Check out the Rosebuds interview over at Tiny Mix Tapes.

So many of the songs on Birds Make Good Neighbors seem happy when you first listen to them, but there’s always something about the melodies, or about Ivan’s voice, that seems sad, and full of longing. Is everything alright between you two? And if it is, how were you able to channel such sadness? Or, am I just reading things that aren’t there?

IH: I guess that is the way the songs just come out. Not trying to channel sadness into songs on purpose. I wish I would never write a sad song. That would mean that life was perfect for me I guess.

Stylus Magazine offers their Top Ten Worst Stylus Albums Of The Week.

06. Devendra Banhart – Cripple Crow
Look, it isn’t just me that thinks that if much-loved internet child molestation icon Brian Peppers was to roll up into the studio and lay down some tracks, it would bear an uncanny resemblance to the recorded output of Devendra to date, right?

Frank at Chromewaves has a very interesting look into a recent Best Buy advertisement that is offering a variety of indie music for $7.99. Go here to check it out.

Veritas Lux Mea has a video from the Feist show that took place over the weekend at the High Noon Saloon here in Madison.

Have you heard The Watson Twins new EP? It’s really really good. I listened to it a couple times this weekend. You can buy it here, but if you want to preview a few tracks head over the their Myspace site.