Sunday, November 30, 2008

Count Me Out Monthly Mix #08




Every month I like to put together a collection of songs (a Monthly Mix) that I currently dig and or have caught my attention in one way or another. To download this as "one track", please follow the "Monthly Mix" link above. However, for individual tracks, I recommend searching out previous posts or using the Hype Machine. Thanks and enjoy.


November Mix

01. Phoenix - Long Distance Call
02. Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl
03. Winter Took His Life - When You Said You Headed Home
04. White Denim - Sitting
05. Rogue Wave - Cheaper Than Therapy
06. Band Of Horses - Our Swords
07. Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver
08. Ramsey Lewis - Hang On Sloppy
09. Horse Feathers - Heathen's Kiss
10. The Joggers - Same To You
11. Greg Laswell - What A Day
12. The Bad Plus - Giant
13. Manu Chao - Papito
14. Zero 7 - The Pageant Of The Bizarre
15. Brett Dennen - Make You Crazy
16. My Brightest Diamond - From The Top Of The World
17. Little Joy - Unattainable
18. Animal Collective - Brothersport



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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Video: Brooke Waggoner "Live For The Sounds"




Brooke Waggoner has a new video for "Live For The Sounds," a tune off the new release, Heal For The Honey, out now via Swoon Moon Music. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Brooke Waggoner - Live For The Sounds


[Myspace] Brooke Waggoner
[Website] Brooke Waggoner

[Count Me Out] Brooke Waggoner Announces Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Brooke Waggoner - Heal For The Honey
[Count Me Out] Brooke Waggoner on NPR's Mountain Stage

Happy Thanksgiving 2008


I hope you're thankful and stuffing your faces. Here's a good song for the day, I suppose.


[MP3] Wilco - The Thanks I Get

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Cold War Kids on Fabchannel




Cold War Kids have a recent performance up over on Fabchannel. Check it out below, along with the new release, Loyalty To Loyalty, out now via Downtown.


[VIDEO] Cold War Kids on Fabchannel


Setlist

01. Every Valley Is Not A Lake
02. We Used To Vacation
03. Mexican Dogs
04. Something Is Not Right With Me
05. Every Man I Fall For
06. Robbers
07. Coffee Spoon
08. I've Seen Enough
09. Hang Me Up To Dry
10. Relief
11. Dreams Old Men Dream
12. Welcome To The Occupation
13. Quiet, Please!
14. Hospital Beds
15. Against Privacy
16. Saint John


[Myspace] Cold War Kids
[Website] Cold War Kids

[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids on The Interface
[Count Me Out] Free Cold War Kids EP
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids - 02.08 to 06.08
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Bullies Always Win"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cold War Kids - Loyalty To Loyalty
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids "Something Is Not Right With Me"
[Count Me Out] Preview New Cold War Kids Tracks
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Something Is Not Right With Me"
[Count Me Out] New Cold War Kids Album This September

Mojo's Favorite Albums Of 2008


Mojo has posted its Favorite Albums Of 2008. Check it out below. I'll give you a hint that their are three newcomers on this list that will more than likely make it onto my own list.



50. Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul [Reprise]
49. The Neil Cowley Trio - Loud...Louder...Stop [Candid]
48. AC/DC - Black Ice [Columbia]
47. Flying Lotus - Los Angeles [Warp]
46. James Hunter - The Hard Way [Hear Music]
45. Metallica - Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.]
44. Goldmund - The Malady Of Elegance [Type]
43. Aimee Mann - @#%&*! Smilers [Superego]
42. Juana Molina - Un Día [Domino]
41. The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent [Ume Imports]
40. The Black Keys - Attack & Release [Nonesuch]
39. Abe Vigoda - Skeleton [PPM]
38. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree [Mute]
37. Gavin Bryars & Philip Jeck & Alter Ego - The Sinking Of The Titanic [Touch]
36. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [Columbia]
35. Our Broken Garden - When Your Blackening Shows [Bella Union]
34. Fuck Buttons -Street Horrrsing [Atp]
33. Kasai Allstars - In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish And Ate The Head Of His Enemy By Magic [Crammed Disc]
32. Seasick Steve - I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left [Wea Int'l]
31. Duffy - Rockferry [Mercury]
30. The Night Marchers - See You In Magic [Vagrant]
29. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals [We Are Free] (2007)
28. Neon Neon - Stainless Style [Lex]
27. M83 - Saturdays=Youth [Mute]
26. Peter Broderick - Home [Hush]
25. Randy Newman - Harps and Angels [Nonesuch]
24. Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life [Matador]
23. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid [Geffen]
22. Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight [Yep Roc]
21. Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To Mali [Wea Int'l]
20. TV On The Radio - Dear Science [Interscope]
19. Beck - Modern Guilt [Interscope]
18. Pete Molinari - A Virtual Landslide [Damaged Goods]
17. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust [XL]
16. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Pt. One (4th World War) [Motown]
15. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - Roll With You [Q-Division]
14. British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? [Rough Trade]
13. Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation’s Dark [New West]
12. Don Cavalli - Cryland [Everloving]
11. Portishead - Third [Mercury]
10. Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark [Sony]
09. The Bug - London Zoo [Ninja Tune]
08. The Week That Was - The Week That Was [Memphis Industries]
07. Glasvegas - Glasvegas [BMG/Arista]
06. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive [Vagrant]
05. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! [Mute]
04. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar]
03. Paul Weller - 22 Dreams [Yep Roc]
02. The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement [Domino]
01. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop]


* I realize that reading these lists may get old, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing and feel like sharing what my fellow blogger's dig.

Uncut's Favorite Albums Of 2008


Uncut, a magazine from the UK, has posted its Favorite Albums of 2008. Check it out below.



