Well, here she is: the last monthly mix of the year. This one, of course, is comprised of many of my favorite songs from 2009. If you want to listen to my other favorite songs from the year, you can go to 2009 Mix Archive page, where, for a limited...

This is an addendum to my post of earlier this week, wherein I mentioned five 2009 albums I enjoyed, including my #1 favorite of the year, Apollo Ghosts‘ Hastings Sunrise. I said there were 3 copies of the vinyl left. That is no longer true: it’s now...

These are 5 albums from 2009 that I listened to and enjoyed quite a lot. Sharon Van Etten – Because I Was In Love Language of Stone I am absolutely thrilled to see praise for this album popping up on so many year-end wrap-ups already. I wasn’t...

I was just perusing the respected Rough Trade Shops’ 2009 Albums of the Year List, and noticed something awesome: all of the Top 10 have RT-exclusive bonus CDs bundled with them. AND, I noticed something else awesome: in addition to some names you...

MP3: Wolf People – “October Fires” Intriguing stuff, from the forthcoming Tidings, a collection of early recordings by London’s Wolf People, Jagjaguwar’s new (and first) UK signing. The tunes seem to be a sort of awesome pastiche of old-school heavy...