Again I find myself asking the question “Who at the AMC Promotions Dept. has been going through my CD collection?”. I just saw one of their promo spots featuring Sondre Lerche’s “Modern Nature”.

And from catherine, an assload of mp3s over at Self-Starter. Archers of Loaf, Mirah, Scissor Sisters, fuckin’ Hall and Oates, and many many more.

The new single version of “Tropical Ice-Land” by the Fiery Furnaces is quite a bit different from the album version, and what’s more, it’s really good. You can watch the video for it here, but check it out while you can, I have a feeling the link won’t last.

Big Star to play at SXSW. Holy Schnikies. via ToT.

Stream of The Wrens live on KEXP from last Friday. via cory.

Call and Response, who formerly called Kindercore (R.I.P.) home, have
moved their lilty pop over to Badman, who will release their new album,
Winds Take No Shape, on June 8th, with online sale beginning in March.

Hush has the new Decemberists EP, The Tain, just
out this week. The Hush version is vinyl-only, and the first two or three hundred will be on limited grey/white marbled vinyl. This vinyl
version also comes with a vinyl version of the Decemb’s 5 Songs EP.

There’s a CD version as well, on the Spanish label Acuarela, but
it’s without the bonus 5 Songs. You don’t hafta import it though, Hush has it available, as does
Darla, Other Music, &c.

And Gammon Records will be releasing their
Daniel Johnston Benefit album in June, featuring tracks from Bright Eyes, Death Cab,
Teenage Fanclub w/ Jad Fair, Beck, Mercury Rev, Vic Chesnutt, Calvin Johnson, M. Ward, Clem
Snide, and more. Yes, June’s still a ways off, but you can still brighten up your day these tracks from
Daniel’s Fear Yourself album.

The new DIW is out, and the 7-inch this time around
features The Shins. Whereas typically the DIW record features an
unreleased track, this time around, it seems (to my ears, at least) that the song here, “The Gloating Sun”,
is the same recording from the Omnibus Shins 7-inch
from a few years back. FWIW.

Merge will be re-releasing Dino Jr’s
first three releases, Dinosaur (Homestead), You’re Living All Over Me (SST), and Bug (SST), in the fall, with touring to follow. [via ToT]

From murmur, here’s an mp3 from Whysall Lane, a band
featuring Adam Pfahler from Jawbreaker (the band, not the movie), and Richard Balyut of Versus:

And Rhino Handmade has the latest in the Nuggets series,
Hallucinations (Psychadelic Pop), and
Come To The Sunshine (Soft Pop). Limited to 7500 each.

The Liars‘ They Were Wrong So We Drowned is out
this week. Rolling Stone gave it 1 star,
and Spin gave it an “F”. I know you don’t want to be basin’ your judgment strictly on those 2,
so swing over to the Mute site, check out samples from all the songs, and
make up your own mind.

Moviola are readying release of their followup to 2001’s
sublime Rumors Of The Faithful, and it’s got a street date of March 30. East Of Eager’s
another fine slab of soulful, beautiful, pop Americana, and though the street date is March 30th,
people with interweb access can play early adopter and buy the album *right now* at the
online store of the recently-resurrected
Anyway Records. 12 bucks, postage-included. Can’t beat
that with a stick.

Found this gem on orkut, created by
Mr. J. Garrett. In the words of Grambo, “so best!”

Entirety of Benjy Gibbard Live On KEXP here,
including You Remind Me Of Home,
Dream Of Evan and Chan,
I Was A Kaleidoscope,
Recycled Air,
They Don’t Know About Us,
Reason To Stay, and
Farmer Chords. via stereogum.

Slatch pointed out that T&G has posted a track from Calexico’s
upcoming EP, Convict Pool, out April 6th. It’s a cover of Love’s “Alone Again Or”.

You can also check out a track from Shannonwright’s upcoming Over The Sun, also
out April 6th.

New Travis Morrison song (via Catherine).

I quote the following directly from the Subpop site:
“The Shins are going to be performing on The Gilmore Girls and we want you to be an extra! If you live in LA, are over 18, and are available for the whole day of February 19th from 9am on, you can see
The Shins perform for TV! To enter, just email contest@subpop.com with your name, address, and why you should win”

Absolutely Kosher will be releasing a “companion” album for the Hidden Cameras‘
upcoming Mississauga Goddamn. The as-yet-untitled EP will be initially released as a limited 10″, with a CD version following later in the year. My “in” at
AbKosh has already informed me that this EP sounds, and I quote, “fucking nice”.

Secretly Canadian has the release info up for Jens Lekman’s next EP for them, The Rocky Dennis EP, out April 6th.

And from Coolfer comes news that the modern “touring” version of Big Star (Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens, plus Posies Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow)
will be releasing a studio album. Not sure yet how I feel about that. Frank
also pointed out recently that the Posies will have a new album out on Rykodisc later this year.

Available for order now.

Available for pre-order now.

Lots of other goods out today, including the Lambchop 2x, PSOI’s Monsoon, and the new
Superchunk DVD. Slatch has the full rundown, as every Tues.