Dan Snaith is a genius (and not just because he has his doctorate in math from Cambridge).

The Caribou at Richard's on Richards in Vancouver a couple nights ago was an exercise in intensity. How can you go wrong with two drummers?

If you get a chance to see him and his touring band on their extensive North American Tour. Make sure you pick up the tour CD too… I've been listening to that non-stop.

Speaking of said tour CD, does anyone know the full tracklisting of his DJ mix? There are some fascinating cuts on there. Especially interesting is…

So I don't really listen to Radiohead and I haven't listened to Thom Yorke's solo effort either. I did however stumble across the article on Pitchfork (yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I like the news and reviews, but no, I do not base my entire listening habits around them) about Yorke's iTunes playlist.

He listens to cool stuff. But I couldn't help laughing to myself when reading his commentary about Madvillain and Quasimoto.

quasimoto's way of constructing tracks is like nothing else

So I've hit the 20000 play marker. It's a pretty cool thing to know that that there is that much data about my music habits.

Anyways, I figure some comments should be made on listening to so much music since September (essentially eight months).

I still am loving M83. They've definitely been put on my music "back burner" as of late, but I still go back to all three of their albums when I'm in the mood.

I also decided this morning that Chad Vangaalen is my favorite singer-songwriter and likely my favorite artist. If you haven't listened to…

My recent listening habits have been odd. Or at least I think they have been diverging from my usual.

My latest band obsession? Mogwai. Well, I can't really call it an obsession, because I only have their latest album, Mr. Beast. I cannot get enough of We're No Here. It's pure sound that is at its absolute best at very, very high volumes.

I've also been listening to a lot of random pop. I've gone back to older works from Stars, started listening to The Polyphonic Spree. I've still got my obsession with Owen Pallett's Final…

I picked up Final Fantasy's album Has a Good Home today at Zulu. Why have I not had this since it came out? Is this one of the best things I have heard in awhile? The answer to that is, yes, yes it is one of the best releases I have heard in awhile. Owen Pallett is up there with Chad Vangaalen and Sufjan Stevens for the beautiful singer songwriter award in my books. Has a Good Home is on the same level… Excuse me while I listen to it even more…

PS. Metric tomorrow.

So here's a mix I made up for a friend who's into bands like The Decemberists…

1. August 17, 3:17AM
2. Walking Around Waiting Downtown
3. Dumb I Sound
4. I Gave You
5. Man Is The Baby
6. Blood Machine
7. The Upwards March
8. Another New Day
9. Pagina Dos
10. Teen Angst
11. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
12. Where Cedar Nouns and Adverbs Walk
13. (This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan
14. I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
15. I'll Bring The Sun
16. Fish

I tried to keep it either similar…

So, I think I've been running out of indie steam. As my charts have indicated, I am just starting to pile up a few of my top artists. There are only so many times you can play a single album I think. And… here's the kicker. So much of the more popular indie bands that keep on getting recommended to me aren't tickling my fancy. I was told to check out the Arctic Monkeys, and they, for the most part, just sound like that North England/Scotland sound. It's all personal taste, but really.

So, I've been delving into other…

Alright, I feel this intense need to post up my choice for top albums of the year and some reflections on my musical taste evolution.

I started off the year without much diversity in my record collection. Residing in my cd pile were mostly electronica albums, typically progressive house mixes. I still like them, but I have broadened my scope. Now, it's predominantly indie pop and rock, with a good smattering of electronica and some hip-hop… And that's all been since I started up at university. I like my collection now a whole lot more and I have music for…

So yeah, I think I'm picking up tickets for me and Britton tomorrow for the Vancouver Stars show on the 21st of December. It's at the Commodore and should be pretty sweet.

Then, on the 28th, Wintersleep and The Ladies and Gentlemen are playing a show at Richard's. That should be an indie orgy of sorts.

Oh yeah, and my current obsession with Death Cab for Cutie is pretty much only due to their large (as compared to other great bands that are younger) discography. Hence their stats are a bit skewed in my audioscrobbler stats. See, I listen to…