This month was an odd one for music.  My monthly acquisitions range from minimalistic Spanish neo-classical to thrashing punk.  And here for your perusing is a sampling from each.  Enjoy!

Air France
On Trade Winds - dreamy, happy electronica



The Antlers
Hospice - moody alt rock in the vein of Jeff Buckley



Jay Reatard
Blood Visions - raw & frenetic punk



Jeremy Messersmith
The Silver City - like a fusion of Denison Witmer and The Postal Service



DM Stith
Heavy Ghost - bizarre soundscapes remind me of Patrick Watson's genre-defying music



K'naan
The Dusty Food Philosopher - Brit hip-hopper



Ludovico Einaudi
Divenire - minimalistic neo-classical heavily favors piano solos with some orchestral arrangements thrown in on the side



Nancy Elizabeth
Battle & Victory - spare, delicate instrumentation and Joanna Newsom-esque vocals



The Prodigy
Invaders Must Die - wicked dance beats perfect for any kind of physical activity


This Will Destroy You
S/T - cathartic post-rock

I resisted coming here, to open the harbors that guard my heart.
Abide with me, fast falls the even tide.
This darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
And what does not flow freely from You?
Am I convicted of what I say?
Forgive me of this pride that knows Your redemption yet shamelessly walks away.
And now my life ebbs away.
Night pierces my bones, and these gnawing pains never rest.
And how I long for that day.
If my steps turn from the path, or if my heart has been led by my eyes, or if my hands have been defiled, then may others reap what I have sown.
Better that I dwell in the house of the Lord who upholds all those who fall than reap this harvest of a life waged in the flesh.
And what do I gain but the exchange of the truth for a lie?
And a heart conditioned not to feel, callused by the nature of my pride?
And now my life ebbs away.