Well, here’s one way to get re-excited by your gigs and gigs of MP3s: try “riding” your songs* with Audiosurf. What the hell am I talking about? Examples: ELO - “Mr. Blue Sky”, Feist - “Inside And Out” (Zzzzz), Guns & Roses - Chinese Democracy (full album).

[* “I Ride The Songs That Make The Whole World Sing,” ha.]

Criminy, it’s been a hell of a long time coming, but the new Envelopes album, Here Comes The Wind, is almost upon us, and thank god for that. You can download a full-album streaming widget here. The album sounds fantastic– mash up the B-52s, Talking Heads, and the Pixies, make them excitable Swedish kids, and you’ll have it. Good shit.

Spirit of Orr just released Broken Horses, a collection of early Moviola rarities (and a good companion piece to Dead Knowledge), mostly recorded during the latter years of the 20th Century. Only 300 copies of this one, so grab one while you can.

Nick Lowe’s FOOKINGREAT 1978 album Jesus Of Cool is getting the deluxe 30th anniversary reissue treatment from Yep Roc. It’s 20+ tracks (plus bonus MP3s for pre-orders), CD and special limited-edition LP versions. Comes out 2/19.

::: STREAM: Nick Lowe - Jesus Of Cool :::

BMR is doing something a lil’ different: he’s giving away his entire discography, one song at a time. It’s just like one of those oeuvreblogs, but this one’s from the artist himself. Very cool idea.

Pitchfork has the official MP3 for Frightened Rabbit’s “The Modern Leper,” from their forthcoming full-length for Fatcat, Midnight Organ Fight (4/1).

Matador just signed Jaguar Love, a band comprised of former Blood Brothers and J Clark from Pretty Girls Make Graves.