Current rotation

Two albums that have been around for a little while but that I recently bought and am currently giving a listen to are The National's Boxer (2007) and Band of Horses' Everything All the Time (2006). I saw part of The National's set at ACL 2007, and while they seemed good, I just didn't get around to buying their album until now. As for Band of Horses, I honestly just didn't like their name (based partly on my preternatural fear of horses). But I'm trying to be mature and keep an open mind. Though I will say that if there are a lot of songs about horses (or even donkeys or mules) on this album, then they can just forget it!