This year we’re starting a new end-of-the-month feature that will summarize all of the posts, playlist mixes, special features and new releases for the month. So, if there’s anything you missed, it’s all here in one quick glance, including on-going series such as In Dee Mail, New Releases, One Man Bands, Band of the Week, Favorite Songs of 2009, Singer & Songwriter Spotlight.
New Releases
Best New Releases This Week: Beach House, The Magnetic Fields, No Through Road, Woodpigeon, Retribution Gospel Choir, Citay, Boy Genius & More
Best New Releases This Week: Spoon, Surfer Blood, The Eels, Feral Children, Editors, Big Star, Dinowalrus & Len Price 3
New Releases This Week: Vampire Weekend, Dreamboat Money, Final Fantasy, Technoir MA, The Scruffs and More
Popular Stories Right now Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2009
Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2009, Vol. IV: Superchunk, Sonic Youth, Deleted Scenes, Julie Peel, Peter Doherty, St. Vincent and More
Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2009, Vol. III: Neko Case, Public Radio, Bishop Allen, Harlem Shakes, Deer Tick & More
Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2009, Vol. II – The Big Pink, The Thermals, Dan Auerbach, Telekinesis, Faunts & More
Favorite Indie and Alternative Songs of 2009, Vol. I: Animal Collective, Bon Iver, 1900s, East Hundred, Odawas and More
In Dee Mail Special Series
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Vol. VIII: The Middle East, The Love X Nowhere, Emanuel and the Fear, Solfege Radio and More
In Dee Mail Special Edition Vol. VII – Essex Chanel, Scares The Daylights and The Binary Marketing Show
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Vol. VI – Sore Eros, The Melloncollies, Himalaya and Matias Aguayo
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Vol. V: Army of Me, Threes and Nines, Trees and Trashcans and Lefse Records’ Artists
In Dee Mail Special Edition, Vol. IV: Tiny Tin Hearts, Flotation Walls, Twilight Revival, Oryan, Sidewalk Driver and Rolf Lislevand
Artists and Bands in the Spotlight
Band of the Week: Boston’s Elephantom Endorsed by Grizzly Bear; Blog Exclusive of Track for Upcoming LP
One Man Bands – LA’s Fox Fagan and Detroit’s JellyEyes
RIP: Garage/Punk Rocker Jay Reatard Found Dead at Age 29 in His Memphis Home
Singer/Songwriter Spotlight Series, Vol. III: In Memory of Vic Chesnutt, 1964 – 2009
Indie Artist of the Week: French Teenage Singer/Songwriter Louis Aguilar
Sigur Ros’ Vocalist and Guitarist Jonsi Birgisson Releases Advance Track from Upcoming Solo LP
Best Rarely Heard Songs of 2009, Vol. I – Ex Norwegian, We All Have Hooks for Hands, Pistol for Ringo and Fredrik