Music Monday 1.2.2011

• $5 Albums: All My Favorites for January | Don't Miss: Avett Brothers: I and Love and You | Andrew Bird: Useless Creatures & Noble Beast | Atlas Sound: Logos | The Black Keys: Rubber Factory
• Streaming FREE: The Decemberists: The King is Dead
• My List: Best Albums of 2010 (several on sale for $5) | This week I'll list a few 2010 Christian albums worth checking out
• Daytrotter: Doug Burr | MGMT

Check out the True Grit score. It's mostly variations on "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" and a couple other protestant hymns. Just beautiful. I particularly love the closing credits version of "Leaning..." by the wonderful country-folk singer, Iris Dement...

I'm discovering a bunch of new stuff because of "Best Albums of 2010" lists. Three I'm loving are Best Coast: Crazy For You ($5), Swans: My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky ($5), & Buke and Gass: Riposte ($5). I liked it so much I had to watch the Buke and Gass video for "Page Break" twice...

Music Monday 12.27.10

• $5 Albums for January: All My Favorites, several from Best Albums of 2010 list and 55+ others, tons of classical music too. Don't Miss: Neutral Milk Hotel: In The Aeroplane Over The Sea | Best Coast: Crazy For You | Swans: My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky | Buke & Gass: Riposte | Lecrae: Rehab (plus a bunch of albums you've heard of, from Arcade Fire, Avett's, & more)
• $5 Albums for December: All My Favorites | Just because January $5 albums are out doesn't mean you should forget December. Don't Miss: Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More | Mogwai: Special Moves | Junip: Fields | Justin Townes Earle: Midnight at the Movies | Radiohead: Kid A
• Deals: The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street ($3.99) | Janelle Monáe: The ArchAndroid ($3.99)

Check Out Joe Day's album, Grace. Free, or leave a tip. Or pick it up at Amazon. Really enjoying it. Here's "Passover"...

This All Songs Considered discussion on The Year In Music, 2010 is fun and informative. I'm listening to it again.

Brent Thomas points us to a documentary | David Eugene Edwards: The Preacher

Jenny & Johnny showed up on Conan to sing "Big Wave." Check out their solid album, I'm Having Fun Now.

Music Monday 10.4.10

• $5 Albums for October: Don't Miss: Arcade Fire: The Suburbs | Sufjan Stevens: The Avalanche | Justin Townes Earle: The Good Life | See All 30+ Of My Favorites
• Daytrotter FREE: Gayngs (album Relayted only $5)
• Great Deals: The Social Network Soundtrack ($5, outstanding -- interview with /Film about the album) | 99 Most Essential Grieg Masterpieces ($1.99 classical) | Belle & Sebastian: The Life Pursuit ($3.99) | Arcade Fire: Funeral ($3.99) | 99 Most Essential Dvorak Masterpieces ($2.49 classical) | The Walkmen: Lisbon ($5.99)
• Streaming FREE: Avett Brothers: Live, Vol 3 | Belle & Sebastian | Antony & The Johnsons (their album, I Am A Bird Now only $5) | Sufjan Stevens: The Age of Adz
• Must Try: The Books: The Way Out is really interesting. Loving it so far, & only $5.

If you read my music posts even occasionally you probably know of my love of all things Delta Spirit. Both of their first two albums are outstanding: Ode To Sunshine (2008) | History From Below (2010). They recently appeared on Jools Holland playing one of my favorite songs, "Bushwick Blues."

And here's "9/11" from the same show...