Anathema is a band I'm very remiss for having waited so long to investigate. I'm really digging the new one. I have an older album of theirs as well, A Natural Disaster, which I also like. No CMVs on either, and hasn't been for several albums I've read. I remember reading about Anathema years ago when someone at PE suggested Opeth's Damanation album was inspired by Anathema's turning away from CMVs for normal vocals. Anyone else hear this band before? Kinda like a symphonic Porcupine Tree or metallic Coldplay. Good vox actually.

As for Gaslight Anthem, the jury is still out on that one. It was a loaner and I really didn't get but a couple of spins. Definitely a big epic sound. I can certainly hear the Springsteen references, but not anything reminiscent of Gin Blossoms...and I like Gin Blossoms.