21. Tombs - Path of Totality
Lest I get into a bunching of the panties with someone on this forum whose musical opinion I highly respect (mostly because he likes a lot of what I like

), I think I'll just let this
incredibly sexy online review do most of the talking for me. Suffice to say that, the more I listen to this album, the more I realize why it got as much hype as it did last year. It's just so much better than the band's previous work, and although the production has a lot to do with it, it's so much more than that. I just think it's better written, better executed, and just an all-around better album. It's just a fantastic album, in my opinion - regardless of the hype factor.