Deerhunter – Microcastle
Indie rock, pretty meh.

VHS or Beta – Bring On the Comets
Just like I said with Ratatat, these guys have a sound that I find distinctive.  I like them, they’re on the edge between rock and techno;  their songs are light and dancy.  I find myself moved by them to invent words like “dancy.”

Slipknot – Iowa
Their second release; I continue my semi-retroactive education of Slipknot.  Not all that spectacular.  Still Slipknot, that’s for sure, but they seem to favor the “whimpering scream” more in this album, which sounds too melodramatic.

Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Indie rock, light and bouncy.  Not my usual but nice.  The name seems pretty random, which bothers me because I feel that a band’s name should have some hint about their style.  Being a former goth (goth in recession?  closet goth?), the word “vampire” hints at different themes than this band is going for.  Just an observation though, nothing to be up in arms about.

Junkie XL – Booming Back at You
Bumpin’ dance music.  Not the best but still packed with the unz-unz, which is a welcome diversion between the indie rock and the screamcore.

Deerhunter – Cryptograms
A little more electronic than the other album.  Pretty experimental compared to the album I mentioned earlier, so it was a fun time.

Ratatat – LP3
Remember how I said Ratatat was that band that had a distinctive sound all to their own?  Well this album seemed to be devoid of that sound.  Very interesting but still a good album.

The problem is that I broke the seal of posting-at-work.  Today I started drafting this post while at work, just so I got my impressions out while they were fresh in my mind.  But that’s a dangerously slippery slope, if I start to work on this page and review music instead of actual tech support.  Maybe I’ll have to cut back here a bit, stop downloading all this crazy random stuff and stick to a few favorite standbys.