50. Mercury Rev - Snowflake Midnight
49. Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun
48. David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
47. Sic Alps - USEZ
46. Pete Greenwood - Sirens
45. The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
44. REM - Accelerate
43. Joan As Police Woman - To Survive
42. Metallica - Death Magnetic
41. James Yorkston - When The Haar Rolls In
40. That Week That Was - That Week That Was
39. Beck - Modern Guilt
38. Endless Boogie - Focus Level
37. Lambchop - OH(Ohio)
36. Earth - The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull
35. Toumani Diabate - The Mande Variations
34. Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
33. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
32. Flight of The Conchords - Flight of The Conchords
31. White Denim - Workout Holiday
30. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
29. Robert Foster - The Evangelist
28. The Felice Brothers - The Felice Brothers
27. MGMT - Orcular Spectacular
26. Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
25. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
24. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
23. Black Mountain -In The Future
22. The Raconteurs - Consolers of The Lonely
21. Howlin Rain - Magnificent Fiend
20. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges [ATO]
19. Shearwater - Rook [Matador]
18. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash [Matador]
17. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree [Mute]
16. Wild Beasts - Limbo, Panto [Domino]
15. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark [Astralwerks]
14. Randy Newman - Harps And Angels [Nonesuch]
13. James Blackshaw - Litany Of Echoes [Tompkins Square]
12. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive [Vagrant]
11. Drive-by Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark [New West]
10. Paul Weller - 22 Dreams [Yep Roc]
09. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night [RCA]
08. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!! [Mute]
07. Neon Neon - Stainless Style [Lex]
06. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid [Geffen]
05. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend [XL]
04. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar]
03. TV On The Radio - Dear Science [Interscope]
02. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop]
01. Portishead - Third [Mercury]


* I realize that reading these lists may get old, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing and feel like sharing what my fellow blogger's dig.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Nic Harcourt's Top 10 Albums Of 2008




KCRW's soon to be former music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, Nic Harcourt, has posted his Top 10 Albums Of 2008. I am not positive of the order, since he used some carousel widget, but I'm assuming that this is what it is, based on that widget.


10. Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini [Rough Trade]
09. Tilly And The Wall - O [Team Love]
08. Duffy - Rockferry [Mercury]
07. The Dandy Warhols - Earth To The Dandy Warhols [World's Fair]
06. The Broken West - Now Or Heaven [Merge]
05. The Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely [Warner Bros.]
04. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing [Columbia/Red Ink]
03. Coldplay - Viva La Vida [Capitol]
02. Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us [Barsuk]
01. Adele - 19 [XL/Columbia]


[Count Me Out] Nic Harcourt Calls It Quits

Q's Favorite Albums Of 2008


Q has posted their Top 50 Albums Of 2008. Check it out.



50. Dido – Safe Trip Home [Arista]
49. Emmylou Harris – All I Intended To Be [Nonesuch]
48. Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue [Warner Bros.]
47. Randy Newman – Harps And Angels [Nonesuch]
46. The Verve – Forth [Mri Associated]
45. Jack Johnson - Sleep Through Static [Brushfire]
44. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic [Red Int/Red Ink]
43. Joan As Police Woman – To Survive [Cheap Lullaby]
42. Liam Finn – I'll Be Lightning [Yep Roc]
41. Lindsey Buckingham – Gift Of Screws [Reprise]
40. My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges [ATO]
39. Santogold – Santogold [Downtown]
38. John Mellencamp – Life Death Love & Freedom [Hear Music]
37. Lykke Li – Youth Novels [Atlantic/ADA]
36. R.E.M. – Accelerate [Warner Bros.]
35. The Hold Steady – Stay Positive [Vagrant]
34. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar]
33. Hercules & Love Affair – Hercules & Love Affair [Mute]
32. Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul [Reprise]
31. Black Mountain – In The Future [Jagjaguwar]
30. Portishead – Third [Mercury]
29. AC/DC – Black Ice [Columbia]
28. Paul Weller – 22 Dreams [Yep Roc]
27. Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark [Sony]
26. Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst [Merge]
25. Metallica – Death Magnetic [Warner Bros.]
24. The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [Domino]
23. Beck – Modern Guilt [Interscope]
22. The Killers – Day & Age [Island]
21. Razorlight – Slipway Fires [Mercury]
20. The Gaslight Anthem – The '59 Sound [Side One Dummy]
19. Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree [Mute]
18. British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music? [Rough Trade]
17. Adele – 19 [Sony]
16. Hot Chip – Made In The Dark [Astralwerks]
15. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal]
14. Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads [Motown]
13. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular [Columbia]
12. Keane – Perfect Symmetry [Interscope]
11. Sigur Rós – Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust [XL]
10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! [Mute]
09. The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely [Warner Bros.]
08. Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid [Geffen]
07. TV On The Radio – Dear Science [Interscope]
06. Duffy – Rockferry [Mercury]
05. Glasvegas – Glasvegas [BMG/Arista]
04. Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend [XL]
03. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends [Capitol]
02. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes [Sub Pop]
01. Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night [RCA]


* I realize that reading these lists may get old, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing and feel like sharing what my fellow blogger's dig.

Video: Portishead "Magic Doors"




Stereogum has a premiere of the new Portishead video for "Magic Doors," a tune off the new release, Third, out now via Mercury/Island. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Portishead - Magic Doors


[Myspace] Portishead
[Website] Portishead

Video: Fucked Up w/ Ezra Koenig Play A Few Covers




At a show in New York a few weeks ago, Fucked Up and Vampire Weekend's front man, Ezra Koenig, got together to perform covers of Blitz's "Someone's Gonna Die Tonight" and the Descendents' "Parents." Check it out below, along with the new release, The Chemistry Of Common Life, out now via Matador.




[VIDEO] Fucked Up w/ Ezra Koenig – Someone's Gonna Die Tonight (Blitz) / Parents (Descendents)


[Website] Fucked Up

[Count Me Out] Fucked Up on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life

Emiliana Torrini on Fabchannel




Fabchannel recently added this Emiliana Torrini concert from 2005 to their archive. Check it out below, along with her new release, Me And Armini, out now via Rough Trade.


