On the other end of the spectrum, I was at the record store looking for the Roots, and on impulse I bought the new one from Tapes 'n Tapes, Walk It Off.  I hadn't even heard their first one - I had the same kind of initial uninformed reaction as I did to Times New Viking (see below).  But now I'm regretting my knee-jerk reaction, because the album's pretty darn good.  So, the moral this week, as every week - the secret to happiness is low expectations.