I clearly woke up today with music on my mind

I finally ripped into the growing stack of promo CDs this morning. So far: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart leave me wondering what all the fuss is about. Nice enough for coffee shop background music, but overall kind of leaves me bored. You know what's a better version of that sort of sound, in my humble opinion? The new Longwave album, Secrets Are Sinister. Also, I'm enjoying the hell out of Findlay Brown's Love Will Find You. And, Catherine turned me on to Mother Mother, who I'm now looking forward to seeing Monday at the R&R Hotel.