Nonsensor.

The past few Tuesdays have been really light on interesting new releases, and I think I've figured out why. With the exception of the new Arcade Fire two weeks ago, everything came out today. Here's what I want (setting up a webcam and an Amazon wishlist now)

• Adult. - Why Bother?
  From what I hear, my resident hometown weirdos are back to doing electro-revival robot music. That's a welcome thing after their brief and unenjoyable flirtation with dance-punk. This pleases me.
• El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
  Fantastic Damage falls into my top 5 hip-hop albums ever (surely top 3 by white guys), and he's made us wait a really long time for the new one. In that time he did a bunch of remixes and hung out possibly too much with Nine Inch Nails. We'll see...
  
• Ted Leo + Pharmacists - Living With The Living
  Ted's great, no matter how you slice it. One part Springsteen, one part Ian Mackaye, a little Elvis Costello and maybe even a touch of Billy Bragg. If you don't know Ted Leo, he's sort of a punk version of singer-songwriter music, with plenty of power-pop and a little soul thrown in. Lots of people who read my blog would love the guy.
  
• Low - Drums and Guns
  Low are another consistent band, but you have to be into slow, sad, mostly acoustic music, because that's what they're consistent at. Not exactly what I expect out of Mormons, but then again, I don't know what I expect out of Mormons.
• Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
  So the story is, Modest Mouse got huge, sold songs to Target and shilled for minivans, and apparently used that leverage to just randomly call up 80s superstar guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths) one day. Now he's the oldest and most British member of the band. And now for the first time ever in his solo career, he's going to sell a lot more records than Morrissey. I'm listening to this one now. The last traces of the old 90's Modest Mouse -- unnerving, poorly synced, with inventive and crazed drumming -- are almost all gone now, in favor of clear, bright, and tight sounds. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I'm having a hard time hearing anything too memorable so far.
  
• Tila Tequila - Sex
  Just kidding. I'll bet you any amount of money this isn't even going to be worth making fun of. Tila Tequila is some random girl who got big simply by being on myspace and friending nearly everyone. Apparently this worked because she's supposed to be sort of reasonably close to attractive. I wouldn't know, her profile crashes my browser.

Since I missed blogging it before, I have to mention two things: one, the new Arcade Fire is damn fine. The first album was a phenomenon -- a fluke, something whose circumstances (large amounts of band members' families dying at once) will never be repeated. But they've managed to prove they're not a flash in the pan. Secondly, the newest Of Montreal record is great too. I never cared that much for them. For Elephant 6 bands, give me Olivia Tremor Control any day. But after writing an Outback Steakhouse jingle and breaking up with his girlfriend, Kevin Barnes wrote a dark and crazy disco-electro album with tons of hooks and a weird Prince vibe. I went to see them on Sunday in a super-packed Majestic Theatre, and it was awesome. Complete with projections, costume changes, and a cover of "Raspberry Beret." Highly recommended show for fans of almost any kind of pop music.

Alright, you've seen the list. Now commence to buying! Pick one up for yourself while you're at it.