Modest Mouse has a new video out for "Fly Trapped in a Jar." It's just weird...
My current favorite CD right now is Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago. The always helpful Stereogum has an interview with Justin Vernon, who is Bon Iver. Nice. I finally found For Emma at Kiss the Sky in Batavia, IL, my favorite, almost local indie music store. Well actually I didn't find it. After I couldn't find it I asked the owner if they heard of it. They said they had a copy, but we couldn't find it under the "B's." It was under the "I's" listed under "Bob Iver." Satan tried to keep this beautiful music from me, but he was defeated! You need this CD. Trust me. Or at least trust the many great reviews it's getting.
The New Pornographers have a live album out that I don't own yet. One of the songs is a cover of ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down." They have performed it live on French TV. When you get there click on "videos" and then click the correct video on the right. Well worth your time. These guys rock and this song is very well done.
Pitchfork reports that Blitzen Trapper, a band I have mentioned a couple of times before, has a new iTunes exclusive live EP out. I got it.
The Twilight Sad: "And She Would Darken the Memory"...
New Spoon: "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb"...