Music I purchased in the first quarter of 2012:

• Asking Alexandria – Reckless and Relentless
• Blackout, The – Best in Town
• Classic Crime, The – Acoustic EP: Seattle Sessions
• Day to Remember, A – What Separates Me from You
• Demon Hunter – The World Is a Thorn
• Distillers, The – Coral Feng – Not quite as much angst on this one, but still top-notch (and slightly poppy) punk.
• Four Year Strong – Enemy of the World
• Joy Formidable, The – The Big Roar
• Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
• Nada Surf – The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy – Thumbs up. They keep doing what they do. (Which is indie rock, btw.)
• Of Mice & Men – The Flood
• Periphery – Periphery – Liked this so much I saw them in concert.
• Scar Symmetry – Dark Matter Dimensions
• Snow Patrol – Fallen Empires
• Thrice – Major/Minor – I think they’ve discovered where they want to be … and I like it. (Although I’m not sure this will ever allow them to dislodge The Artist in the Ambulance as my favorite record of theirs.)
• Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend – BUST! Frown.

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