Lately I've been into tons of new music. First off, I've been trying to listen to Animal Collective. I find the lyrics to be purely poetic and fascinating, but I'm having a lot of trouble really getting into the sound of it, which usually puts me on edge. The Weakerthans is another one I've been listening to lately. While their sound, which I'd call alternative rock on the rocky side, is pretty good, the real joy in their music is again the fantastically written lyrics. Revisiting Death Cab For Cutie's albums Narrow Stairs and Plans has been a real pleasure for me this month, as well as The National's album, Boxer. Portugal. The Man has been added to my library this month, and while I find that about half the music they produce is boring to me, the other half I enjoy greatly, especially their latest album, Evil Friends Finally, I've been enjoying the well-crafted and often-cryptic lyricism of Cameron McGill found in the music of Margot and the Nuclear so and so's.