These things get louder

[rockmarooned]

The New Pornographers released their fourth album, Challengers in 2007, on the same day that Rilo Kiley released their fourth, the semi-unfairly semi-maligned Under the Blacklight. At the time, the latter somewhat overshadowed the former for me, as Rilo Kiley is one of my very favorite bands. This year, the New Pornographers continue to compete for

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[slightlyoffaxis]

I think "Heaven is Whenever" is shaped like a bell curve, with the peak at "Hurricane J"/"Barely Breathing." (Though, to make it perfect, I'd move "The Weekenders" closer to the center.) It's best in the middle, just good at the ends.