Rolling Stone — The Eagles of Death Metal continue their Heart On trek, Mark Lanegan & Greg Dulli play some “Stripped Down in the Gutter” sets and Blitzen Trapper, whose “Furr” was Number Four on our Top 100 Singles of 2008 list, roam this Wild Mountain Nati... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s editor Nicole Frehsee’s year-end lists: Albums of the Year 1. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — I mentioned the other day that Bosque Brown has been working on her upcoming record, Baby, for the past 15 months, but she also found time to contribute this starkly stunning rendition of "Silent Night" to I'll Stay 'til After Christmas, a new iTunes... more info

5 Acts — Portland, OR"Gold For Bread"Blitzen Trapper on MySpaceBlitzen Trapper on The Hype Machine more info

Rock Sellout — I’m not sure if age has anything to do with it or not, but I found my listening preferences gravitating towards the folkier releases this year: Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, The DoDos, and Blitzen Trapper being a few of the artists I held near and dear in... more info

JamBase — Words & Images by: Jesse Borrell Iron & Wine/Blitzen Trapper :: 11.17.08 :: Terminal 5 :: New York, NY Iron & Wine :: 11.17 :: NYC Some of the best moments of seeing live music occur when a specific artist takes you by surprise by varying the... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Blitzen Trapper’s Furr has turned out to be one of the year’s strongest albums, and the band is presently on tour supporting it with the Parson Redheads. Aquarium Drunkard is presenting both the hometown date, here in Los Angeles at the Echo, and... more info

The World Forgot — A few days back I finally snagged a copy of Blitzen Trapper’s latest effort Furr (amazon) (itunes) and amongst other things this album has made me realize that my blog is capable of time travel.  You see, just two days ago I wrote a post concern... more info

Pitchfork — Holiday-themed charity comps: truly, they are the gift that keeps on giving. I mean, you can purchase a copy of the digital-only I'll Stay 'Til After Christmas collection, plunk a burn of it in Junior's stocking (I mean, um, ask Santa to do it), and ... more info

Topix — As anyone lucky enough to catch Sam Beam for a solo show can attest, the man needs little more than a splintered Martin guitar and a microphone to put a lump in your throat. more info