Happy 60th, Bruce!

Lonesome Day by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band from The Rising

Notable releases for September 22

David Gray's Draw the Line. The MP3 version can be purchased at Amazon for $3.99 for this week. Full album stream here.

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The much-anticipated second full-length album from The Twilight Sad. I've only had one full listen to it, but I can say that it lives up to what I was hoping for.
Reflection of the Television by The Twilight Sad from Forget the Night Ahead

New track from Basia Bulat

London, Ontario's Basia Bulat is set to have her sophomore album, Heart Of My Own, released in the US on January 26, 2010.

Gold Rush from Basia Bulat from Heart Of My Own

Official website

David Gray - Draw the Line

David Gray's newest album, Draw the Line, is set to be released in the US this coming Tuesday, Sept. 22nd. If you've liked any of his previous albums, I highly recommend picking this one up. Draw the Line fits in perfectly with the rest of Mr. Gray's discography, especially with 2005's Life in Slow Motion. The title (and my favorite) track, "Draw the Line" with the lyrics of "I ain't saying it's bad, baby/I ain't saying it's good/merely that is ain't so different 'neath this executioner's hood...it's not the flesh we're after/but the howlin' ghost within" and "Nemesis" with lines like "I am the photograph they found in your burned-down house, I am the sound of money washing down the drain" only solidify David Gray as one of the very best songwriters of our time. The beauty of this album is that it flows nicely and highlights Mr. Gray's consistency in putting out great albums, not just great singles. Do I think it's up there with Life in Slow Motion and 2001's Lost Songs? Way too early to tell. But I can say after listening to it through two entire 8-hour work days, the potential is certainly there.
This one definitely gets a 5 out of 5

Tracklisting (disc 1):
1. Fugitive
2. Draw the Line
3. Nemesis
4. Jackdaw
5. Kathleen
6. First Chance
7. Harder
8. Transformation
9. Stella the Artist
10. Breathe
11. Full Steam

If you're like me and not one to shell out the extra money for deluxe editions, this one will not disappoint if you do. The second disc is full of great live renditions of some of his best songs.

Tracklisting (disc 2):
1. World To Me (Live at The Roundhouse)
2. Sail Away (Live at The Roundhouse)
3. Ain't No Love (Live at The Roundhouse)
4. Babylon (Live at The Roundhouse)
5. Slow Motion (Live at The Roundhouse)
6. The One I Love (Live at The Roundhouse)
7. The Other Side (Live at The Roundhouse)
8. Nightblindness (Live at The Roundhouse)
9. Second Halo (iTunes UK only)

David Gray is currently on tour and you can out where he'll be performing here.

Official website

The view from here: Sweden

Seconds Away by The Legends from Over and Over
Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John from Writer's Block
Lost by The Mary Onettes from The Mary Onettes
Suburban Boredom by The Milestone Corporation from Big Night Out
Tonight I Have To Leave It by Shout Out Louds from Our Ill Wills
The Loyal by Tiger Lou from The Loyal

image from *Kicki* @ Flickr

Catching up with a block o' new music

Brooklyn, New York-based Kordan released his debut album, Fantasy Nation, back in July.
Fantasy Nation by Kordan from Fantasy Nation

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From Bucks County, Pennsylvania comes singer-songwriter Damien DeRose as Peasant. You can check out his Daytrotter session here.
We're Good by Peasant

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Roses Kings Castles aka DJ Adam Ficek released another great EP, Apples and Engines, with an album due out sometime later this year. I love this guy's music!
Where's Your Life Gone by Roses Kings Castles from Apples and Engines
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid by Roses Kings Castles from Apples and Engines

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Indie folk band Saintseneca from Columbus, Ohio released their self-titled EP earlier this month on the Paper Brigade label.
God Bones by Saintseneca from Saintseneca EP

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If you're in the area, you can check out these guys, Filligar, sharing the stage with likes of The Antlers and Pomegranates as they round off their "Stray Dogs" tour.
Chicago (9/16)
Minneapolis (9/17)
Milwaukee (9/18)
Madison (9/19)
Hamilton College (9/22)
Cornell University (9/24)
Middlebury College (9/25)
Dartmouth College (9/26)
Providence (9/28)
Philadelphia (9/30)
DC (10/5)
St. Louis (10/7)
Memphis (10/9)
University of the South (10/10)
Chattanooga (10/11)
Atlanta (10/12)
Charlotte (10/14)
Wilmington (10/15)
Duke University (10/16)
NYC (10/23)
Hounds by Filligar from Near or Far