Here’s a new track from Harlem’s forthcoming album, Hippies, due out April 6th via Matador.

MP3: Harlem – Friendly Ghost
MP3: Harlem – Goodbye Horses (Q Lazzarus Cover)* [Via]

SPIN Magazine – 40 Best Albums of 2009
40 Kiss – Sonic Boom
39 Wilco – Wilco (Wilco The Album)
38 Rick Ross – Deeper Than Rap
37 Gallows – Grey Britain
36 Brakesbrakesbrakes – Touchdown
35 Miike Snow – Miike Snow
34 Mariachi El Bronx – Mariachi El Bronx
33 The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
32 U2 – No Line On The Horizon
31 Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
30 Julian Casablancas – Phrazes For The Young
29 Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures
28 The Flaming Lips – Embryonic
27 Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications
26 The Mountain Goats – The Life Of The World To Come
25 The Big Pink – A Brief History Of Love
24 Wolfmother – Cosmic Egg
23 St. Vincent – Actor
22 Tegan And Sara – Sainthood
21 Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II

30.) Blakroc – Self-Titled (Buy)

Label: Blakroc Project
Key Tracks: Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) , On The Vista, What You Do To Me, Dollaz & Sense, Stay Off The Fuckin’ Flowers

29.) Woods – Songs of Shame (Buy)

Label: Shrimper
Key Tracks: Rain On, To Clean, To Hold, Military Madness, Gypsy Hand, The Number

28.) Floating Action – Floating Action (Buy)

Label: Park the Van
Key Tracks: To Connect, 50 Lashes, Marie Claire, Don’t Stop Loving Me Now, So Vapor, Say Goodbye

27.) Memory Tapes – Seek Magic (Buy)

Label: Memory Tapes
Key Tracks: Plain Material, Bicycle, Swimming Field, Run Out, Stop Talking, Graphics

26.) M. Ward – Hold Time (Buy)

Label: Merge Records
Key Tracks: Jailbird, Shangri-La, Rave On, For Beginners, One Hundred Million Years, Never Had Nobody Like You, Fisher of Men

Images by Davin Sanchez

Jenny Lee Lindberg

Emily Kokal (l) and Jenny Lee Lindberg (center) and Stella Mozgawa (r)

Last April, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) teamed up with Eau Claire, Wisconsin’s Memorial High Jazz Ensemble I for a set of jazz tracks and two of his own songs: “Lump Sum” and “For Emma.” The recording of the performance A Decade With Duke is out today via Jagjaguwar. All proceeds will be donated directly to Eau Claire Memorial High School’s band and jazz band programs.

Track list: (Buy)
1. Lump Sum
2. Rocks In My Bed (featuring Addie Strei)
3. Bewitched
4. Miss Otis Regrets
5. For Emma
6. Lady Is A Tramp
7. Since I Fell For You (featuring Mike Noyce)
8. Satisfied Mind

SXSW organizers announced an additional 200 showcasing bands for the 2010 festival. Some of the key additions include: Fool’s Gold, The Low Anthem, Lissie, The Belle Brigade, Those Darlins, Ume and The Veils. You can find the updated list here.

MP3: Fool’s Gold – Surprise Hotel
MP3: The Veils – Three Sisters

40.) William Elliott Whitmore – Animals In The Dark (Buy)

Label: Anti
Key Tracks: There’s Hope For You, Who Stole The Soul, Let The Rain Come In, Mutiny, A Good Day To Die

39.) Kurt Vile – Childish Prodigy (Buy)

Label: Matador
Key Tracks: Overnite Religion, Hunchback, Blackberry Song, He’s Alright, Freak Train, Amplifier

38.) Wilco – Wilco [The Album] (Buy)

Label: Nonesuch
Key Tracks: Wilco, You and I, You Never Know, One Wing, Deeper Down

37.) Vetiver – Tight Knit (Buy)

Label: Sub Pop Records
Key Tracks: Everyday , Rolling Sea, Sister, On The Other Side, More, Strictly Rule, Pay No Mind

36.) A.A. Bondy – When The Devil’s Loose (Buy)

Label: Fat Possum
Key Tracks: I Can See the Pines are Dancing, When the Devil’s Loose, A Slow Parade, To The Morning, False River, Oh The Vampyre, On The Moon

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