Todd is God

I realised that I haven't really posted anything Todd or otherwise here lately so let's change that right now. We have had two complete months so what albums have tickled my fancy thus far in 2012. Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes. The Hold Steady's front man delivers a debut solo record that unsurprisingly is reminiscent of THS, but is most a much more stripped down and folky/country vibed record. Takes a coule of listens, but it is a solid record that will certainly tide me over until the next THS album gets made. Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas I doubt there will be a better album released by a 77 year old this year. Actually I doubt there will be that many albums by anyone of any other age that will release a better record either. A fuller sounding record than he has recorded in a while and also one that most reconnects with his earlier folk roots. Show me the Place, Come Healing, Darkness ... and more. All classic Cohen. Van Halen - A different Kind of Truth A pleasant su...