Dragonette- Bodyparts: She says "my little pony" in track two. This is obviously the best album ever and Dragonette confirmed for brony. Joking aside, I've come to know Dragonette as a purveyor of hip-hop-infused pop-rock, and generally a good listen. And that's a very good description for this album. It's not exactly in the same genre as CHVRCHES or The 1975, but something about the particular way it coheres and the pop sensibility evokes a similar feeling. These songs have a strange propensity to start off rather iffy and then turn out to be great by the end, but it's a blast from start to finish. 8.5/10

Muse- The 2nd Law: This album seems to be a happy medium between the stadium jock rock they've been purveying recently and their early more dreamy, experimental sound. I absolutely adore "Panic Station", given that it sounds like it's a cover of an 80's rock song that I can't quite remember the original artist of. There's a certain Queen-ness to this, for sure. Well, except when they're doing dubstep; I really can't explain that. And I don't know what to make of this, beyond "it's better than their last album". Something of a return to form while keeping their options open, I guess. 6.5/10

Matt and Kim- Lightning: One of my favorite electropunk bands is back! This is definitely missing something, though. I don't hate it, I'm just somewhat nonplussed overall, which is unfortunate, since I typically love Matt & Kim. 5.5/10

Coheed and Cambria- The Afterman: This is actually two separate albums, Ascension and Descension, but given they both share a title and I don't really care about C&C, I'm gonna list them as one. They generally sound like Coheed albums, with a couple decent songs each. Descension is slightly heavier overall, but I actually like it more. I don't get either album and I never will, as far as Coheed and Cambria goes, so have a 5.5/10 for Ascension and a 6/10 for Descension.

All Time Low- Don't Panic: Hey, some fun teenpop punk. I'm enjoying these songs, but I'm not feeling it. I think I may be officially old, in which case this is the most depressing album I have ever listened to. 6.5/10