But do you think DS is better than RtCM? I haven't listened to the album enough yet to decide.
I think it might be their best album. It's certainly the one I caught onto the fastest. Desperate Youth took me a couple of listens to get into. Cookie Mountain took me longer, even though it's a better album, but this was the first one that clicked instantly for me. If anything, it's made the band as a whole completely click for me. I've been listening to all three on a loop for the last couple of days and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
Unfortunately, I missed getting tickets for their shows in NYC. I didn't even know this album was coming out until after the shows went on sale, so... maybe when they're done touring, they'll do a couple of homecoming shows or something. I can hope.