MTV.com News — Lily Allen, Mos Def and Kelly Clarkson make the mid-year list, in Bigger Than the Sound. By James Montgomery MTV News Picks For Best Albums of the Year (So Far) Photo: MTV News The actual midway point of 2009 occurred on July 2, one week a... more info

Stereogum — Dan Auerbach opted to use his given name for his solo project, but his Black Keys partner Patrick Carney's taking a a shadowier route, titling his new band after his role in the Akron duo. Even though he's Drummer's bassist. The hook? Everyone in ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Here are our favorite albums for the first half of 2009, 1.) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest 2.) Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid 3.) Japandroids - Post-Nothing 4.) White Denim - Fits 5.) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 6.) Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (... more info

Rollo & Grady — Dan Auerbach Here are our favorite 20 tracks for the first half of 2009. 1.) Heartless Bastards - The Mountain 2.) Spoon - Got Nuffin 3.) The Generationals - When They Fight, They Fight 4.) Telekinesis! - Coast Of Carolina 5.) Dan Auerbach - Trouble... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Late Night Announced The official late night shows for Chicago's Lollapalooza festival have been announced. Set to go down August 7-9 in Grant Park, you can see the full lineup and schedule for the daytime events here. Late Night Show... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info

Stereogum — Not done with the Black Key's solo LP? Neither is he. Dan Auerbach's run on the back of Keep It Hid's been strong, netting a slot on Conan and one at Lollapalooza, and now this video for the gritty stomp of "Heartbroken, In Disrepair." The video's... more info

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My Old Kentucky — I have a lot of favorites on Dan Auerbach's solo debut Keep It Hid, but Heartbroken, In Disrepair might be number one on the list. The new video for the song was filmed in a field in Texas with Patrick Hallahan from My Morning Jacket on drums and so... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Heartbroken, In Disrepair" by Dan Auerbach from the album "Keep It Hid." more info