The first single from Communique’s upcoming album, Poison Arrows,
has been posted. More sweet sweet pop. I heard that all the girls think the keyboard player is really cute.

And a track from the upcoming French Kicks album, The Trial Of The
Century, is up too. Check it:

Ben Kweller’s new record, On My Way, is out
today. You can stream some of the tracks over at the BK e-card page. (and here’s an mp3 of “Hospital Bed”, courtesy of esselle.)

Merge’s redesigned site is live now.

Britt Daniel’s out for a short solo tour in
a week or two. Dates:

Apr 15 – Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture
Apr 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Spaceland
Apr 19 – San Francisco, CA – Hotel Utah
Apr 21 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah
Apr 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Stinkweed’s

Last night I went to see Burd Early
w/ The Strugglers and
Parker Paul. Was nice. I really
dig Burd Early’s quietish sangin. You should check ‘em too, if you’re into
that. There’s an assload of tourdates
here.