these three albums i am still trying to figure out my stance on...here are my categories i am judging them on, and my order for them

• favorite - beirut, interpol, radiohead
• sentimental - radiohead, interpol, beirut
• new listen test - beirut, interpol, radiohead
• hype - interpol, radiohead, beirut
• others to consider:
• modest mouse, "we were dead before the ship even sank"
• kanye west, "graduation"
• phil collins, "love songs"
• low, "drums and guns"
• bloc party, "a weekend in the city"
• the good, the bad, and the queen, "s/t"
• white rabbits, "fort nightly"
• pinback, "autumn of the seraphs"
• dethklok, "the dethalbum"
• patrick wolf, "the magic position"
• sea wolf, "leaves in the river"

essentially, my top 3 went (in last to first): radiohead, interpol, beirut. mystery's over!