Modern Minstrels

New Music

I've picked up 2 new CDs in the last 2 days. My preorder of The Early November's album The Room's Too Cold came on Monday. It came with a DVD and a signed poster of the band. Ace told Sarah at the concert last Saturday that it took them days to sign all of the posters. Overall, the CD is good stuff. There's a nice mix of slower, acoustic songs and faster, rock songs. The DVD that came with it includes a documentary, a live performance of Every Night's Another Story, and an acoustic song.

Then today while we were at Wal*Mart in a somewhat impulse purchase I picked up the new Coheed and Cambria album In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 which came out today. I had read really good things about it on Absolute Punk, but wasn't really planning to pick it up. But after seeing it for $10 at Wal*Mart and the fact that it came with a DVD, I decided to buy it. The CD is 12 tracks (including the bonus track) and just under 1 hour and 10 minutes long. I've listened to it once tonight and like it a lot. I'm not quite sure how to describe the music, other than to say it fits in with the types of music I generally listen to, though it definitely has a distinct sound. Now, I've purchased the most recent Thrice, Thursday, and Coheed and Cambria albums, I really should go to see the three of them at the Agora October 18th.

I also want to mention the new Death Cab For Cutie album, Transatlanticism, which also came out today. Definitely one of the best albums of the year. Ben Gibbard is a lyrical genius, and I think everyone needs to hear this album.

The next music purchase for me will be October 21st when Something Corporate's North comes out. The Punk Goes Acoustic compilation also comes out that day, so I may end up picking that up as well.