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Reagen
Yeah, they make me want to drive around in a '72 Thunderbird.

Andrew
Ha, withdrawn.

Steve
I'm probably going to get this album, I love the song "DNA" - it reminds me of Pink Floyd's "Young Lust".

Andrew
For pick number three, it's the mixtape House of Balloons by R&B one-man-band, The Weeknd. This … wait for it… CANADIAN has a lot of talent for crafting those lover-boy-sex-laden pop songs you might find on the radio. Only much darker, and much more scuzzy sounding. It's music for the morning after a drunken party in the city, and all the hangovers and apologies that follow.

Noah
Now you're just making these up.

Steve
Uninvite.

Reagen
Even I think you're kind of going overboard.

Kim
Heh, on my list, but I've only heard one song of theirs.

Andrew
Kim and I are friends. The rest of you can shove off.





Noah
Yeah, they're no Foo Fighters. AMIRITE, REAGEN?

Reagen
They can only dream!

Steve
I'm taking Death Cab for Cutie next, just so I can take my "sleeper" in round 4, but I actually prefer the Peter Bjorn and John record at this point. So, Codes and Keys by Death Cab for Cutie - another great Death Cab album. These guys just keep getting it done. I found this album refreshing in its sonic approach - less guitar, more piano. And I really can't find anything wrong with Ben Gibbard's lyrical sensibility, so this is an easy choice for me.

Steve
I was surprised how strong Gimme Some by Peter, Bjorn, and John was; I was a casual fan of their first two albums, and certainly "Young Folks" is a great song, but they almost had a novelty feel to them. Gimme Some has a slight menacing edge to it, and the whole album is cohesive and an interesting listen. Highly recommended if you thought PB&J was kind of over and skipped this.

Now, flame on!

Andrew
DUH DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE IS FOR EMO KIDS!

Noah
Codes & Keys is a great album. I'm not a huge fan of early Death Cab, but Codes & Keys and Narrow Stairs are huge winners for me. Codes & Keys is currently sixth on my list and probably moving up by the end of the year.

Andrew
... I kid. Ain't nothing wrong with Ben Gibbard songs.

Noah
For his last pick, Andrew is currently flipping through a dictionary to make up another band name.

Reagen
I like the PB&J album better than your other pick, but both are solid. I too heard that edge you're talking about, with what sounds like some bitterness over the whole way the band was treated after Young Folks. They're firmly on the post-Lovefool Cardigans rehabilatory path.

Kim
Ah, Death Cab. It takes me back to The O.C., when Seth and Summer were a couple. No, really. I think Codes and Keys is a fine album, and I like PB&J, too. Who doesn't?

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