Graduation

I've been listening to a lot of new music lately. If you notice my last.fm widget on the blog, then you can probably guess what my favorite has been so far: Graduation by Kanye West. The only problem with Graduation is the beginning. The first four tracks are weak. Everything after that is rock solid. I absolutely love Flashing Lights and Big Brother. The first four tracks keep this from being as good as Late Registration, but it's still easily way better than anything by West's contemporaries, including his big bro' Jay-Z.

New Music Shopping List

I went shopping for some new music yesterday. The list:

The Reminder by Feist
Robbers & Cowards by Cold War Kids
The Shepherd's Dog by Iron & Wine
Kala by M.I.A.
Fort Nightly by White Rabbits
Graduation by Kanye West

(Yes I find it amusing that a search for any artist will find their MySpace page in the top 3 results.)

So far I've only listened to Feist and the verdict is still out.