The mix tape for March is a mixed bag of loud and quiet gems. Current favourites are Modest Mouse (must buy their new album) and neat sequeway into Jose Gonzalez's gorgeous 'Crosses'. Surjan Stevens track is a killer too... yet another album to buy, no doubt.

Two Cow Garage are another fun find, as much for their uncompromising, simple punchy songs as their attitudes - like they were born to be rock stars. Fear of Flying remind me of some 80s band that I can't think of, but it's a cracking tune that always grabs my attention.

More Noise
1. Epitaph—Two Cow Garage
2. Yea Yeah—Matt and Kim
3. Sparks in the Snow—Maps
4. Gonna Never Have to Die—Guided by Voices
5. Forget-Me-Nots—Fear of Flying
6. March into the Sea—Modest Mouse
 
Less Noise
7. Crosses—Jose Gonzalez
8. Sundress—Ben Kweller
9. Like U Crazy—Mates of State
10. Canopies and Grapes—Emmy the Great
11. Save Myself—Willy Mason
12. John Wayne Gracy, Jr.—Sufjan Stevens

The Shin's latest long-player, Wincing the Night Away still remains top of my 'album of the year' list for 2007. It's an utterly brilliant, likeable, enticing collection of songs. Surprisingly, it stands up to repeated listens much more than I expected and what I thought were mediocre songs have become my favourite songs (Australia).

 

Ditto Arcade Fire's Neon Bible, a stunning album by any measure. Already, I think I prefer it to their debut, and my enjoyment is still growing. Current favouites are Black Mirror, Neon Bible and The Well and the Lighthouse.

 

The fun doesn't stop there. I'm currently salivating over the growing list of albums I must and will buy, including: