Horses, Steady

I buy so much less new music than I used to, and almost never on an actual CD, but two purchases are guaranteed for May: New records by Band of Horses and The Hold Steady. The latter is called Heaven is Whenever, and you can hear a song called “Hurricane J” over at Pitchfork. It pleasingly stays true to form, I think. Also, the album cover is the best I’ve seen in a while: