Music Monday 10.20.08

Ray LaMontagne is so good. Just picked up his new CD this week, though I haven't heard it yet. I remember when I got his first CD and I didn't know anyone who knew him. Awesome. Check out his new stuff at MySpace. Here's a video from Ray on Conan (yeah, I know it doesn't fit, whatever)...

New Shearwater EP, The Snow Leopard (iTunes, Amazon). Get it. Get everything from Shearwater. Please.

Jens Lekman singing "Black Cab" while in a Black Cab Session. Really wonderful.

And to give you a bit of an oldie, here's Midnight Oil with "Beds are Burning." Lead singer Peter Garrett is now an Australian politician. Sometimes politics and music can just suck eggs. Other times, like with Midnight Oil, it can be great...