at least now I can say that I am trying

Year-End Special, Issue #2: Albums, Part 1

Album that boiled the genius of three of my favorite defunct bands into one highly enjoyable and extremely unlikely package:
Brand New, The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me

Album that made me wonder if we'd all be better off if another of my favorite bands were defunct:
Sloan, Never Hear the End of It

Album that was worth the 90 years of waiting:
The Dears, Gang of Losers

Album that left me feeling all warm and nostalgic-like
Candy Butchers, Making Up Time