The Suburbs was also when Win Butler's lyrics lost all subtlety. This trend has continued on to the new album, as some of the lines on Reflektor are so blunt that they'd feel at home on some mid-00s pop-punk album.

If I make a blog from the perspective of a TV executive struggling in the work-a-day world, trying to find new and exciting blogs to make TV shows about, do you think it'd get picked up? Possibly within a week?

The bits on the spaceship in Fire in the Sky wouldn't let me sleep for days. Really terrifying stuff to an 8 year old, and I still don't think I could bring myself to watch that movie again.

I know I'll be shit on for saying this, but the lyrics of this album appear to have been written by Trent Reznor.

Woody Allen, is that you?

Their prank calls are always top notch. My favorite was when they were calling in sick to Red Lobster.

God damnit, he's supposed to be recording a new Blur album!

I think he was just supposed to be there as the monologist, similar to how they do live Assssssscat shows.

A lack of conflict isn't a problem if the band does it well. The Dismemberment Plan didn't, because as a band they just aren't comfortable writing about things going well. And you picked out the four best songs on the album when saying that there is real conflict in those songs, kind of proving Mr. Saturn's point…

And one in between!

Holy cow, yes. That song rules on headphones.

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen
The Microphones - Mt Eerie
Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral
Liars - Drums Not Dead
Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage
Portishead - Third
The Drones - I See Seaweed

@avclub-75a554e529ffbd977baf9f4c753547ef:disqus  You pretty much nailed it. When I think of D-Plan, I think of songs like "Timebomb" or "The City". They really had a way of nailing melancholy without getting too self serious and mopey.

Every once in a while there's a little snippet of what made me love E&I and Change, but they're so few and far between that I'm also pretty disappointed. I'm still going to listen a couple more times before I completely give up on it.

"Drink You Away" is honestly one of the worst songs I've heard all year. Absolutely nothing redeeming lies within, although I really love/hate the idea that the song puts forth, that Justin Timberlake doesn't know better whiskeys than Jack or Jim.

Ya'll think I can get some money complaining about how Comedy Bang Bang's current season was split in two?

Yeah, that was one of the ones I've seen. Best part of the show was him covering "Purple Rain" when it landed on colors. Never saw that one coming!

I have most of the same stuff as yourself, but must add "Almost Blue", "I Want You" (duh), "When I Was Cruel No. 2", "Either Side of the Same Town", and "All These Things" from the Toussaint album.

Fun fact about this song: I've seen Elvis Costello around 5 times now, and this song has been on the setlist twice, though I've never heard him play it. I met him and asked about it, and he said it's usually written down, but he only plays it when he's "feeling it".

I've never been a huge fan of her recorded output, but I got dragged to a live show by my brother's girlfriend during a family vacation. I gotta say, she's absolutely amazing live. One of the best shows I've ever seen.