Wincing the Night Away

The new Shins album, Wincing the Night Away, is fantastic. Go buy it now. "Phantom Limb," "Sea Legs," "Turn on Me," "Spilt Needles," and "A Comet Appears" are my favorites, but I think the whole thing is great. They're doing a free in-store performance at Amoeba music in Hollywood this Friday. You can bet I will be there.

I'm also looking forward to the new albums by Bloc Party (release date: February 6th) and Lovedrug (release date: March 6th).