Jason Anderson is awesome. But we already knew that, didn’t we? Jason hasn’t put out a new record in awhile, since he’s been on the road touring living rooms, basements, backyards, and lofts for these last 762 years. But his new record, Tonight came out last week, and I have to say, it’s one of best things I’ve heard in a while. They’ve finally managed to capture the vibe of the Jason Anderson live show on disc– and everyone knows that the Jason Anderson live show is all joy; pure and genuine joy. So yes, despite my confessed “Springsteenisms overload,” I’m very, very much enjoying this disc.

And dude. It’s only $5.99 on iTunes. C’mon.

The NYC preppies with diamonds on the soles of their shoes, Vampire Weekend, have signed with XL’s Abeano Music imprint. I’m pretty sure that’s a UK only label, which means that their next 7-inch, after import taxes and currency conversion against the pitifully weak dollar, will cost you about the same as their current domestic 7-inch.

I was very happy to recently learn that one of my favourite Canucks, Nathan Lawr, will have a new album (A Sea Of Tiny Lights) out October 2nd on Calgary’s Saved By Radio / Saved By Vinyl. The disc features many of Nathan’s current “Minotaurs,” like Simon Osborne, Shaw-Han Liem, and Kate Maki, plus a number of guests, including Jim Guthrie and Paul Aucoin. There’s a couple of the new album tracks streaming on Nathan’s Myspace.