Anyone else get a chance to listen to the new Killers album? I'm not certain just yet, but I think this could be one of those albums that I'll dimiss for a week, then will enjoy it more and more with every listen until I think it's absolutely brilliant. Most of my favorite music has gone that route, so I'm hopeful.In any case, When You Were Young is a fantastic song I wish I'd written. Before I go any further, I'd like to say a) yes, I like the Killers. I think Hot Fuss is a good album and I had to make myself not listen to it after having it on repeat for a good two months, and b) Roy, you can kiss my ass. The Bravery suck, and this is an objective fact. I realize the Killers could be major douchebags personally, but I'm sure they could easily get into Great Scott on a Friday night without getting into a fight with the bouncers.
(I really don't care, actually. I thought I could be amusing and topical by bringing that anecdote up. I was there that night and I still didn't notice anything so... what the hell do I know? However, Roy: I will challenge you to fisticuffs!).

But ANYWAY (Chuck Klosterman much?), if I can see that I'm going to think Sam's Town is brilliant *eventually*, does that mean I *already* think it's brilliant? Is this some sort of time paradox?

I actually bought it off of iTunes. Don't get me wrong, I love, love, love the fact that iTunes exist and people use it. I think digital downloading is the next big medium. But personally, I need to have a CD. I need physical artwork. I need to have the superior quality that uncompressed audio provides (never you mind 95% of what I listen to nowadays is off my iPod— I just need to know the option is there). But my folks inadvertently put a monkey wrench in the works by getting me an iTunes gift card. So you tell me.. do I get up off my ass, take the train down to Newbury St, pay $11.99-plus-tax, take the train all the way back to Allston, and then rip this onto iTunes? OR do I just give in to convenience (and Jen's calls to "just fucking do it, man")?

That being said, buy my band's album and it will please me.
for the iTunes camp: link
for the OCD-like-Henry camp: http://www.cdbaby.com/aloud2

So ANYWAY (definitely Chuck Klosterman), based on my future appraisal of the Killers album, I would recommend you grab this up.After you buy my album. We're certainly better than the fucking Killers (he says with a smirk, certainly not taking a page from the book of Oasis).

I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of crap for vast portions of this blog.

Cheers,
Henry