The Drums - Abysmal Thoughts: Nice improvement

The Drums - Encyclopedia: Sounds like they are trying too hard.

Broken Social Scene - Let's Try The After (Vol. 1): Worthy addition to the catalog.

boygenius - boygenius: Given the hype, I was expecting more, but still solid.

Better Oblivion Community Center - Better Oblivion Community Center: Not exactly essential Oberst, but nice to have.

Beirut - Gallipoli: Beautiful soundtrack.

Paul Baribeau - Paul Baribeau: Was hoping for something more cohesive.

The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships: Not sure who the target demographic for something like this is, but it is not me.

American Football - LP3: Big step up from the solid LP2

Young Jesus - The Whole Thing Is Just There: This is an album worth diving into.

Swingin' Utters - Peace and Love: Not sure if this is the same band from Five Lessons Learned.

Street Dogs - Stand For Something Or Die For Nothing: Heard one, heard them all.

Pinback - Summer in Abaddon: AFK is a big winner, but the rest fails to engage.

mewithoutYou - [Untitled]: These guys have grown up.

The Interrupters - Fight The Good Fight: Much better than I would have thought.

Give - Love In This House: Sad to see these guys go out.

Foxing - Nearer My God: I really want to like this, but just cannot seem to get into it.

Daughters - You Won't Get What You Want: I can understand the hype for those looking for something heavier.

Camp Cope - How To Socialize and Make Friends: All the songs blend together, though not terrible songs.

Antagonize - Promo: Very much looking forward to a full length