Emma's Welcomed ITunes Dilemma

I just got an email from iTunes saying "don't forget you have gift card money in your account to spend!" yay me!!

This is truly a dilemma though, and I embrace it every time. I only have enough mulah in there for a couple albums and possible a few singles. This isn't a willy-nilly choice to make, this is a serious situation! I don't illegally download my music (although my father and I do blatantly burn CDs from each other, of course) so it feels like this is the last chance to get music until the summer (which is my birthday and then I will get more money).

Usually, a surge of research and constant conferencing with my Dad ensues prior to the actual purchasing of iTunes music. We consult with each other for both suggestions and to make sure we're not buying the same album because that would just be so inefficient.

But, I have never had a blog that people are forced to comment on until now! Give me suggestions!

Here are my candidates thus far:
Another Kings of Leon album. Recently I have gotten some flack for only owning "Because of the Times." Not sure which one to get, apparently "Only By the Night" the album is the popular one and isn't as good as the others. Not sure how true that is but I would love to know if you have any opinions on this one.

Waiting until the new Bon Iver album comes out in June. This is an incredibly long time to have money just sitting in your iTunes bank for me,  but it may be worth it. Obviously reviews aren't even out yet and it's a gamble to buy it without some guinea pig listeners before me (I have made this mistake before).

New Radiohead album, "King of Limbs." It got mixed reviews. Some said it was an experimental, ambient sound that will eventually lead to another "In Rainbows" or "Kid A" but for right now the album was meh--lots of pokey techy sounds, less melody etc. Others say it was a fabulous album though and lines up nicely with the rest of them. Any thoughts? Anyone heard anymore about this?

Also looking into some new bands for me. I haven't yet listened to Peter Bjorn and John- however their sound is rockin' and I'm definitely into what I've heard. Does anyone listen to them a lot? Thoughts?

Finally, my father and I have been following Pomplamoose on youtube and have been watching them make their quirky music videos- blank stares, awkward lack of climax...love it. Investing in their album is a different deal though. The visual isn't there, the music is still good, but it's not as hilarious. However, my family has this interesting complex where if we feel like we are starting to like an artist too much to not invest some kind of money in them we get kinda guilty. I'm at that fan stage of Pomplamoose: I'm rooting for them, hoping they go somewhere and yet I'm not purchasing any of their stuff. It might be time.