My Old Kentucky — Bowerbirds will release Upper Air on July 7th through Dead Oceans. They've previously shared one of the more amazing tracks I've heard so far this year, Northern Lights. Now they give us another to whet the palate...MP3 : Bowerbirds - Beneath Your ... more info

JamBase — SOME SERIOUS WINDY CITY SWEETNESS! Doug Martsch - Built To Spill by Scott Galbraith The 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival, to be held July 17 - 19 at Chicago's Union Park, continues to congeal nicely, including adding Antlers to the bill! Here's th... more info

Said the Gramophone — Megafaun - "Darkest Hour" The rain fell as it normally does, in thick brazen sheets. But as I looked out at the soggy, humiliated trees and streets, I couldn't help but think very specific drops were hitting my window. Like letters cut from a magazi... more info

All About Jazz — TWO IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFINE BUT EASY TO LOVE NEW GROUPSTAKE TO THE HIGHWAY IN JULY and AUGUST Megafaun Two of the best albums you're likely to hear in 2009 are just around the corner. Bowerbirds's sophomore release, Upper Air arrives July 7 on Dead O... more info

JamBase — TWO IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFINE BUT EASY TO LOVE NEW GROUPSTAKE TO THE HIGHWAY IN JULY & AUGUST Megafaun Two of the best albums you're likely to hear in 2009 are just around the corner. Bowerbirds's sophomore release, Upper Air arrives July 7 on Dead O... more info

Slowcoustic — This stuff is the freshest and newest of the new this week - okay that might be a overstatement, but is still good stuff.nbsp; Not that "new" really means anything around here...some of the best stuff is newly discovered and not necessarily new in th... more info

Music For Ants — Two albums that I’ve been spinning this week are Bowerbirds sophomore album, Upper Air, and the debut of American Analogue Set / Broken Social Scene’s Andrew Kenny’s new project, The Wooden Birds. In addition to both having avian-in... more info

Slowcoustic — Horse Feathers AND Bowerbirds AND #90.1 - BOWERBIRDS - Bur Oak by lablogotheque For some reason, I always keep these two bands in the same corner - maybe I started listening around the same time or had a common playlist with just them on it.nbs... more info

Obscure Sound — Many musicians, regardless of prestige or intellect, tend to emit an appreciation for many varieties of art. They can stand afar as hobbyists of painting or photography, but few are brave enough to venture into being an actual participant of the art.... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I was slow to get into Bowerbirds a few years back and really didn't start spinning their debut LP until after watching them open for The Mountain Goats last year. They were mesmerizing live, with a penchant for beautifully developing folk music int... more info