Young Widows - In And Out Of Youth And Lightness (2011)

I love this record. Right after saying so, i can write almost whatever i want cause you already know i'd STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to get this album, no matter what, so well it's bla bla and bla bla here and bla bla there.
No, seriously. Here we have the third nomination for Best-of-2011-record. This album is solid, mature, with no mistake at all. Surely, best release so far for YW from Louisville, KY. Yeah, it's kinda different from their previous stuff, both Settle Down City and Old Wounds (needless to say, they really don't have anything more in common with Breather Resist but their guitarist, huh!): here, we have LOADS less Jesus Lizard-alike guitar works and LOADS more blues, creating something i'd mark as really new and outstanding, without being too experimental or pointless or unlistenable or whatever (well, this doesn't utterly overcome the old records, which i still think are awesome and not pointless or unlilstenable or whatever). Evan Patterson is also quitting the typical postpunk recited/bored style vocals and turning into something more melodic and more personal.
I have to admit that now Young Widows is definitely in my top five active bands, so let me just STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to get this album, no matter what, so try it and then buy it.
And oh, this video is cool!

Fucked Up - David Comes To Life (2011)

Another long awaited album which is in competition for "Best of 2011". Damn, it's really too tough to choose, but well, i still have 7 months to decide.
Anyway, this a huuuuge rock opera, another masterpiece, the hardcore punk version of Quadrophenia, the fast-paced version of Tommy, the whatever version of whatever. 18 (EIGHTEEN!!) tracks telling the sad story of David, falling in and out of love. I mean, sad enough to make anyone weep. But still, this record is EPIC, maybe too epic, so epic that it might be the soundtrack for dunno, the Champions League final. Even if Fucked Up is no longer the punk version of Oasis (well, let's say it, The Chemistry Of Common Life had some really Oasis-alike riffs), but maybe even more epic: my brother said that now they sound more like the punk version of Cast, but damn, that's not true, i mean, i'm one of the few lads who ACTUALLY liked Cast (come on, i was 13!), but still i guess that such a comparison is not really erhmm...positive. But well, i can hear some Jam influence here and there, cool!

Unfortunately, i had to upload it in two parts, cause i still think it's kinda foolish to pay mediafire to get a premium account.
So here you can try it (no you can't) and here you should buy it.