Music!

Third Eye Blind's newest album, Ursa Major, just came out this week and I've been playing this on repeat, NON-STOP. The album is absolutely awesome, so much so that I am already hyped and looking forward to the additional amazing-ness that the follow-up album Ursa Minor will bring. It certainly makes the long wait since their last album (Out Of The Vein, 2003) worthwhile. I like the lead single "Don't Believe A Word," but my favorite songs on the album by far are "Can You Take Me," "Sharp Knife" (disturbing song to like I know but I'm weird), "Summer Town," and "Water Landing." Be sure to give it a listen. You can stream the whole album from their MySpace, or pop out player here.



While still gushing about 3eb's latest album, I also found another enjoyable title to complement it with in Michael Franti & Spearhead's All Rebel Rockers. Although the album came out in 2008, it only came to my attention via their hit "Say Hey (I Love You)," which has been in heavy rotation on radio stations recently. Their mix/hybrid of hip-hop and reggae provides a very addicting sound and I have definitely caught myself embarassingly tapping and nodding away to their songs on the subway. Though not entirely thrilled with some of the political overtunes of their lyrics, I still enjoyed much of the album in the form of "Life In The City," "Remote Control," and "Nobody Right Nobody Wrong." I can definitely see several of these songs being incorporated in many party and dance playlists in the near future.