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We just got a sweet new 3 LP album of Iron and Wine’s “Around the Well“. What a great deal. 3 nice grade LPs with access to the MP3s as well. I think Alanna is part of the new “Send us all your most Bitchin Records” deal over at Subpop.

Bloc Party will release ‘Intimacy Remixed’ on the 11th of May, and to mark the occasion, the band have made parts for three of the album’s tracks available for you to remix if you want to. If you dig the band, and get into remixing original tracks, get on over to their site and get a download before their server crashes.

http://www.blocparty.com/

Woopsie daisy, Tom and I have been busy moving to Portland. We’re done now. I’m starting to use Blip.fm so you can always catch us there too. We’ll start posting to indiegeek now. I promise… maybe. Tom’s work is located above Jackpot records so I’m sure we’ll be getting a more regular booster shot of music now.

Here are some heavy rotation additions to Alanna’s list. Some of them might not be released in 2008 but non the less they have been on heavy rotation this year.

Deerhunter - Microcastle and Weird Era Continued

Foxboro Hot tubs - Stop Drop and Roll

My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges

Nada Surf - Lucky

Liam Finn - I’ll be Lightning

Miracle Fortess - Five Roses

The National - Bxer

Sea Wolf - Leaves in the River

The Valley - The Vallery - EP

Jeremy Enigk - The Missing Link

Here is my list of albums on most heavy rotation during 2008. Enjoy. Hey Tom, you want to make some additions?

Albert Cross

The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead

Bon Iver - For Emma

Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger

Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts

Fleet Foxes

Tega and Sara - The Con

Califone - Roots and Crowns

Please join us this Saturday for a fun filled holiday show extravaganza! Come enjoy some olde thymey musica del rock and rollismo .

On the bus home tonight I decided to search YouTube for some Fleet Foxes videos to watch. Instead I ran across this cover of a Fleet Foxes song by a Swedish sister group called First Aid Kit. I rushed home and bought their album and they are blowing my mind. The just made the best of 2008 list for me. You can buy an MP3 download of their album off their YouTube profile page. It’s less than $7.

These are the “lyrics” to Pena, off Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica Album. Thanks Cap!

Intro to Pena

Don Van Vliet: Heh-heh-ha-ha . . . Fast ‘n bulbous.
The Mascara Snake: Fast ‘n bulbous!
Don Van Vliet: That’s . . . heh-heh.
FZ: OK, do it again, then you’ve won.
Don Van Vliet: I love that, I love those words.
The Mascara Snake: Fast ‘n bulbous!
Don Van Vliet: That’s right, The Mascara Snake, fast ‘n bulbous!
The Mascara Snake: Bulbous also tapered.
Don Van Vliet: Yeah, but you’ve gotta wait until I say, “Also, a tin teardrop.”
The Mascara Snake: Oh, Christ.
FZ: Alright, again, beginning.
The Mascara Snake: Fast ‘n bulbous!
Don Van Vliet: That’s right, The Mascara Snake, fast ‘n bulbous! Also, a tin teardrop.
The Mascara Snake: Bulbous also tapered.
Don Van Vliet: That’s right!

Mark Burgess talks about the Chamelions

Oh Deerhoof, how I love thee.