A couple of albums have me spinning lately.
Blonde Redhead: 23
(MySpace, Reviews: Metacritic, Drowned in Sound, The Village Voice, Lost at Sea)
Wow, this is good stuff. Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, experimental indie-rockish shtuff. The title track, "23," is a great introduction to the album. Hear it on their MySpace or watch their video of "23". Some quotes...
23 is a delirious fever-dream of an album that continues to impress with each consecutive listen.
This is the next record you have to buy. Absolutely. Unequivocally.
Headlights: Kill Them With Kindness
(MySpace)
Under The Radar: "Kill Them With Kindness is an impressive debut proving that the remaining members of Absinthe Blind are not living in the past but continually experimenting into the future."
I believe Under the Radar has Kill Them With Kindness as their #15 album of 2006. A number of reviews are not quite there, but I think it's outstanding. It's happy, fun music. Tracks that stand out to me are "Your Old Street" and "Signs Point to Yes (But Outlook Not So Good)."
YouTube: "TV" Video (or "TV" Live), also "Signs Point to Yes (But Outlook Not So Good)"