If you're planning to buy some new music today, I hope Noah and the Whale's new album is on your list! I loved and highly recommend their sophomore full-length, The First Days of Spring. A heartfelt album, Noah and the Whale honestly illustrates breaking up a relationship and pulling through, a universal theme that many can relate.

What I've always loved about the band is their ability to spark up a simple song with delicate sounds from their instruments. A film by frontman, Charlie Fink, of the same title is released along with the album. I almost don't want to watch it just because I don't want to ruin the narrative that I get from just listening to the album alone. Although I missed the cheerful songs that are in their debut, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, I do think The First Days of Spring is just as great.

October is better when Noah and the Whale is on tour:
10/20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Roxy Theatre
10/22 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Swedish American Hall
10/24 - Seattle, Wash. @ Crocodile Cafe
10/25 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/29 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lakeshore Theater
10/30 - Pontiac, Mich. @ The Crofoot's Pike Room
10/31 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Horseshoe Tavern