[VIDEO] Emiliana Torrini on Fabchannel


Setlist

01. Today Has Been Ok
02. Snow
03. Lifesaver
04. Honeymoon Child
05. Sunny Road
06. Tuna Fish
07. Heartstopper
08. At Least It Was
09. Thinking Out Loud
10. Fisherman's Woman
11. Unemployed In Summertime
12. Nothing Brings Me Down
13. Summerbreeze
14. Serenade


[Myspace] Emiliana Torrini
[Website] Emiliana Torrini

[Count Me Out] Video: Emiliana Torrini "Big Jumps"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Emiliana Torrini - Me And Armini
[Count Me Out] Emiliana Torrini "Me And Armini"

New Phosphorescent Tribute To Willie Nelson In February




Phosphorescent will release a new album, To Willie, on 2/3 via Dead Oceans. Apparently on this record, Matthew Houck and company have taken on the Willie Nelson catalog, digging deep, and recording eleven of their favorite tunes. This being something Nelson did in 1975 on the album To Lefty From Willie, ten songs in which he paid homage to Lefty Frizzell. Check the album art and tracklist out below.





Tracklist

01. Reasons To Quit
02. Too Sick To Pray
03. Walkin'
04. It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way
05. Pick Up The Tempo
06. I Gotta Get Drunk
07. Can I Sleep In Your Arms
08. Heartaches Of A Fool
09. Permanently Lonely
10. The Last Thing I Needed (First Thing This Morning)
11. The Party's Over


[Myspace] Phosphorescent

[Count Me Out] Video: Phosphorescent on They Shoot Music
[Count Me Out] Video: Phosphorescent "A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise"
[Count Me Out] Video: Phosphorescent "At Death, A Proclamation"

Monday, November 24, 2008

Fucked Up on Daytrotter




Fucked Up had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, The Chemistry Of Common Life, out now via Matador.


Tracks

01. Magic World
02. David Comes To Life
03. Crooked Head
04. No Epiphany


[Website] Fucked Up

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life

Stream Coldplay's Prospekt's March [EP]




If you've been out of the Coldplay loop recently, let me briefly catch you up. A new digital EP, Lost!, was released on 11/10. Another EP, Prospekt's March, is out today via Capitol, as well as a deluxe edition of the new release, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. Check that album art out below, along with a stream of the new EP. Finally, I read earlier today that Chris Martin thinks that all artists/bands shouldn't go past 33, which means Coldplay will call it quits in less than two years. See for yourself, here.





[STREAM] Coldplay - Prospekt's March [EP]


[Myspace] Coldplay
[Website] Coldplay

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Coldplay - Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost+ (feat. Jay-Z)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lovers In Japan"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost! (Live)"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Album In 2009
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Death Will Never Conquer"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on The Daily Show
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel (Preview)
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Lost!"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on MTV Movie Awards
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay News
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Reveal New Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends?
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Tracks Explained
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Deny Prospekt

Album Review: Coldplay - Prospekt's March [EP]




Coldplay - Prospekt's March [EP]


01. Life In Technicolor II
02. Postcards From Far Away
03. Glass Of Water
04. Rainy Day
05. Prospekt's March / Poppyfields
06. Lost+ (feat. Jay-Z)
07. Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)
08. Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground





Standout Tracks: Life In Technicolor II / Glass Of Water / Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground


Prospekt's March [EP] is out today via Capitol.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Myspace] Coldplay
[Website] Coldplay

[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost+ (feat. Jay-Z)"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lovers In Japan"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost! (Live)"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Album In 2009
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Death Will Never Conquer"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on The Daily Show
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel (Preview)
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Lost!"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on MTV Movie Awards
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay News
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Reveal New Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends?
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Tracks Explained
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Deny Prospekt

Album Review: Horse Feathers - House With No Home




Horse Feathers - House With No Home


01. Curs In The Weeds
02. Rude To Rile
03. Working Poor
04. Albina
05. A Burden
06. Helen
07. Father Reprise
08. Heathen's Kiss
09. Different Gray
10. This Is What
11. Father





Standout Tracks: Curs In The Weeds / Working Poor / Heathen's Kiss


Maybe a little too soft spoken at times and slightly reminiscent of Tracy Chapman (don't know if that's good or not), but overall, a very good collection of songs. House With No Home is out now via Kill Rock Stars.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Myspace] Horse Feathers
[Website] Horse Feathers

[Count Me Out] Horse Feathers "Curs In The Weeds"

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Brightblack Morning Light at The Hideout (11.22.08)




So I went out to the Hideout last night to see a band that I really dig, Brightblack Morning Light. Unfortunately, I was unable to keep track of the setlist, but I believe they played a good chunk of the new album; however, overall, I was left slightly confused. To be honest, I still don't know what to make of it. First, I arrived after eating a pre-Thanksgiving dinner with friends, so I was completely stuffed. Then the venue was super crowded, foggy, and a little hot, but I guess wearing two shirts, a sweater, and a coat didn't help. Then after suffering from a brief panic/anxiety attack or something I decided I should leave, however, while heading to the back I discovered a cooler of water and a fan. After quenching my thirst I decided to stick it out. Now as for the music, the electric piano (rhodes) was right on, the guitar/keys a little on the loud side, drums/congas/vibraphone/trombone a little on the quiet side, and then the vocals were just all wrong. Now, I am not sure what kind of effects were on the vocals, but they were just way too quiet and trebly, yet they vocal mic kept feeding back. I don't know, it was weird. Was it the band, or the venue? Again, I am still confused. Was anyone else there? What were your thoughts? Anyway, the new release, Motion To Rejoin, is out now via Matador and it's pretty fantastic.


