All of mankind is on an unending quest to create something that rivals the awesomeness of Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” album in their lifetime. These are my attempts to hit that mark.Tumblr (3.0; @darinmcwatters)http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/20b47e8ef7747228ee445e8a50f90219/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> 1. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12a98d923f1530c31b7fddb41501e7c6/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> 2. John K. Samson - Provincial<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a37747aef0d6a7e5e40e994971b42612/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> 3. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled with Light<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e6bcd3806efe63cbd775bfe22cb39083/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo4_400.jpg"/><br/> 4. Admiral Fallow - Tree Bursts in Snow<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e6f8c19fd0248ae560c12331b4ec0222/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo5_500.jpg"/><br/> 5. Dry the River - Shallow Bed<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e7a342f5f2af57116ada4587deeb386/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo6_500.jpg"/><br/> 6. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d55aede76aba49b254a2cd409011b79a/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo7_500.jpg"/><br/> 7. The Killers - Battle Born<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/40798afe36bc2791f3eb981d87fdbdee/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo8_500.jpg"/><br/> 8. Thieving Irons - Behold, This Dreamer!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f62dccf7d75afa4e6f906f336f973ff0/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo9_500.jpg"/><br/> 9. A City on A Lake - Self-Titled<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ba070818c933d57c05b30329c775747/tumblr_mf991sNIb61r3gskwo10_500.jpg"/><br/> 10. Heathers - Kingdom<br/><br/> <p>Best Albums of 2012:</p> <p>1. Lord Huron - Lonesome Dreams</p> <p>2. John K. Samson - Provincial</p> <p>3. Fanfarlo - Rooms Filled with Light</p> <p>4. Admiral Fallow - Tree Bursts in Snow</p> <p>5. Dry the River - Shallow Bed</p> <p>6. First Aid Kit - The Lion’s Roar</p> <p>7. The Killers - Battle Born</p> <p>8. Thieving Irons - Behold, This Dreamer!</p> <p>9. A City on A Lake - Self-Titled</p> <p>10. Heathers - Kingdom</p> <p>11. Rachel Sermanni - Under Mountains</p> <p>12. Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream</p> <p>13. Nada Surf - The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy</p> <p>14. Little Comets - Life is Elsewhere</p> <p>15. Gossip - A Joyful Noise</p> <p>16. Animal Kingdom - The Looking Away</p> <p>17. Alex Winston - King Con</p> <p>18. Spirit Family Reunion - No Separation</p> <p>19. California Wives - Art History</p> <p>20. Susanne Sundfor - The Silicone Veil</p> <p>21. We Are The Physics - Your Friend, The Atom</p> <p>22. Delorentos - Little Sparks</p> <p>23. Dirty Ghosts - Metal Moon</p> <p>24. Meursault - Something For the Weakened</p> <p>25. PS I Love You - Death Dreams</p> <p>26. Belle Histoire - Dreamers</p> <p>27. Bob Mould - Silver Age</p> <p>28. Matthew Mayfield - A Banquet for Ghosts</p> <p>29. Nabiha - More Cracks</p> <p>30. Diamond Rings - Free Dimensional</p> <p>31. Tom Kell & Emiko Woods - Glory Bound</p> <p>32. Anna Ternheim - The Night Visitor</p> <p>33. Wildlife Control - Self-Titled</p> <p>34. The Rocketboys - Build Anyway</p> <p>35. Cat Power - Sun</p> <p>36. Indian School - The Cruelest Kind</p> <p>37. Rayland Baxter - Feathers & Fishhooks</p> <p>To hear a playlist with all of these albums in order just follow the link:</p> <p><a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/darinmcwatters/playlist/5ahK7H1adyMFm5B2kF4bM4">Best Albums of 2012</a></p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/38270724069http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/38270724069Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:49:00 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me61q3spUz1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another comic in my ongoing series, “Real Conversations”</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/36687809481http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/36687809481Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:44:00 -0800<a href="http://www.soundslikesomething.com">Sounds Like Something</a>: <p>My other Tumblr, where I post a new song to check out every day.</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/22384653999http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/22384653999Fri, 04 May 2012 08:27:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzu3bbLpGX1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Another new comic in my series, “Real Conversations”</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/18120360603http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/18120360603Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:57:11 -0800comics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzok5oG6tX1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The third in my new series of Inspirations</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/17936366079http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/17936366079Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:15:24 -0800Inspiration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzok2xJeHQ1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/17936311713http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/17936311713Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:13:45 -0800Inspiration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzoaypyKiJ1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/17926858044http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/17926858044Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:56:49 -0800Inspiration<div> <p>My favorite records of 2011. Keep in mind that not all of these came out in the U.S. in 2011, but rather, I found them in 2011.</p> <p>15. Yuck - Yuck</p> <p>14. Ed Sheeran - +</p> <p>13. Lisa Hannigan - Passengers</p> <p>12. Pat Lepoidevin - Highway Houses</p> <p>11. Scott Orr - Where I Lived, and What I Lived For</p> <p>10. Laki Mera - Proximity Effect</p> <p>9. Jamie Woon - Mirrorwriting</p> <p>8. Sea of Bees - Songs for the Ravens</p> <p>7. Beirut - The Riptide</p> <p>6. Sharon Van Etten - Epic</p> <p>5. David Bazan - Strange Negotiations</p> <p>4. The Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing</p> <p>3. Lupe Fiasco - Lazers</p> <p>2. The Decemberists - The King is Dead</p> <p>1. Middle Brother - Middle Brother</p> <p>You can find my Spotify playlist with most of these albums at <a href="http://open.spotify.com/user/darinmcwatters/playlist/0zg81V13aQTrkoSJbwxBHp">Best Albums of 2011</a></p> </div>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/14428169920http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/14428169920Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:05:52 -0800Best of 2011Music<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo9_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwfbsfI5Nx1r3gskwo10_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/14427649064http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/14427649064Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:55:00 -0800Best of 2011Music<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3rrzLAjn1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/13197086316http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/13197086316Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:35:59 -0800illustrationsCinco de MayoNunsCandy<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3dkpmU3U1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brand new cartoon in my series, “Real Conversations”</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/13186017209http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/13186017209Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:29:13 -0800comicschildrenprioritiesCPS<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luixssJRli1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12667247844http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12667247844Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:36:28 -0800McNuggetsChickenNinjasillustrations<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luixoeyHXF1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More Coloring Fun for the Kids!</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12667134723http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12667134723Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:33:50 -0800MosesCrocodilescoloringpages<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luf9e7oYbM1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12581318432http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12581318432Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:56:31 -0800burritohelmetillustrations<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luf7v7GkSU1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Brand new comic in my “Real Conversations” Series!</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12579742437http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12579742437Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:23:31 -0800comicsJesusmessengers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu3wvdFR3J1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Why they don’t let donkeys into hospitals anymore.</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12301004179http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12301004179Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:52:25 -0700DonkeyBabyColoringpages<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu2798d5GW1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12264147811http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/12264147811Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:41:32 -0700tightropetoasterillustrations<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltg7dsuLXZ1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>New Coloring Page!</p>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/11759929271http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/11759929271Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:37:04 -0700lambprayersistercoloringpages<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltelawDYLv1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/11725438512http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/11725438512Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:42:32 -0700burning bushmosesmarshmallowcoloringpages<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltel79asRX1r3gskwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/11725402466http://darinmcwatters.tumblr.com/post/11725402466Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:40:21 -0700hearteyebrowsfacial hairbeardillustrations