The clanking of crystal and explosions off in the distance.

I'm sitting here at my computer, having just inserted Death Cab For Cutie's Transatlanticism, which I just bought today and have never heard before. I've just finished the opening track, "The New Year", and I like it pretty good fine. Kev was the one who turned me on to DCFC, and I still haven't heard much, but what I have heard I've really liked.

[You should know that I tend to lag well behind the pack when it comes to new music. I realize this album is far from new.]

In particular, I really liked "This Temporary Life", which you can find on the Future Soundtrack For America compilation. An excellent compilation, by the way, and well worth paying for. And "This Temporary Life" is one of the best tracks. And then there's the Postal Service, which I also like a lot (although they'd be even better if they went for a more subtle approach with the electronic theme). Good stuff.

-- Yosha