[Myspace] Brightblack Morning Light
[Website] Brightblack Morning Light

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Brightblack Morning Light - Motion To Rejoin
[Count Me Out] Brightblack Morning Light "Oppressions Each"
[Count Me Out] Brightblack Morning Light Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Brightblack Morning Light "Hologram Buffalo"

Friday, November 21, 2008

Paste Announce Favorite Albums Of 2008



My favorite time of the year is just around the corner and no, it's not Thanksgiving or Christmas, it's what we bloggers love, the end of the year lists. I have been keeping track throughout the year and have begun to work on my lists for Favorite Albums, Favorite Songs, and Favorite Live Shows Of 2008. Granted, I will not post my final lists for another few weeks because I still need to listen a little more to my 300+ albums from the year and of course there are still many albums that I am still unaware of. I plan to gather some more from other lists, like Paste, who have already compiled their list. So yes, now is the time to start filling me in on some bands/albums that I may not have checked out thus far. Please leave comments.



50. TV On The Radio - Dear Science [Interscope]
49. Sandra McCracken - Red Balloon [Towhee]
48. REM - Accelerate [Warner Bros.]
47. Laura Marling - Alas, I Cannot Swim [Astralwerks]
46. Lykke Li - Youth Novels [Atlantic/ADA]
45. M83 - Saturdays = Youth [Mute]
44. Kathleen Edwards - Asking For Flowers [Zoë]
43. Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer [Roadrunner]
42. Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings & All [Kill Rock Stars]
41. The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Grave [Gravitation]
40. Flight Of The Conchords - Flight Of The Conchords [Sub Pop]
39. The Dodos - Visiter [Frenchkiss]
38. Jamie Lidell - Jim [Warp]
37. Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit - A Larum [Lost Highway]
36. The Bridges - Limits Of The Sky [Verve]
35. Colour Revolt - Plunder, Beg And Curse [Fat Possum]
34. Torche - Meanderthal [Hydra Head]
33. Santogold - Santogold [Downtown]
32. Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea [Drag City]
31. The Walkmen - You & Me [Gigantic]
30. I'm From Barcelona - Who Killed Harry Houdini? [Mute]
29. Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III [Cash Money/Universal]
28. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular [Columbia]
27. Liam Finn - I'll Be Lightning [Yep Roc]
26. Lee Ann Womack - Call Me Crazy [MCA Nashville]
25. Mugison - Mugiboogie [Ipecac]
24. Santogold And Diplo - Top Ranking [Mad Decent]
23. Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us [Barsuk]
22. No Age - Nouns [Sub Pop]
21. The Ravonettes - Lust Lust Lust [Vice]
20. Hot Chip - Made In The Dark [Astralwerks]
19. Gentleman Jesse And His Men - Introducing Gentleman Jesse And His Men [Douchemaster]
18. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs [Atlantic]
17. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lie Down In The Light [Drag City]
16. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges [ATO]
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! [Mute]
14. Langhorne Slim - Langhorne Slim [Kemado]
13. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart [Waterfall/RCA]
12. Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping [Polyvinyl]
11. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive [Vagrant]
10. Deerhunter - Microcastle [Kranky]
09. Lucinda Williams - Little Honey [Lost Highway]
08. Sun Kil Moon - April [Caldo Verde]
07. Girl Talk - Feed The Animals [Illegal Art]
06. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes [Sup Pop]
05. Okkervil River - The Stand Ins [Jagjaguwar]
04. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago [Jagjaguwar]
03. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend [XL]
02. Sigur Rós - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust [XL]
01. She & Him - Volume One [Merge]


* I realize that reading these lists may get old, but I thoroughly enjoy seeing and feel like sharing what my fellow blogger's dig.

Album Review: Dana Falconberry - Oh Skies Of Grey




Dana Falconberry - Oh Skies Of Grey


01. Someday
02. Love Will Never Leave You Alone
03. Do You
04. Silver
05. Singing Lullabies
06. Blue Umbrella
07. Satin Dress
08. Birthday Song
09. Fluorescent
10. Pine Tree
11. Baby Blue Sky
12. Clementine





Standout Tracks: Do You / Baby Blue Sky / Birthday Song


They are some pretty great songs on this record from Dana Falconberry, unfortunately though I'm not as impressed as I had hoped. Not that it is bad, I just think the best has yet to come and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Oh Skies Of Grey is out now via 2 Minutes 59.


* Album reviews are composed only after a few listens. Yes, opinions may change over time, but most first impressions (un)fortunately seem to hold true. I wish I was creative enough to write a proper review, but I've failed miserably in the past. Here's the next best thing, I hope.


[Myspace] Dana Falconberry
[Website] Dana Falconberry

[Count Me Out] Video: Dana Falconberry "Baby Blue Sky"

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Horse Feathers "Curs In The Weeds"




I can't say I've spent much time with Portland's Horse Feathers, but after hearing and seeing the video for this tune, "Curs In The Weeds," it made my list of things to do. The new release, House With No Home, is out now via Kill Rock Stars.




[VIDEO] Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds

[MP3] Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds


[Myspace] Horse Feathers
[Website] Horse Feathers

2 New Deerhunter Videos




Deerhunter have two new videos, directed by Adam Bruneau, for "Microcastle" and "Cover Me (Slowly)." Check them out below, along with the new release, Microcastle, out now via Kranky.




[VIDEO] Deerhunter – Microcastle




[VIDEO] Deerhunter – Cover Me (Slowly)


[Myspace] Deerhunter
[Website] Deerhunter

Video: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on Conan




Margot & The Nuclear So And So's performed "As Tall As Cliffs" last night on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Check it out below, along with the new releases, Animal! and Not Animal, out now via Epic. Also, remember that a Chicago show will be had this Saturday, November 22nd at the Bottom Lounge.




