One of the most heart (and politically) achey songs on The Shepherd's Dog is closer, "Flightless Bird, American Mouth": Lost innocence, a fat cat, a grounded eagle. As we mentioned while getting…   Read Story »

The excellent outing from Sam Beam this year isn't topping year-end lists lke maybe we thought upon premature pontification (but we haven't seen the Gummys results yet have we, oh suspense), but the…   Read Story »

Radiohead.tv brought us heads in boxes, Björk and Smiths covers, a live "Reckoner," and that surreal have-we-all-gone-deaf performance, among sundry other goodies ... like those DJ sets. When we…   Read Story »

Sam Beam's latest is a brilliant collection of muddy ambiance and earthen largess, so the album cover floating around the net seemed to fit, sorta; a little less-than-stellar, but hey it looked…   Read Story »

No surprise that "No Surprises" is shaping up to be one of OK Computer's most covered tracks; in addition to being unbelievably gorgeous, its spare and relatively imitable Yorke melody make it a top…   Read Story »

No classic albums played in their entirety, but any fest day during which your mind is blown thrice is indeed a good fest day. As noted, there's a hipster agenda at play at Pitchfork Music Festival…   Read Story »

If you've never seen Iron & Wine live, Sam Beam's following may come as a surprise. Everybody knows the Floridian sports a big old beard. It always seemed more rural South (or Lungfish, maybe) than…   Read Story »

Good news indie-folkers: the first single from bearded Sam Beam's LP number three is a knockout. "Boy With A Coin" sets multi-tracked Beams to a djembe, handclaps, and a fully realized production…   Read Story »

100% Stereogum-recommended legal MP3s from newish and upcoming albums. Crooked Fingers - "Call To Love" Audible - "Sunday Bell" Damon And Naomi - "Love (Live)" Low - "California" Out Hud - "It's For…   Read Story »