This leaked two days ago and it's ****ing brilliant. It's rawer than Torres but very poignant. It almost feels like her Exile in Guyville. From "Ferris Wheel" where she laments about unrequited love ("There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do to show you that I've got sadness too") and sounds a bit like Lana to "The Exchange", the perfect closure where she questions immortality and expresses her fear of her "heroes" (parents) getting older and being left alone. "A Proper Polish Welcome" and "New Skin" are amazing as well.

What a productive year when it comes to females in alternative rock. We've got Courtney Barnett's Kim Deal-influenced debut album full of wit, Waxahatchee's short but sweet indie rock folk "essay" that recalls the early days of Cat Power and now Torres with her Liz Phair/PJ Harvey-like honesty and toughness.

1) I forgot about her and I think I loved Torres but I need to relisten.
2) Loving 'Strange Hellos'
3) Sit & Think/Just Sit is Courtney's debut? holy ****. I assumed it was like her fifth album or something (I had never heard of her before). She sounds like a seasoned pro.

omg I love Sprinter too. damn good stuff.