Tuesday, as a day, doesn’t really hold the same power it used to. Once upon a time Tuesday was undoubtedly my favorite day of the week, because it always meant the same thing: new music!

No disrespect to the awesome power of the internet, but it ruined Tuesday. Although I’ve never downloaded music, nor have I ever paid for MP3’s via iTunes or Amazon, I still find myself consistently streaming new music all day long, so much so that the weight of listening to a record for the first time is somewhat lost. I mean, chances are I’ve already heard at least two or three songs off of any new record, so I’m not necessarily jumping into anything blindly.

Even though Tuesday may be dead, occasionally there is one (Kanye vs. 50?) that gets me excited. Today, friends, is one of those Tuesdays. Just look at a few titles that are being released:

Black Mountain - In The Future
Blood On The Wall - Liferz
Cat Power - Jukebox
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
Evangelicals - The Evening Descends
Hey Willpower - P.D.A.
Mahjongg - Kontpab
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
Times New Viking - Rip It Off

I could give you links to all these bands, or tell you what I would highly recommend checking out, but I think today you should honor Tuesday and go buy yourself some new music. Just as long as it’s not this. If you buy that, I’ll personally come to your house and kick you in the shins.