Christmas
Dent May does Christmas
Holiday Face Dent May does it again with his Christmas track, “Holiday Face.” Its got a similar feel to his other tracks, a smooth electronic feeling christmas track, that you’ll be humming along to. More Dent May
AB & the Sea
AB & the Sea - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Check out the boys from San Francisco covering the Phil Spector written “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” This is particularly becoming one of my favorite Christmas covers this year. AB & the Sea released a great little EP a few months ago, I gave them
Andy Hull
Bad Books - Baby Shoes (live at CMJ)
Bad Books, the Andy Hull & Kevin Devine project were recorded playing their fantastic song ‘Baby Shoes’ at CMJ earlier this fall. Their self-titled album was released in October and it is just fantastic. They’ve been offering it up for $5 for a while now, and is well
Kurt Von Stetten
Kurt von Stetten - Pyramid
Come Correck The do it yourself album does not come easy to many. Especially if you are a one man show. Multi-instrumentalist, Kurt von Stetten is such an artist. Playing every instrument on every song, he embodies a complete musician. His latest effort, Pyramid, is one of those albums
Camper Van Beethoven
A David Lowery Solo Project
The Palace Guards Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery just announced that he’d be releasing a solo project of his own. The album entitled, The Palace Guards, will be available everywhere February 1st, 2011 through 429 Records. Being released as a solo project, gave Lowery creative freedom without being
Alexandria
Matt Longo Alexandria EP
The High Life Matt Longo, formerly the lead singer of Sex During Wartime, wrote and recorded this sweet little EP in Harlem, NY, entitled Alexandria. His writing and playing is an honest reflection of a relationship in its highs (The High Life) and lows (Building a Wall). The music is
The Ones that Got Away
It was impossible to choose my top 20 (i chose a 1 and a 1a) and I felt like I was shortchanging some great music out there this year. So, I thought it would be a good idea to view the ones that got away this year. Drive By Truckers
the Luyas
Video | The Luyas - Tiny Head
The Luyas released their video for ‘Tiny Head’ on stereogum today. Their upcoming album, Too Beautiful to Work, will be released on February 22 (February 21, in the UK). I’ve gotten a chance to listen to the album, its a collection of echo-drenched space-age pop songs, its
Mondo Amore
Nicole Atkins - Vultures (video)
Nicole Atkins’ Vultures has been given a video treatment. “Vultures” will appear on Nicole Atkins’s new album MONDO AMORE available everywhere on January 25th, 2011. She’ll also be touring her new album extensively, check out the dates below. February 2011 9 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 11 – Vancouver,
Arcade Fire
My Top Albums of '10 5 - 1
It’s near impossible to pick one top album with the massive amount of music I listened to this year but I thought I’d try to at least give you an idea of what you should grab this year before we start anew. 20 thru 16; 15 thru 11;
Drive By Truckers
Drive By Truckers "Used to Be A Cop"
Used to Be A Cop Go Go Boots, Drive By Truckers newest album is set to be released on February 15, 2011. They’ve released a track off the album, titled “Used to Be a Cop,” a 7 minute alt country / blues track that, if you are a fan of
Jukebox The Ghost
My Top Albums of '10 10 - 6
It’s near impossible to pick one top album with the massive amount of music I listened to this year but I thought I’d try to at least give you an idea of what you should grab this year before we start anew. Monday I debuted 20 thru 16;