[VIDEO] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - As Tall As Cliffs


[Myspace] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
[Website] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's

[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on The LaundroMatinee
[Count Me Out] Video: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Not Animal
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Animal!
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on Daytrotter

2 Andrew Bird Videos + Tour Dates




Here's a spanking new live version of the Andrew Bird tune "Natural Disaster," recorded in Germany. The forthcoming release, Noble Beast, is out 1/27 via Fat Possum. I've also included a video link of "Sectionate City," which was recorded in/on Nigel Godrich's From The Basement and is off the tour EP, Soldier On. New tour dates for 2009 have been posted as well.




[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Natural Disaster

[VIDEO] Andrew Bird - Sectionate City


Tour Dates

11.20.08 at St. Giles Church (London, UK)
11.21.08 at St. Giles Church (London, UK)
11.25.08 at Church 'De Duif' (Amsterdam, NL)
01.28.09 at Carnegie Hall (New York, NY) *
01.30.09 at Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA) ^
02.03.09 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) ^
02.04.09 at Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA) ^
02.06.09 at The Plaza Theatre (Orlando, FL) ^
02.07.09 at House of Blues (New Orleans, LA) ^
02.12.09 at The Paramount Theatre (Austin, TX) ^
02.13.09 at The El Rey Theater (Albuquerque, NM) ^
02.14.09 at The Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ) ^
02.18.09 at The Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) ^
02.19.09 at The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) ^
02.20.09 at The Fillmore (San Francisco, CA) ^
02.21.09 at Roseland Theater (Portland, OR) ^
02.23.09 at The Moore Theatre (Seattle, WA) ^
02.24.09 at Knitting Factory (Boise, ID) ^
02.25.09 at The Murray Theater (Murray, UT) ^
02.26.09 at The Ogden Theater (Denver, CO) ^
02.27.09 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) ^

* w/ Dosh
^ w/ Loney Dear


[Myspace] Andrew Bird
[Website] Andrew Bird

[Count Me Out] Video: More New Andrew Bird Tunes
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird "Oh No"
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird "The Master Swarm (Live)"
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird Live Concert Stream Tonight
[Count Me Out] Andrew Bird "The Happy Birthday Song"
[Count Me Out] Video: Andrew Bird (feat. Dianogah) "Lull"
[Count Me Out] New Andrew Bird Songs

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s on The LaundroMatinee




Margot & The Nuclear So And So's had a session with My Old Kentucky's LaundroMatinee posted today. Check it out below, along with the new releases, Animal! and Not Animal, out now via Epic.




[VIDEO] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Real Naked Girls




[VIDEO] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - A Children's Crusade On Acid




[VIDEO] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Hello Vagina




[VIDEO] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - German Motor Car


[Myspace] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
[Website] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's

[Count Me Out] Video: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Not Animal
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Animal!
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's "As Tall As Cliffs"
[Count Me Out] Margot & The Nuclear So And So's on Daytrotter

The Broken West on Daytrotter




The Broken West had a Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the new release, Now Or Heaven, out now via Merge.


Setlist

01. House Of Lies
02. Gwen, Now And Then
03. Perfect Games
04. Ambuscade


[Myspace] The Broken West
[Website] The Broken West

[Count Me Out] The Broken West on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Broken West - Now Or Heaven
[Count Me Out] The Broken West "Auctioneer"
[Count Me Out] The Broken West "Perfect Games"

Video: Beach House "Used To Be"




Beach House have a new video for "Used To Be," a tune off the new 7" single, Used To Be, out now via Carpark. Check it out below, along with some revised tour dates.




[VIDEO] Beach House - Used To Be


Tour Dates

11.20.08 at Rote Fabrik (Zurich, CH) *
11.21.08 at Le Romandie (Lausanne, CH) ^
11.22.08 at Covo (Bologne, IT) ^
11.23.08 at Mattatoio (Carpi, IT) ^
11.24.08 at RetroPop (Cesena, IT) ^
11.25.08 at Circolo Degli Artisti (Rome, IT) ^
11.26.08 at Casa 139 (Milan, IT) ^
11.27.08 at Whelan's (Dublin, IE) ^
11.28.08 at Le Guess Who Festival (Utrecht, NL) ^
11.29.08 at KB (Malmö, SE) ^
11.30.08 at Tavastia (Helsinki, FI) ^
12.01.08 at Vega (Copenhagen, DK) ^
12.02.08 at Cargo (London, UK) ^
12.06.08 at Theater of the Living Arts (Philadelphia, PA) #
12.09.08 at Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY) +
12.10.08 at Club Hell (Providence, RI) +
12.11.08 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) +
12.12.08 at Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA) +
12.13.08 at Lunt Basement - Haverford College (Haverford, PA)
12.18.08 at Sonar (Baltimore, MD) ^
01.19.09 at Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, CA) #
01.20.09 at Henry Fonda Theater (Los Angeles, CA) #
01.23.09 at Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR) #
01.24.09 at Neumos (Seattle, WA) #

* w/ Joan As Police Woman
^ w/ Jana Hunter
# w/ The Walkmen
+ w/ Tickley Feather


[Myspace] Beach House
[Website] Beach House

[Count Me Out] Beach House on Shoot The Player
[Count Me Out] Beach House "Used To Be"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House From Juan's Basement
[Count Me Out] Beach House Black Cab Session
[Count Me Out] Beach House Announce Used To Be 7"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "Norway?"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "Gila"
[Count Me Out] Beach House at Schubas (03.26.08)
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "Heart Of Chambers"
[Count Me Out] Video: Beach House "You Came To Me"
[Count Me Out] Beach House "Gila"

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Video: Blitzen Trapper on Conan




Blitzen Trapper performed "Furr" last night on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Check it out below, along with the new release, Furr, out now via Sub Pop.




[VIDEO] Blitzen Trapper - Furr


[Myspace] Blitzen Trapper
[Website] Blitzen Trapper

[Count Me Out] Video: Stephen Malkmus + Blitzen Trapper "Funk #49 (James Gang)"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Blitzen Trapper - Furr
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper "Furr"
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Fabchannel

Video: Coldplay "Lost+ (feat. Jay-Z)"




Coldplay have a new video for "Lost+," which features Jay-Z. Check it out below, along with the new release, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, out now via Capitol.




