Well, it's been slow on the blog lately, I know. It's just I have not much to talk about lately. Life is going fine and at a steady pace, and I haven't made any major life changes lately. But I have been listening to some great music. I want to share these records with you, so join with me in the fun!

She and Him - Volume I - ***1/2 - I really like this album. It is an entirely entertaining experience. At first you kind of wonder about the voice and the sort of off nature of it, but as soon as you accept it and fall in, it is a great record.

Gary Louris - Vagabonds - *** - I love the Jayhawks, and the last few have been essentially Gary Louris calling all the shots, so this doesn't detract too far from that sound, but does have a more intimate feel to it, which is great.

Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha - *** - A rocking record from Supergrass. After the last few years of the 10 year best of and other releases made it feel like they were winding down thier career, but if anything, they have picked it up in the past few years, and its great to know they still have the juices flowing.

The Feeling - Join With Us - *** - Loved their first record, almost too much, because its hard for this to match up with the surprise and joy I got out of the first album. The songs here are great, but nothing jumped out to me on first listen. I will definitely give it a few more listens before I make my fianl judgement though.

David Doll - Headsets for Jets - *** - A great power pop record. Great songs, interesting stories and a well made album overall.

They Might Be Giants - Here Comes The 123's - ***1/2 - A fun record from They Might Be Giants. You don't have to be a kid to enjoy this. It's cool to hear them goof around more and really focus on just being entertaining.

Wisely - Between the X's & The O's - *** - Not really an album, but a set of bonus tracks, this doesn't exactly flow well, but the songs are great. Some are just demos of songs on his new albums, but the songs here that were left off that album are just as good as anything else on it.

Simple Plan - Simple Plan - * - Hardly even worth a review. The band decided that they didn't want to have fun anymore, I guess. This is a darker album, with more 80s influenced pop songs, only one track recalls the fun side of Simple Plan. They have always played pretty disposable pop, but this side of pop is not really my thing.

Paul Steel - Moon Rock - ***1/2 - Excellent record from this artist, who seemingly came out of nowhere with this Beach Boys influenced record that is perfect for summer and really any season.