I rarely agree with hipsters. I don't start disliking things once Middle America discovers them, I think moustaches look silly on most people, and I don't embrace crappy movies from the past as forgotten classics. More often than not, I don't get why their beloved bands are so amazing but on Tuesday there are a few "hipster" releases that I can get around. I've already bought TV on the Radio's "Dear Science" and King of Leon's "Only by the Night". Like with "Dear Science", this album probably won't make many new converts but the base should be happy.

TV on the Radio's album might take a few listens to really get into but right now it's in the good not great category. And honestly, I'm not a huge fan so I can't say I'm surprised. This is an album that fans will love but probably won't help the band attract many new fans (as a song like "Wolf Like Me" was able to). It also shouldn't be a surprise that I find the Kings of Leon album better. It's a little more mainstream so of course people will fault them for not being as original as TV on the Radio but personally, I just think they make better music. Kings of Leon still manages to write songs that seem unlikely to get onto the American popular radar but I'm a fan. "Use Somebody" might have a shot but there's not much to it. I kind of wish someone like Alicia Keys or Nelly Furtado could perform a stripped down version with an added lyrical break; it could be a prom night staple for 2009. One thing about the album though is that it doesn't exactly flow from one song to the next. Part of me also misses some of the simple rockers like "Four Kicks" and "Happy Alone" but I'm happy with the purchase of "Only by the Night"

I'm not sure if they're hipster material but The Old Crow Medicine Show has a new album as do definite hipster heroes Cold War Kids. I'm late to the Cold War Kids party and, honestly, I'm not really blown away. They have some good songs but I'm not sure if their last album and the first new song (below) is enough to make their new album a must buy. Like many of their songs, the opening of a Cold War Kids song gets me interested but then it doesn't seem to go anywhere. I like the song but it's one of those songs that I'd gladly listen to on the  radio but one that I'd never really find myself hankering for. If I do buy another album, it would probably be Mogwai, another group that I didn't listen to until recently. So let's all celebrate to some new interesting music getting released.