[VIDEO] Coldplay - Lost+ (feat. Jay-Z)


[Myspace] Coldplay
[Website] Coldplay

[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lovers In Japan"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Prospekt's March [EP]
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Lost! (Live)"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Album In 2009
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Death Will Never Conquer"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on The Daily Show
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on Jimmy Kimmel (Preview)
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Lost!"
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay on MTV Movie Awards
[Count Me Out] Video: Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Announce Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
[Count Me Out] Coldplay "Violet Hill"
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay News
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Reveal New Tracklist
[Count Me Out] Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends?
[Count Me Out] New Coldplay Tracks Explained
[Count Me Out] Coldplay Deny Prospekt

Monday, November 17, 2008

Video: Snow Patrol "Crack The Shutters"




Snow Patrol have a new video for "Crack The Shutters," a tune off the new release, A Hundred Million Suns, out now via A&M. Check it out below.




[VIDEO] Snow Patrol - Crack The Shutters


[Myspace] Snow Patrol
[Website] Snow Patrol

[Count Me Out] Album Review: Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
[Count Me Out] Video: Snow Patrol "Take Back The City"
[Count Me Out] Snow Patrol "Take Back The City"
[Count Me Out] Snow Patrol Announce A Hundred Million Suns

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Nic Harcourt Calls It Quits




According to an article in Paste, KCRW's music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, Nic Harcourt, will be stepping down, come November 30th. Read some more info about it, here.


Friday, November 14, 2008

Shearwater on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert




Shearwater had a Tiny Desk Concert with NPR posted today. Check it out below, along with the new album, Rook, and digital EP, The Snow Leopard, both out now via Matador.




[VIDEO] Shearwater's Tiny Desk Concert on NPR


Setlist

01. Rooks
02. Leviathan, Bound
03. North Col
04. I Was A Cloud


[Myspace] Shearwater
[Website] Shearwater

New Vetiver Record In February




After releasing a record, Thing Of The Past, this year and now a new EP, More Of The Past, both out now via Gnomonsong, Vetiver have found a new label and will release a new record, Tight Knit, on 2/17 via Sub Pop. Check out the tracklist below, along with an mp3 from the latest EP and some upcoming tour dates.


Tracklist

01. Rolling Sea
02. Sister
03. Everyday
04. Through The Front Door
05. Down From Above
06. On The Other Side
07. More Of This
08. Another Reason To Go
09. Strictly Rule
10. At Forest Edge

[MP3] Vetiver – Miles Apart


Tour Dates

12.04.08 at 21C Museum Atrium Gallery (Louisville, KY)
12.05.08 at Riviera Theater (Chicago, IL) *
12.06.08 at The Fillmore Detroit - State Theater (Detroit, MI) *
12.07.08 at Eagles Ballroom (Milwaukee, WI) *
12.08.08 at Herrick Chapel - Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA)
12.09.08 at The Venue (Fargo, ND) *
12.10.08 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) *
12.11.08 at Val Air Ballroom (Des Moines, IA) *
12.12.08 at Slowdown Jr (Omaha, NE)
12.13.08 at Fillmore Auditorium (Denver, CO) *
12.14.08 at Jack Pot Saloon (Lawrence, KS)
12.15.08 at Off Broadway Night Club (St. Louis, MO)
12.17.08 at Le Poisson Rouge (New York, NY)

* w/ The Black Crowes


[Myspace] Vetiver
[Website] Vetiver

[Count Me Out] Vetiver on Fabchannel
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Vetiver - Thing Of The Past
[Count Me Out] Vetiver "Blue Driver"

Albums Coming Out In 2009


I'm starting to compose a list of albums coming out in 2009. I know of a few so far, but plan to fill this in as time goes on. If you know of any others that I am missing, please feel free to fill me in. Thanks.



January

The 1900s – Medium High [EP] (1/20 via Parasol)
A.C. Newman – Get Guilty (1/20 via Matador)
Andrew Bird – Noble Beast (1/20 via Fat Possum)
Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion (1/20 via Domino)
Bon Iver – Blood Bank [EP] (1/20 via Jagjaguwar)
Fiction Family – Fiction Family (1/20 via ATO)
J. Tillman – Vacilando Territory Blues (1/20 via Western Vinyl)

Cotton Jones – Paranoid Cocoon< (1/27 via Suicide Squeeze)
Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (1/27 via Domino)
Loney, Dear – Dear John (1/27 via Polyvinyl)



February

Heartless Bastards – The Mountain (2/3 via Fat Possum)
Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew (2/3 via ATO)
Phosphorescent – To Willie (2/3 via Dead Oceans)
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (2/3 via Slumberland)

Dan Auerbach – Keep It Hid (2/10 via Nonesuch)
Lily Allen – It's Not Me, It's You (2/10 via Capitol)

Alela Diane – To Be Still (2/17 via Rough Trade)
The Appleseed Cast – Sagarmatha (2/17 via The Militia Group)
Asobi Seksu – Hush (2/17 via Polyvinyl)
Beirut – March Of The Zapotec/Holland (2/17 via Pompeii/Ba Da Bing)
M. Ward – Hold Time (2/17 via Merge)
Vetiver – Tight Knit (2/17 via Sub Pop)
William Elliott Whitmore – Animals In The Dark (2/17 via Anti-)

Black Lips – 200 Million Thousand (2/24 via Vice)
Here We Go Magic – Here We Go Magic (2/24 via Western Vinyl)



March

Marissa Nadler – Little Hells (3/3 via Kemado)
Neko CaseMiddle Cyclone (3/3 via Anti-)

