Noah and the Whale is a British anti-folk band named for filmmaker Noah Baumbach and his first film, The Squid and the Whale. I realize now that my favorite music puts me firmly in the anti-folk camp, a place my post-hardcore self would never, ever have accepted. Funny how things change when you get old.

Here’s the video for Noah and the Whale’s “Five Years Long:”

Pitchfork gave their latest record 2.6, which for me is a ringing endorsement. If Pitchfork hates it, it must be good. Of course, they think pretty highly of a record I put out ten years ago.