I started listening to U2's latest album, No Line On The Horizon. I'm pleasantly surprised by the album; I think that while it may have less stand-out pop hits than their previous two offerings, I think that Horizon is a better overall album. There are less filler songs than previously, and there are three songs off the top of my head - the title track, 'Moments of Surrender', and 'FEZ-Being born' - that are superb. I'm not as big a fan of the first single they released ('Get On Your Boots'), but I think this album is a lock to win a good number of awards again.
Next up on my list is the new Green Day album, which comes out in a couple of months. It looks like they're going the concept album route again, which is probably a good idea. I wasn't as big a fan of Green Day back in their mid-late-'90s heyday, but they did executed American Idiot nearly to perfection. I'm stoked to see how 21st Century Breakdown turns out.
