I was delighted to learn that Carrie Brownstein, a member of the sadly defunct Sleater-Kinnney, one of my favorite bands, is also a huge fan of the Replacements:

…The Replacements are one my favorite bands. Not just at this moment, or when I first discovered them in high school, but a band I return to over and over again, year after year. They are one of the only bands whose albums I know back to front, front to back.”

This makes me happy. I don’t know why exactly, and couldn’t lay a finger on any specific reason. It just does.