Veni, Vidi, Dormivi

Last night I went through and wrote down all of the upcoming albums that look promising.

June 15

We Are Scientists- Barbara

June 29

STS9- Love King

July 13

Sting- Symphonicity

August 3

Arcade Fire- The Suburbs

August 24

Eels- Tomorrow Morning

TBA

Belle & Sebastian

Fleet Foxes

REM

Rush

The Shins

U2

Neil Young

More than anything, I'm most anxious for the Eels and Arcade Fire albums. I admit it, I'm a sucker for anything Indie. Maybe I'll give them a listen and review them once they come out.

Something that caught my eye in the TBA section was the arrival of the upcoming Rush album. I have been extremely disappointed with their recent releases. For some absurd reason, the trio has decided to move away from their trademark originality of 10-15 minute epics like "Xanadu" and "2112," the Alex Lifeson-style riffs and unorthodox solos, and the instrumental expressions of technical perfection as in "YYZ" for more radio-friendly 5 minute productions of "Working Them Angels" and "Far Cry."

Seriously, this to this? What are you thinking, Geddy?