Cyber Monday Music Deals

A few great albums for $4.99 today...

• Bon Iver: Bon Iver
• Wilco: The Whole Love
• The Decemberists: The King Is Dead

Other $4.99 albums still on sale from Black Friday deals...

• Feist: Metals
• Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
• Kate Bush: 50 Words for Snow
• Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto

$5 Albums for September 2011

Good, cheap music for September. Here are my favorite $5 albums from Amazon. Let me know what you like on my list, or something I missed!

• Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More
• Ray LaMontagne: Trouble
• Tegan & Sara: The Con
• Once Soundtrack
• Wilco: Wilco (The Album)
• The Pains of Being Pure At Heart: Belong
• Regina Spektor: Begin to Hope
• Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours
• The Horrors: Primary Colours
• Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz!
• The Decemberists: The King Is Dead
• Amos Lee: Mission Bell
• Feist: Let It Die
• Blind Pilot: 3 Rounds & A Sound
• Explosions in the Sky: Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
• Flogging Molly: Speed of Darkness 
• Local Natives: Gorilla Manor
• Liam Finn: Fomo
• Crystal Antlers: Two-Way Mirror
• Coldplay: Viva La Vita
• Tron Legacy
• TV On The Radio: Dear Science
• Josh Rouse: El Tourista
• Jay-Z: American Gangsta
• Guns & Roses: Use Your Illusion I
• John Mayer: Heavier Things
• All $5 albums for September

The Decemberists | "This Is Why We Fight"

The Decemberists write some great songs, and "This Is Why We Fight" is one of my favorites off their outstanding new album, The King Is Dead. Kimmel hosted them, and they sound amazing live. "When we die / we will die / with our arms unbound"...

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...