Bishop Allen – Grrr... (3/10 via Dead Oceans)
BLK JKS – Mystery [EP] (3/10 via Secretly Canadian)
Cursive – Mama, I'm Swollen (3/10 via Saddle Creek)
DM Stith – Heavy Ghost (3/10 via Asthmatic Kitty)
Elvis Perkins – Elvis Perkins In Dearland (3/10 via XL)
Handsome Furs – Face Control (3/10 via Sub Pop)
Julie Doiron – I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day (3/10 via Jagjaguwar)
Madeleine Peyroux – Bare Bones (3/10 via Rounder)

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – Beware! (3/17 via Drag City)
Mazes – Mazes (3/17 via Parasol)
Wavves – Wavvves (3/17 via Fat Possum)

The Decemberists – Hazards Of Love (3/24 via Capitol)
Fever Ray – Fever Ray (3/24 via Mute)
Harlem Shakes – Technicolor Health (3/24 via Gigantic)

Gomez – New Tide (3/31 via ATO)
Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels (3/31 via Nettwerk)
Peter Bjorn and John – Living Thing (3/31 via Almost Gold/Startime International)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz (3/31 via Interscope)



April

Bat For Lashes – Two Suns (4/7 via EMI)
Doves – Kingdom Of Rust (4/7 via Astralwerks)
Sara Watkins – Sara Watkins (4/7 via Nonesuch)
The Thermals – Now We Can See (4/7 via Kill Rock Stars)
William Fitzsimmons – The Sparrow And The Crow (4/7 via Mercer Street/Downtown)

Bill Callahan – Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (4/14 via Drag City)
The Boy Least Likely To – Law Of The Playground (4/14 via +1)
Death Cab For Cutie – The Open Door [EP] (4/14 via Atlantic)
Metric – Fantasies (4/14 via Redeye)
Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want (4/14 via Gnomonsong)
Silversun Pickups – Swoon (4/14 via Dangerbird)

Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career (4/21 via 4AD)
Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything To Nothing (4/21 via Sony)

Ben Lee – The Rebirth Of Venus (4/28 via New West)
Cameron McGill & What Army – Warm Songs For Cold Shoulders (4/28 via Parasol)
Pilot Speed – Wooden Bones (4/28 via Wind Up)



May

Akron/Family – Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (5/5 via Dead Oceans)
Angel Deradoorian – Mind Raft (5/5 via Lovepump United)
Conor Oberst – Outer South (5/5 via Merge)
Patrick Watson – Wooden Arms (5/5 via Secret City)
Pink Mountaintops – Outside Love (5/5 via Jagjaguwar)
St. Vincent – Actor (5/5 via 4AD)
Years – Years (5/5 via Arts & Crafts)

Jeremy Enigk – OK Bear (5/12 via Redeye)

Apostle Of Hustle – Eats Darkness (5/19 via Arts & Crafts)
Au Revoir Simone – Still Night, Still Light (5/19 via Our Secret Record Company)
Iron & Wine – Around The Well (5/19 via Sub Pop)
Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications (5/19 via Rough Trade)
Jason Lytle – Yours Truly, The Commuter (5/19 via Anti-)
Mat Kearney – City Of Black & White (5/19 via Aware/Columbia)
Passion Pit – Manners (5/19 via Columbia/Frenchkiss)
White Rabbits – It's Frightening (5/19 via TBD)

Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (5/26 via Warp)
Jenny Owen Youngs – Transmitter Failure (5/26 via Nettwerk)
Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (5/26 via Glassnote)



June

Deerhunter – Rainwater Cassette Exchange [EP] (6/9 via Kranky)
Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca (6/9 via Domino)
Rhett Miller – Rhett Miller (6/9 via Shout! Factory)
Sonic Youth – The Eternal (6/9 via Matador)

Deer Tick – Born On Flag Day (6/23 via Partisan)
Dinosaur Jr. – Farm (6/23 via Jagjaguwar)
Foreign Born – Person To Person (6/23 via Secretly Canadian)
Ohbijou – Beacons (6/23 via Last Gang)
Regina Spektor – Far (6/23 via Sire)
Reverie Sound Revue – Reverie Sound Revue (6/23 via Boompa)
Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer (6/23 via Jagjaguwar)

Spoon – Got Nuffin [EP] (6/30 via Merge)
Wilco – Wilco (The Album) (6/30 via Nonesuch)



July

Bowerbirds – Upper Air (7/7 via Dead Oceans)
Chris Garneau – El Radio (7/7 via Absolutely Kosher)
Son Volt – American Central Dust (7/7 via Rounder/Umgd)

The Dead Weather – Horehound (7/14 via Warner Bros./Third Man)
The Most Serene Republic – ...And The Ever Expanding Universe (7/14 via Arts & Craft)

Bahamas – Pink Strat (7/21 via Nevado)
The Fiery Furnaces – I'm Going Away (7/21 via Thrill Jockey)
Jónsi & Alex – Riceboy Sleeps (7/21 via XL)
Megafaun – Gather, Form & Fly (7/21 via Hometapes)
Portugal. The Man – The Satanic Satanist (7/21 via Equal Vision)
Wye Oak – The Knot (7/21 via Merge)



August

Julian Plenti – Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper (8/4 via Matador)
Modest Mouse – No One's First, And You're Next [EP] (8/4 via Sony/Epic)
Nurses – Apple's Acre (8/4 via Dead Oceans)
Throw Me The Statue – Creaturesque (8/4 via Secretly Canadian)
Yim Yames – Tribute To (8/4 via ATO)

The Antlers – Hospice (8/18 via Frenchkiss)
As Tall As Lions – You Can't Take It With You (8/18 via East West/Triple Crown)
Brendan Benson – My Old Familiar Friend (8/18 via ATO)
Mute Math – Armistice (8/18 via Reprise)
Third Eye Blind – Ursa Major (8/18 via Assembly)

Arctic Monkeys – Humbug (8/25 via Domino)
Fun – Aim And Ignite (8/25 via Nettwerk)
Imogen Heap – Ellipse (8/25 via Megaphonic/Epic/Sony)
Ingrid Michaelson – Everybody (8/25 via Cabin 24)
Still Life Still – Girls Come Too (8/25 via Arts & Crafts)



