I need to go CD shopping

I'm getting twitchy. I haven't been to a record store since my used CD splurge a few weeks ago and I haven't purchased anything new since the Mylo/Band of Horses order around the same time. I need new music!

But I'm being strong. I need to hold out until May because that month is going to break my disposable income budget for most of the summer. Here's just a short list of what I'm looking forward to:

The Walkmen - Hundred Miles Off
I can't really express how much I am looking forward to this one. Their last album, Bows + Arrows, was firmly entrenched in my CD player a full year before they showed up on The O.C. I know that back in 2004, everyone was going apeshit over Funeral by The Arcade Fire, but I think I liked this one better. And that's saying a lot.

Sereena Maneesh - Serena Maneesh
Norwegian shoegaze. Norwegian-fucking-shoegaze. It's been out in the EU for over a year, and now it's getting ready to land here. Cannot wait.

Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
You knew it was coming. Dangermouse and Cee-Lo Green cranking out psychadelic hip-hop. Dangermouse also did The Mouse and the Mask with MF Doom, and he helped produce the last Gorillaz record, which is interesting me more and more each passing day. As for Gnarls, "Crazy" might just end up being the song of the year.

Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
Oh yeah. I'll never get sick of these guys. NEVER. I hear that this album might be their best in years, because they may have been phoning it in for their past few to fulfill their contract. And I liked their past few albums.

Side note: I caught Hype!, a 1996 documentary about the Seattle music scene of the 80s/early 90s last night and Eddie Vedder was featured prominently. Man...That guy is one jaded mo-fo!

The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
Greg Dulli is God. And I mean that in most heretical way possible, because I know he would want me to. If I was forced to find a drawback to any of the Singers' records, it would be that they aren't The Afghan Whigs. Oh well.

I know there will be more. I'm sure there are some that I've forgotten. And I know I'll see something else shiny and interesting or I'll make the foolish mistake of trying something on a listening station. On or around May 23 I'm heading to the store with a mind to buy and little to no regard for how much money I spend.

These are my benders.