Via doa: As a result of the
“excessive prices” of bootlegs, Neutral Milk Hotel is
putting together a two-volume set of early material, including the
self-released cassettes, live performances, and unreleased recordings.
Orange Twin, the label run by Elf Power members to raise funds for land
preservation, will release the compilation, which does not have an
official release date yet.

A new Iron & Wine EP’s out.
Tracks:
1. Passing Afternoon
2. Communion Cups and Someone’s Coat (new)
3. Dearest Forsaken (live on KCRW)

Brendan Benson’s new one is
done, and
should be out in early ‘05 on V2, I
think.

And don’t go expecting to hear the Velvety Underground sounds of the new Black Lipstick record, Sincererly, Black Lipstick, next week. It’s been pushed back to January.

Thoroughly decent indie rock from Chin Up Chin Up on this
track:

And from Brendon Small & Co:
Tron: The Rock
Opera. mp3 here.