I have the ability to fall in love with an album if I listen to it enough times, and though I haven't tested this out with any atrocious music, it happens with just about any album I listen to X times. Because of this, I've decided the X in this equation should become my new music rating system. Anyway, in the interest of not waiting to fall in love with any of the albums below, I'm going to provide an estimate to X for the most recent additions to my music collection. The lower the number, the more strongly I feel about it. In a good way.

Monochrome: Helmet (2006) 20

Friday Night Lights Soundtrack: Explosions in the Sky (2004) 10

A Poet's Life: Tim Armstrong (2007) 5

Eardrum: Talib Kweli (2007) 20

Icky Thump: The White Stripes (2007) 75

There Will Be Blood Soundtrack: Jonny Greenwood (2007) 20

Field Manual: Chris Walla (2008) 5