September

AA Bondy – When The Devil’s Loose (9/1 via Fat Possum)
David Bazan – Curse Your Branches (9/1 via Barsuk)

Amy Millan – Masters Of The Burial (9/8 via Arts & Crafts)
BLK JKS – After Robots (9/8 via Secretly Canadian)
Cotton Jones – The Rio Ranger [EP] (9/8 via Quite Scientific)
Shannon Stephens – The Breadwinner (9/8 via Asthmatic Kitty)
Sondre Lerche – Heartbeat Radio (9/8 via Rounder)
Vivian Girls – Everything Goes Wrong (9/8 via In The Red)
Yo La Tengo – Popular Songs (9/8 via Matador)

The Dodos – Time To Die (9/15 via Frenchkiss)
Grand Archives – Keep In Mind Frankenstein (9/15 via Sub Pop)
Mason Jennings – Blood Of Man (9/15 via Brushfire)
Muse – The Resistance (9/15 via Warner Bros.)

David Gray – Draw The Line (9/22 via Mercer Street)
J. Tillman – Year In The Kingdom (9/22 via Western Vinyl)
Joshua James – Build Me This (9/22 via Northplatte/Intelligent Noise)
Monsters Of Folk – Monsters Of Folk (9/22 via Shangri-La)
Rain Machine – Rain Machine (9/22 via Anti-)
The Twilight Sad – Forget The Night Ahead (9/22 via Fat Cat)
Volcano Choir – Unmap (9/22 via Jagjaguwar)
Why? – Eskimo Snow (9/22 via Anticon)

The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You (9/29 via Sony)
Dirty Projectors – Temecula Sunrise [EP] (9/29 via Domino)
Fool's Gold – Fool's Gold (9/29 via IAMSOUND)
Langhorne Slim – Be Set Free (9/29 via Kemado)
The Shaky Hands – Let It Die (9/29 via Kill Rock Stars)



October

Alela Diane – Alela And Alina [EP] (10/6 via Rough Trade)
Air – Love 2 (10/6 via Astralwerks)
Califone – All My Friends Are Funeral Singers (10/6 via Dead Oceans)
The Clientele – Bonfires On The Heath (10/6 via Merge)
Daniel Johnston – Is And Always Was (10/6 via Eternal Yip Eye Music/High Wire Music)
Dead Man's Bones – Dead Man's Bones (10/6 via Anti-)
The Mountain Goats – The Life Of The World To Come (10/6 via 4AD)
Noah And The Whale – The First Days Of Spring (10/6 via Cherrytree/Interscope)

Fanfarlo – Reservoir (10/13 via Atlantic/Wea)
Land Of Talk – Fun And Laughter [EP] (10/13 via Saddle Creek)
School Of Seven Bells – Alpinisms (10/13 via Vagrant/Ghostly Int’l)
Thao With The Get Down Stay Down – Know Better Learn Faster (10/13 via Kill Rock Stars)

Alec Ounsworth – Mo Beauty (10/20 via Anti-)
Atlas Sound – Logos (10/20 via Kranky)
Do Make Say Think – Other Truths (10/20 via Constellation)
El Perro Del Mar – Love Is Not Pop (10/20 via Control Group)
Elvis Perkins – The Doomsday [EP] (10/20 via XL)
Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard – One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music from Kerouac's Big Sur (10/20 via Atlantic)
Kings Of Convenience – Declaration Of Dependence (10/20 via Virgin)
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – Summer Of Fear (10/20 via Saddle Creek)
Old Canes – Feral Harmonic (10/20 via Saddle Creek)
Sufjan Stevens – The BQE (10/20 via Asthmatic Kitty)
White Denim – Fits (10/20 via Downtown)

Devendra Banhart – What Will We Be (10/27 via Warner Bros./Reprise)
The Swell Season – Strict Joy (10/27 via Anti-)
Tegan And Sara – Sainthood (10/27 via Sire)



November

DM Stith – Thanksgiving Moon [EP] (11/3 via Asthmatic Kitty)
Weezer – Raditude (11/3 via Geffen)

Asobi Seksu – Rewolf (11/10 via Polyvinyl)
Snow Patrol – Up To Now (11/10 via Fiction/Interscope)

Norah Jones – The Fall (11/17 via Blue Note)

Blakroc – Blakroc (11/27 via Blakroc)



December

DM Stith – Braid Of Voices [EP] (12/8 via Asthmatic Kitty)



Unknown/Rumored

Arcade Fire – TBA
Band Of Horses – TBA
Bullets In Madison – We Became Your Family When You Died
Cortney Tidwell – Boys (via City Slang)
Ferraby Lionheart – TBA
Fleet Foxes – TBA
Guster – TBA
Horse In The Sea – TBA
J. Rutherford – The Vibrating Truthiness Machine
Klaxons – TBA
Menomena – TBA
Midlake – Courage Of Others
The National – TBA
Riley Jantzen – TBA
Rosie Thomas – TBA

Cold War Kids on The Interface




Cold War Kids had a session with Spinner's The Interface posted today. Check it out here, however, I've posted a video of "I've Seen Enough" below, along with a video interview. The new release, Loyalty To Loyalty, is out now via Downtown.






[VIDEO] Cold War Kids - I've Seen Enough






[VIDEO] Cold War Kids - Interview


Setlist

01. Something Is Not Right With Me
02. Every Man I Fall For
03. I've Seen Enough


[Myspace] Cold War Kids
[Website] Cold War Kids

[Count Me Out] Free Cold War Kids EP
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids - 02.08 to 06.08
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Bullies Always Win"
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Cold War Kids - Loyalty To Loyalty
[Count Me Out] Video: Cold War Kids "Something Is Not Right With Me"
[Count Me Out] Preview New Cold War Kids Tracks
[Count Me Out] Cold War Kids "Something Is Not Right With Me"
[Count Me Out] New Cold War Kids Album This September