Keeping with the instrumental music theme of the week, The Tryout is the new album from one of my favorite bands, Mono. Their music is described as "post-Rock" but it's somewhat like Explosions in the Sky (but more meandering). It's guitar-based ambient type music and is great for background music when writing. It's not really "ambient" though because there are some heavy guitar/drum crescendos; you probably wouldn't here this at the local mellow coffee shop.