this bird has flown, i'm a complete slacker...

I am going on record for admitting to you that I have a complete and total slacker for not posting in what feels like eternity. Today I will try to make it up to you by bringing you the coolest in good music.


First off, Pitchfork has a review of the new Franz Ferdinand album, You Could Have It So Much Better...With Franz Ferdinand. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' Rubber Soul, Razor & Tie records are releasing This Bird has Flown...A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul on October 25th. Included on the tribute are artists such as Ted Leo, Fiery Furnaces, Ben Harper, and Sufjan Stevens. Well, shoot, here's the complete tracklist:

01 Drive My Car - The Donnas
02 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) - The Fiery Furnaces
03 You Won't See Me - Dar Williams
04 Nowhere Man - Low
05 Think for Yourself - Yonder Mountain String Band
06 The Word - Mindy Smith
07 Michelle - Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
08 What Goes On - Sufjan Stevens
09 Girl - Rhett Miller
10 I'm Looking Through You - Ted Leo
11 In My Life - Ben Lee
12 Wait - Ben Kweller
13 If I Needed Someone - Nellie McKay
14 Run for Your Life - Cowboy Junkies

MP3:
Sufjan Stevens - What Goes On

If you are looking for some of Sufjan's latest shows make your way over to Welcome to the M!dwest!. If you would like to stream a new track from the David Crowder*Band's new album, A Collision, head on over to their Myspace page.

So now I'm offering up my pennance for being a bad blogger:

MP3:
Death Cab for Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan (new from Plans)
Coldplay - Talk (Alternate Take)
Kraftwerk - Computer Love

AND....you might be able to find most of the Sigur Ros album, Takk, here.