New York Times — Andrew Bird applied his technological and compositional savvy to songs of quizzical sorrow at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday. more info

SFTW reviews material from James Taylor, Andrew Bird and The Airborne Toxic Event more info

JamBase — By: Sarah Moore Tom Waits' darling Jolie Holland released her third studio album in October and it's perhaps her poppiest record yet. A founding member of the Be Good Tanyas, Holland's unique Southern-tinged coos and near-yodels still lift agains... more info

Stereogum — Usually we just go for a tortured pun in the headline to these late night talk show artist performances, but this one has a modicum of truth to it; Dave was demonstrably impressed with Mr. Bird's run through "Fitz & Dizzyspells" last night. He eve... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Well this just made my week. With Animal Collective, Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, and countless other indie artists hitting sales records while the rest of the industry is in decline, would it be that far of a stretch to believe that, in the web-based wor... more info

Pitchfork — Big week for indie rock on the Billboard 200 chart. Andrew Bird's Noble Beast lands at number 12, selling 25,471 copies. Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion lands right behind at number 13, selling 24, 684 copies. (Hey, that Fleet Foxes e... more info

Pitchfork — Big week for indie rock on the Billboard 200 chart. Andrew Bird's Noble Beast lands at number 12, selling 25,00 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion lands right behind at number 13, sellingÂ... more info

MTV.com News — Indie faves Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes also make their mark during slow sales week.By Gil Kaufman Taylor Swift Photo: Candice Lawler Taylor Swift is making this look too easy. The singer will make it an even eight weeks at the top of the Bil... more info

VH1 News — Taylor Swift tops the Billboard albums chart for the eighth week, while indie faves Animal Collective, Andrew Bird and Bon Iver sneak into the top 20. more info

Topix — TUNED OUT: "I might have some subconscious awareness of the audience, because sometimes I get slightly embarrassed about something I've written." "Steamy, fecund, decaying, kind of mossy, woodsy . more info