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by Steve Benen on 11/20/2008 12:05:17 PM

CHANGE.... We're still quite a ways from knowing what Obama's entire team is going to look like, but this debate seems to be increasingly common. "I think several individuals are very frustrated to think that President-elect Obama may just cut... Continue »

New Animal Collective - "Brother Sport"

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

When we gave you a live-in-France video clip of "Brother Sport" back in April we called the song "full-on springtime tropicalia," though it'd been recorded in October. The fact of the matter: The Merriweather Post Pavilion closer's full-on early winter tropicalia, too. (We know the title's a Baltimo... Continue »

New Fight Bite Video - "Swissex Lover"

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

It's getting to be that time when people start asking you to make lists and rank the year in music. Fun! Texan outfit and BTW Fight Bite are on my shortlist for the year's finest debuts, and "Swissex Lover" is its signature track. The duo of Leanne Macomber and Jeff Louis crafted their swirling, cin... Continue »

A.C. Newman Covers The Go-Betweens

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

New Pornographer A.C. (Carl) Newman's pop-drenched Get Guilty, the followup to 2004's Slow Wonder, is out at the beginning of '09. You've already heard the opener "There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve" and now there's maybe one or one Go-Betweens covers to add to the Newman canon. It's a non-album track. H... Continue »

Stream Scott Weiland's Happy In Galoshes

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

You've heard Scott "Paddington Bear" Weiland's second solo album in bits and plenty of pieces, but now a week before its release (11/25), you can listen to all of Galoshes in one fell swoop. Continue »

Ryan Adams Disses R.E.M., The Killers, Not Oasis

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

Ryan's unadulterated idolization of the Gallaghers is rubbing off on him in all the wrong ways. Unless you're a hot beef-craving blogger (nullus?) who scours the web for this sort of stuff, in which case nevermind, Ryan you're doing great. Actually reader Danielle did the scouring for us this time, ... Continue »

New ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - "Bells Of Creation"

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

Recently you had a mixed reaction to AYWKUBTTOD's soaring, piano-lined "Inland Sea," from the Texan rockers' forthcoming Festival Thyme EP. Another track's up for grabs at RCRD LBL, "Bells Of Creation." Conrad says it's inspired by School Of Seven Bells, and Mormons. One is more obvious than the oth... Continue »

The 'Gum Drop LXIV: Hear New Mark Kozelek, Win A Hello Kitty Guitar

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

Mark Kozelek's removed both his Sun Kil Moon and his earlier Red House Painters moniker for The Finally LP, a collection of ten covers including Low's "Lazy," Stephen Sondhiem's "Send In The Clowns," Will Oldham's "New Partner," and this week's 'Gum Drop, Hüsker Dü's "Celebrated Summer." Many of th... Continue »

Bad Plus Cover The Flaming Lips

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

The longtime jazz trio Bad Plus (no, not Bad Pus) are releasing a new album For All I Care in a couple months. It includes the trio's first recordings with a vocalist: Wendy Lewis adds her voice to the bass, drums, and piano. The band explains that the approach and the recording were inspired partly... Continue »

Paul Simon Stops By The Colbert Report

by Stereogum on 11/20/2008 10:16:30 AM

Mr. Simon continued being awesome with a stop over at Stephen Colbert's place last night. Paul was on hand to promote his new book Lyrics 1964-2008, a title which Colbert deemed utterly unpoetic (his suggestion: Word Salad Jazzmatron). Simon's stay spanned two segments. The first had Stephen ask Sim... Continue »