat for Lashes bandwagon.

Dirty Projectors - Bitter Orca is going to probably get a 8.5+ from pitchfork.

Antlers - Hospice will be in the 8's.

Passion Pit will be the Black Kids/Voxtrot of '09.

most of the stuff I had been listening to has no become pitchfork's best new music (i.e., Japandroids, Woods, Camera Obscura). yeah, they are getting more predictable than ever. it seems like they hand out 8.3's to just about everything decent, and it's a noncommital score--they're not calling it the greatest thing ever, and if the album loses appeal, they didn't go in guns blazing. can't believe they gave such a high score to St. Vincent though; that album is pretty boring.

they put me onto Bill Callahan's new album, which I am grateful for.