I’ve got a few posts I’m wanting to write, but want to think through them more since they’re of a more serious nature than new music. Anyway, until then…

One of my favorite days of every month now is the day my eMusic downloads refresh. I woke up this morning with 75 new downloads available and it was like all of my problems were solved. Okay, that’s overstating it, but it’s still a little exciting.

I promptly downloaded a couple of albums this morning:

• Neon Bible - Arcade Fire
  I read some reviews of the new Arcade Fire album a couple of months ago. I expected to get it last month, but ended up getting Cary Brothers instead. I’m listening to this right now. Good stuff.
   

• Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
  I discovered TNP a week or two ago. Wikipedia states that they may have gotten their name from a Jimmy Swaggart quote, where he called music “the new pornography.” Pretty clever. I’ve listened to the clips numerous times and really loved it, so I’m looking forward to hearing the full album shortly.

So, I now have 50 downloads left. I’ll probably get another 4 full albums, and some singles with whatever is left over (if any). Here’s what’s in the queue:

• Control - Pedro the Lion : I’ve kept a couple of PTL selections in my queue for the last couple of months, and have yet to pull the trigger. But, this is probably the month.
   

• The Story and the Song - Between the Trees : I’ve read several reviews of this disc over the last several months. From the clips, I like it, but I’m not sure how much yet. I know I’ll likely get it, it’s just a matter of when.
   
• Hello Starling - Josh Ritter
  I loved The Animal Years, which was one of my early eMusic downloads, and I really like what I hear of this one as well.
   

• God Save The Clientele - The Clientele
  This is another one that I like, but I’m trying to decide if I like it enough to download it.
   

• God Save The Smithereens - The Smithereens
  This has been on my list for a while, and I think I’ve mentioned it before. I’ve been a fan of theirs since the 80’s, but just haven’t pulled the trigger yet. Again, it’s just a matter of when.
   

• Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon
  The new Spoon record was released yesterday, and was immediately available on eMusic. I liked my previous Spoon download, Gimme Fiction (and neglected to include it in my mid-year list “also ran’s” a couple of weeks ago), and I really liked what I heard of this new one as well.
   

• Word of Mouth - The Kinks
  I had this on cassette in high school, and always loved it. I’ll definitely be getting this at some point.

I also have several other discs that I’m considering and are probably for next month or beyond, including Storyhill, Old Crow Medicine Show, John Fogerty, Apples in Stereo, Drive-By Truckers, Sufjan Stevens and Fernando Ortega. And, if previous months are any indication, there’s a good chance I’ll find something not on these lists that I’ll end up with in the next week or two.

I’m also looking at some singles from The Kinks (State of Confusion album, also mid-80’s) and former Men At Work frontman Colin Hay (Man @ Work album, which includes some remakes of Men At Work hits).

So, that’s it. That’s the list.

As always, any other suggestions?