With acid on her tongue, Jenny Lewis will fix the hole in your heart. She’s been down to dixie and wears adventure on her sleeve. Look for company along with Elvis Costello and Damien Rice on her new album, which is available now.

Jenny Lewis-”Acid Tongue”

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What Fleet Foxes lacks in music video concepts is quickly made up in their songwriting. This song rocks and how cool is it they got Jesus to sing in the video?!

Muxtape.com, our friend who gave us awesome digital mixtapes yet was shut down by the RIAA will relaunch again as a service for bands. Kudos to Justin for walking away from licensing deals and creating something simple and beautiful for people who love music. The new format will include a ton of slick features that should make any artist’s life that much easier.

Omaha’s Son Ambulance has perfected the art of indie pop. Their new record, “Someone Else’s Deja Vu” will not only keep the sun out longer but roll the windows down and turn the volume all the way up.  Its bands like this we need more of.

Son Ambulance - “Horizons”

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Syracuse six-piece Ra Ra Riot continued their tour with an impressive showing in support of “The Rhumb Line” last night at the Casbah. Even in a San Diego indian summer, the band’s harmonius combination of indie rock, chamber and concert band instrumentals made us feel briskly cool, huddled up in flannels under a harvest moon. Wesley Miles (lead vocalist) even voiced his fondness for local North Park restaurant The Linkery. It’s a show worth making a night out of to celebrate the changing of seasons.

Ra Ra Riot- “Each Year”

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Apparently, The Airborne Toxic Event weren’t too fond of their Pitchfork review and posted an open letter in response to the bashing they received. What’s interesting about this isn’t seeing Pitchfork beat down an indie band from Silverlake but rather the band’s well-written response. Kudos to a band for actually caring.

Hilarious music video for Ben Fold’s catchy new single, “You Don’t Know Me“.  Directed by comedic duo Tim & Eric.

We wear our Wes Anderson affection on our sleeves so it’s no surprise Noah & The Whale’s new music video has us all kinds of frenzied. 

Joy Division. Four young men who went to a Sex Pistols concert in 1976 and were forever changed. And after listening to their music, so will you.

Street performers in NYC subway stations are the first to debut songs from Oasis’ upcoming album. Not sure it will effect sales but it’s quite an original and clever promotion. Click photo below to see a short doc on the event.