Rawkblog — Scott Solter may not quite be a household name — or even a Brooklyn loft-hold name — but as John Vanderslice’s right-hand man at San Francisco’s Tiny Telephone studios and the producer of albums by Rawkblog favorites such as the Mountain Goat... more info

Stereogum — Not your typical in-store at Seattle's Easy Street Records Friday night. John Vanderslice played an hour where a twenty-minute slot would do, but there were things to celebrate, like last week's release of his seventh LP Romanian Names, but also his ... more info

Battery In your Leg — This is a particularly good week for new releases! It not only includes what will likely land the top spot on my list for album of the year - Miss Polly Scattergood’s debut - but releases from indie powerhouse John Vanderslice, former Pulp frontman... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Passion Pit's new 11-track Manners album is on sale at Amazon MP3 fpr $2.99. The Boston Globe profiles the band and reviews the album. Ecstatic is the key word here as melodies arrive in a sugar rush; lyrics spill... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — John Vanderslice's seventh solo album, Romanian Names, is yet another combination of masterful songwriting and flawless, ambitious production from one of America's most underrated singer-songwriters. Speaking of songwriters, Iron and Wine releases Ar... more info

Bradley's Almanac — One week from today, John Vanderslice officially releases his new full-length, "Romanian Names", through the Dead Oceans label, and will soon after head out on lengthy North American tour to support it. Even without this new album and upcoming live ... more info

Pasta Primavera — John Vanderslice’s Romania Names is due out on May 19th via Dead Oceans and recently I was able to catch another glimpse of how this album is shaping up by the release of “Too Much Time”.  As with the previous track I heard “Fetal Horses�... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new John Vanderslice album, Romanian Names. At the A.V. Club Thermals (and All Girl Summer Fun Band) bassist Kathy Foster puts her iPod on shuffle. The Guardian reports that Bob Dylan wants to collaborate with... more info

Bradley's Almanac — I live! Fully recovered and re-energized after last Friday's amazing pop/rock show at TTs, I return here to share a whole lotta songs. I'm prepping to post a nice John Vanderslice live show (to go along with that recent John Darnielle set), but bef... more info