One of XPN’s favorite singers/songwriters and all around great entertainers Erin McKeown takes over the XPN blog this week. Today’s entry is “east coast/west coast feud.” Make sure you see Erin’s pictures at the end of this post. *************** i’m always a little sad when the van turns east and starts to head home. today, [...]

Dreamy dream pop. New from The Depreciation Guild Dream About Me – The Depreciation Guild via NME’s Daily Download Kanine Records

The Baltimore based duo Beach House are releasing their highly anticipated Sub Pop Records debut on January 26th called Teen Dream. Likely to be the first “big” album of 2010 and for good reason: It’s amazing. Can’t say it any other way. Here’s a song from the forthcoming album Norway – Beach House

Before they were The Hold Steady lead singer Craig Finn and bassist Tad Kubler were in Lifter Puller. The band released three albums and an EP before splitting up in 2000. On December 1st Lifter Puller’s catalog ia being released digitally; the records have been out of print since the mid-2000′s. Hold Steady fans rejoice! [...]

Thanks to one of Philly’s local music bloggers Evan over at Together In Digital Dreams for turning us on to Xylos, a five piece from Brooklyn who play a sort of sensitive and charming kind of indie-pop. They’ve got a sweet five song EP available for free here; all worth checking out. For you Philadelphians, [...]