Holidays Rule is $3.99

I've been reading about Holidays Rule for several weeks. It includes tracks by Fun., The Civil Wars, Punch Brothers, The Head & The Heart, The Shins, Andrew Bird & others. One of my favorites is by Rufus Wainwright & Sharon Van Etten, "Baby It's Cold Outside." It's mostly a cultural Christmas album, or a "holidays" album (exceptions like Punch Brothers with "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"). But it's fun and includes some really solid stuff. And it's only $3.99.

$2.99 Albums

Some great albums are $2.99 right now. Go get'em!

UPDATE, MORE ADDED! (5/23)

• Vampire Weekend: Contra
• The XX: XX
• U2: Best of 1980-1990

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• Sharon Van Etten: Tramp
• Damien Jurado: Maraqopa
• Father John Misty: Fear Fun (J. Tillman of Fleet Foxes)
• Of Monsters And Men: My Head Is An Animal
• Hospitality: Hospitality
• Justin Townes Earle: Nothing's Going To Change The Way You Think About Me Now
• Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society

Sharon Van Etten: Tramp for $3.99

In the running for best album of 2012 is Sharon Van Etten's new one, Tramp. Today only it's $3.99. A steal, I tell you!

Sharon Van Etten: Tramp

Sharon Van Etten's excellent new album, Tramp, is out today. I've been waiting for this day for months. Her previous album, Epic, had me hooked. If you want to try out Tramp first, it's still streaming free at the moment.

Music Monday 1.17.11

• $5 Albums: My Fav January $5 Albums | Don't Miss: J. Tillman: Cancer & Delirium | Arcade Fire: Funeral | Best Coast: Crazy For You | Buke & Gass: Riposte | Dawes: North Hills
• Streaming FREE: Smith Westerns (Dye It Blonde out tomorrrow!)
• Daytrotter FREE: Dirty Beaches | Iron & Wine
• Bits & Pieces: Highly anticipated albums from Chicago artists | Sarah Jaffe on World Cafe | Sharon Van Etten full live show download & Tiny Desk Concert (her 2010 album, Epic, is wonderful)

The Low Anthem had my #5 album of 2009 called O My God, Charlie Darwin. Their new album, Smart Flesh, comes out on February 22nd. Here they are singing "Ghost Woman Blues" on Letterman. What a great band...

Okkervil River was the indie band that in many ways started my love for indie music. They were the first indie band I saw in concert a few years back because of their The Stage Names album. Their new album, I Am Very Far, is still very far off (May 10th) but it's great to get a listen to what's coming via Fallon (and a little AC Newman)...