Lost In Your Inbox — I'm not doing a "best of" or "top ten" list this year. Not only am I not up to it, but about half way through the year I stopped listening to as much music as I had been and as a result, I simply don't have ten albums that I listened ... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Here are my fav's for 2009, or at least my top 20, there were far too many songs that could've made this list. If I had to put an album at the top spot for the year it would be between Camera Obscura, Handsome Furs, Miike Snow, Andrew Bird, and Phoe... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — Drumroll please!10. Steve Earle - TownesIn memory of his mentor, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle put out this album full of covers. From the patently country White Freightliner Blues, to the harsh blues of Lungs, Earle does a fantastic job paying tribu... more info

The Late Greats — Oops. I screwed up. This record should have come last week. I remembered my Z, Y, X’s wrong. Not only does A.A. craft some incredible songs, but he gets The Felice Brothers to help out on a few tracks, including the one below.Listen:A.A. Bond... more info

Culture Bully — Bird stated he was nervous about how the show would turn out, but after only a few minutes in it became clear that this was a special musician performing a special show more info

Live Daily — Electronic musician Kieran Hebden--better known under his performing alias, Four Tet [ tickets ]--has lined up North American headlining dates early next year to support his first new studio album in four years. The British performer kicks off the... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I normally move away quickly to the opposite corner of the record shop as fast as I can if someone points in the direction of a charity record, for almost without exception they are well-meaning but crap.But not Dark Was The Night, a 2CD release fro... more info

Music For Ants — It’s time once again to highlight some the hip, indie music that soundtracks ads from cars, beers, phones, to climate change (you didn’t think the indie rock in commercials trend was going away, did you?). So for all you Hulu / DVR wa... more info

The Playlist — - "The harder the life, the sweeter the song." That's the tagline for the new "Crazy Heart" poster suggesting a hardscrabble life and a hardwon comeback in the country music film starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Colin Farrell. There's a l... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Andrew Bird: 2009-10-21, Buffalo [mp3,ogg,flac] "The Giant of Illinois (Handsome Family cover)" [mp3] other Andrew Bird posts at Largehearted Boy Bloodkin: 2009-10-31, James Island [mp3,ogg,flac] "Little Margarit... more info