Ben Nuckols and his review of The Woman in Black below!

American Aquarium stopped by the WNRN studio today to talk with Tad Abbey and play 3 songs live! Check out the podcast below and listen to them talk about their new album coming out in late August, their live record, and their concerts tonight at the Jefferson and tomorrow at the Camel.

Just because it’s 2012 doesn’t mean you still can’t relive moments from 2011;  check out Anne Williams’s interview with Janet Muse and Mike Dunn below! They played a few songs live and talked about their album, First Night, and their background-including the first time they played together.

Completed over three weeks at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Who’s Feeling Young Now? was produced by Grammy Award winner Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Modest Mouse). Ten songs from the album were written by Punch Brothers, with the band’s friend Josh Ritter co-writing lyrics on two tunes (“Hundred Dollars” and “New York City”). Additionally, the album contains the band’s interpretations of Radiohead’s “Kid A” and the Swedish group Väsen’s “Flippen.” The new album is Punch Brothers’ follow-up to 2010’s Grammy-nominated Antifogmatic.

Legendary producer T Bone Burnett recently said of Punch Brothers, in an interview with American Songwriter magazine: “That’s one of the most incredible bands this country has ever produced. Chris Thile, their mandolin player, is probably a once in a century musician, like Louis Armstrong was a once in a century musician. Chris is one of those kind of cats.”
-review from nonesuch

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When I first heard that Craig Finn was working on a solo record, I was worried. Was there trouble in The Hold Steady? Would he go in a “new direction”? My fears were assuaged when Finn shared a few early songs on Minnesota Public Radio’s Wits in April 2011. They were great, and I made a point to keep tabs on the project. Over the following months, Finn provided context via his blog and Twitter about how he was interested in trying something new and wanted to grow as a songwriter and musician by working outside his comfort zone. The Hold Steady, thankfully, lives on.

So, nine months after that first taste, we have Clear Heart Full Eyes — out Jan. 24 — and it’s clear that this is first and foremost a “lyrics” record. Finn’s vocals reside at the forefront of the mix, while the musical arrangements are subtle and mellow, which allows listeners to concentrate on the words. His chosen themes haven’t changed much; there’s still that same Craig Finn take on religion, solitude and change. It basically comes down to this: Finn is a great storyteller, and Clear Heart Full Eyes provides another great opportunity to let his voice shine.
-review from npr music

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THE MODERN PROMETHEUS – NERO’S LAMENT
TRAGIC CHEMISTRY – SAINT AUGUSTINE
MERCUTIO – PLAY
BEETNIX – LET’S GO
PARACHUTE – AVACADO

KI:THEORY – LIVE ON THE LOCALMOTIVE (2008)
– HOLIDAY HEART
– MY THOUGHTS
– LADYTRON “RUN AWAY” REMIX

KI:THEORY (FEAT. MAURA DAVIS) – I WANNA RUN

ELI COOK – DEATH RATTLE
CAUSTIC BLOODLINE – IGNITION
GUNCHUX – WALK UP 21ST STREET
BIRDLIPS – THUNDERBOLT

HOUR 2:

TIM BE TOLD – REJECTED
BUTTERFLY VENDETTA – HIGH HORSE
TRAVIS ELLIOTT – BACKSEAT
HOWARD/JOHNSON & FRIENDS – ODE
ASTRONOMERS – IN PARKING LOTS (DEMO)

SNOWMASS – COUNT THE DAYS (I’M WITH YOU)
BASSHOUND – STEADY
ANDY WALDECK – STAY (LIVE AT CABELL HALL)
THE SORT – TERRIBLE SUBJECTS & OBLIGING VERBS

PSY/OPSOGIST – CHARIOTS OF THE GODS
KATE STARR – LITTLE MISS LIBERTY
AGAINST GRACE – I CAN FEEL IT
BELLA MORTE – HERE WITH ME

* Matthew Dear – Headcage // Matthew Dear “Headcage”
Leila – boudica // Leila “U&I”
$ M83 – Raconte-moi une histoire // M83 “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming”
* Saadi – Dodecahedron (the soundmen remix) // Saadi “Snowyman”

* Phutureprimitive – Cryogenic dreams // Phutureprimitive “Kinetik”
! melleefresh & deadmau5 – afterhours // Deadmau5 “at play”
$ Second Sky – Hundred million (kaleidoscope jukebox mix) // Second Sky “The Art Of Influence Remixed”
! Salem – Frost // Salem “King Night”

* Toxic Coma – Satanic pate // Toxic Coma “Satan Rising”
* Mind.In.A.Box – Cause and effect // Mind.In.A.Box “Revelations”
Dirty Disco Youth & Fukkk Off – Bomb disaster // Dirty Disco Youth & Fukkk Off “Nuclear War Disaster”

* Random Rab – Shishala // Random Rab “Visurreal”
$ Tycho – Hours // Tycho “Dive”
$ Justice – Audio, video, disco (para one remix) // Justice “Audio, Video, Disco EP”

+: history track
*: new this week
$: CMJ RPM Top 5
!: request