On Friday I went to the record store with my daughter to pick up some stuff.

Me: Giant Sand Is All Over The Map . . . this is my first Giant Sand album so I have nothing to compare it to but I can say it's definitely top ten material and I'll need to pursue more soon. If you like Calexico, Califone, The Black Heart Procession, Sixteen Horsepower, etc. then this will do good things for you. Fun album that is varied enough in style to remain interesting throughout.

Her: Lamb Of God As The Palace Burns . . . I wrongly assumed they were just another crap nu-metal band since they've been on the more recent Ozzfest tours. Wrong, wrong, wrong! They obviously listened to tons of Slayer coming up. They sound a lot like Slayer but heavier (if that's even possible. hmmm, guess it is ) with a fatter guitar sound and deeper vox. Really superb song writing and I understand they have another (newer) album out already. There can be absolutely no doubt that she's my kid

And I got Davey's new comp on Saturday. Nice job as always. That Old Canes song that opens it up is fantastic! It really does sound like Neutral Milk Hotel, only with Tweedy singing. Funny, I've haven't heard any Appleseed Cast songs that made me want to buy an album but this song is another story an in fact have had it on my wishlist even before hearing a single note. Ya know, I always try to support my local indie stores and have been looking for this album for something like six weeks now with no luck. All have offered to order it for me but I can do that myself so I will. Soon.

Also got JD's Lucinda comp. I've only had time to get about half way through it. Thanks man. The only Lucinda I have is Car Wheels and I've been meaning to check out more but this will hold me over nicely for a while

NP: Jar's "July" comp - yet another new arrival!