Pitchforkmedia.com says my mom is cooler than yours

Included in the package my parents sent me for Christmas were two CDs: K-oS' Joyful Rebellion, which you've probably heard and already like; and Swan Lake's Beast Moans, which is a collaboration between members of Wolf Parade, Destroyer/New Pornographers, and some other band. I think it's all-Canadian, but who cares where they're from--they're really good. I sort of assumed one of my brothers, or Tom's girlfriend Katie, had picked these out, but turns out my mom heard them while listening to a CBC radio program and is a big fan of both. I shouldn't be that surprised, as her collection of Tom Waits vinyl is pretty impressive, but this shit's hip.

Here's hoping Frampton Comes Alive is in a landfill when I get back, and that I've had my last Christmas with Huey Lewis and the News.