you'll make an industry out of me someday

Ooooh. The Voluntary Butler Scheme. At Breakfast Dinner Tea. Buy it now, thank me later. Actually, that Amazon page doesn't seem to have the MP3 version, but iTunes does, though I can't seem to find an online page for it. Stupid Apple. Anyway, it's awesome- I heard Multiplayer on that one Dell commercial a couple times and knew I had to check it out. It's got Death Cab for Cutie's dorkiness and The Rumble Strips' cheery disposition, with a little Architecture in Helsinki, CAKE, U2, and Coldplay coming through in places. Horns and pianos and guitars all in turns goofy and elegant. Electronic riffs and beats that came straight off the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World soundtrack (not really, but they totally sound like they could). And even a Plaude song if you turn your head and squint. Definitely one of those albums where you reach the end and it barely even occurs to you to maybe listen to anything else before you've already started it again.

Also, watched the latest Harry Potter movie last night. I liked it all right, you could definitely feel the growing tension and fear and the "jeez, these poor kids, what a horrible situation they have to deal with glad it's not me." Though, actually... ( this is barely a spoiler, but you know how people can be )

So, I'm giving the American Top Gear another go tonight. I wasn't blown away last week, but I'm willing to see what else they've got to impress me. That said, if they don't do the "Some say" Stig Facts, I walk.

ETA: *sigh* No Stig Facts. Denied. And I can't justify staying up late on a Sunday night, sitting through History Channel's interminable commercials for the rest. Man, and I was actually enjoying the episode too. Call me if they ever wise up, I guess.