Pitchfork — It seems like only yesterday we were enjoying the Austin sun while taking in too much BBQ and trying to catch dozens (hundreds?) of the world's finest and/or most breathlessly hyped new bands. But that was an entire year ago. Which can only mean one ... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Although I’ve not been big into video and live clips on the blog, I do enjoy a visual treat for the sense every once in awhile, and occasionally like checking out the Live at the Guest Apartment series on Baeblemusic.com.  A little while back th... more info

Song, by Toad — Hmm, this is a strange one.  Listening to this, I find myself swinging rather wildly between ‘fuck me, this is dreadful’ and ‘ooh, this is rather nice’, with little rhyme or reason as to which feeling dominates at which points. If my mum l... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Basia Bulat - Go On (MP3) Basia Bulat @ Bowery Ballroom, January 22nd (more by Chris La Putt) She released her debut album, Oh, My Darling, in 2007; the disc received strong reviews and earned a spot on the... more info

Quick Before It Melts — Sometimes the best way to improve on a winning formula is not to change very much at all.  That’s what my ears are hearing when I listen to Heart of My Own, the sophomore release from Basia Bulat (now on Secret City Records).  The follow-up t... more info

DrownedInSound — ‘Run’, the second track on A Heart of My Own, is wonderful; a waltzing procession of jangly guitars and see-saw string arpeggios which nail the stomach-churn and smile of difficult love. Male music fans of a certain disposition have a pr... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - A recent European sojourn reminded Basia Bulat how far she's come. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Friday night's double bill at Bowery Ballroom was hard to beat. Toronto's Basia Bulat played a rootsy solo set, accompanying her powerful, penetrating vibrato with fierce autoharp and guitar. A real talent; here's hoping she.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: David Byrne And Fatboy Slim - Please Don't (feat Santigold) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Basia Bulat - Go On (MP3) DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond - Inside A Boy (Son Lux Remix) (MP3) My Brightest Diamond @ Dark Was the Night last... more info

The Yellow Stereo — I’ve already covered Basia Bulat’s forthcoming release of Heart of My Own (which you can read here), but I for one welcome any extra opportunities for you guys to hear new tracks from the record.  Beggars has provided another downloadable MP3 ... more info