Today's Music That Jason Has A Crush On is Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary. This is a CD that I finally bought after having legally downloaded a few tracks from the old BetterPropaganda website that I really liked. And now, having listened to the album a couple times, I am kicking myself for having waited so long. This is an album well-regarded by one of my more respected music sources, and for good reason.
I don't know that I can sum up the sound of Wolf Parade in one or two words, but I'll try to explain it as best I can. It's well-composed indie rock; I don't think it has quite the poetic cache of the New Pornographers or the storytelling of the Decemberists but it's quirky. The band sounds like they are influenced by The Clash, maybe The Cars. I would consider Cold War Kids to be the closest thing to them I can think of, though CWK is probably a little more pop than WP. In any event, the vocals on this album are kind of a polarizing aspect, the lyrics are interesting, the sound is marvelous. There's a really good build to a lot of the songs. In particular, I like "I'll Believe in Anything" and "Shine a Light". So check this album out. It is in my car's CD player right now, maybe I'll write more about it as I have a chance to listen to it some more.
In other news:
I had a decent weekend. Need more sleep, as usual.