I can’t think of many bands who’ve kept up the consistently high quality of The National while still releasing new music regularly. There have been a lot of good indie albums this year, but a lot of them are either following lengthy hiatuses (LCD, BSS, Feist), or make you think “I’m glad this band I loved in 2005 is…

I always thought Mario Kart Wii was one of the MORE beloved entries (Super Circuit seems to be the one nobody talks about). It probably has my favorite rendition of Bowser’s Castle too.

Not to mention it’s somehow one of 2 or 3 tracks in the entire series to make it into THREE Mario Kart games.

While 64 is probably still my favorite Mario Kart game, I do truly abhor its Rainbow Road. It’s great conceptually - a drift-focused gauntlet after everything you’ve raced through, with some stellar music and overwhelming (for the time) colors. But good god is it a boring slog.

Hey now, having to report all rupees I find in chests to the IRS is bullshit.