The Yellow Stereo — The end of the decade is nearing a close as we here at The Yellow Stereo present to you our favorite albums of 2009. Even though we haven’t been around since the start of the decade, I want to say on my behalf that it’s been an absolute joy doin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Come Saturday (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Young Adult Friction (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Everything with You... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

Altsounds — From veterans Sonic Youth to newcomers The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, from Brooklyn’s White Rabbits to Britain’s Bat For Lashes to San Francisco’s Girls to three bands who had exceptional years in 2009, Animal Collect... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Local Natives are an L.A. five piece that have drawn comparisons to Fleet Foxes due to their harmonizing melodies; however, I would think of this band as their rocking cousins, blending their harmonies with some rapid beats and twisting guitar parts.... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Jenny Lee Lindberg, Theresa Wayman, Emily Kokal and Stella Mozgawa make up the talented and lovely group. They are a Los Angeles based band with an ethereal indie shoegaze sound. They have released their EP, Exquisite Corpse, under Manimal Vinyl and ... more info

Addict Music — One of the success stories of 2009, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have gone from playing South London pubs, in front of 50 people, to selling out The Scala, all within the space of a year. Add to this the release of their incredibably received ... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — With attention to flow rather than order of preference, my absolute favourite songs of 2009.1. Happy Up Here - Röyksopp2. 1901 - Phoenix3. Osaka Loop Line - Discovery4. Lovesick Teenagers - Bear in Heaven5. Blood Pt 2 - Buck 65 Remix ft Sufjan Ste... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Color me embarrassed for just now finding out that Canadian singer-songwriter Basia Bulat will soon be releasing her follow-up to 2007’s immensely enjoyable debut, Oh, My Darling.  It’s an album that continues to send shivers down my spine whe... more info

Shark Party, CA — I'm back for December because it's just that time of the year. And because I have an obsessive compulsive desire to make lists of things that I like. And because I know other folks have an obsessive compulsive desire to read said lists and... more info