A Better Son/Daughter can be found on the LA-based indie-rock act Rilo Kiley’s 2002 sophomore release The Execution of All Things.  The album, which follows-up on the band’s debut LP Take Offs and Landings, was released via the Oberst brothers’ (Bright Eyes) founded label Saddle Creek Records; the album also features contributed instrumentation/vocals from one [...]

Another great song up today from the Toronto indie-rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage.  Drain the Blood is off the band’s debut LP Hometowns, which was re-released (with the backing of Saddle Creek Records) this past July; Saddle Creek’s lineup also includes the indie acts Bright Eyes, Tokyo Police Club, and Land of Talk.  Drain [...]

Today’s American Thanksgiving post come to us from the Montreal indie-rock trio Land of Talk.  The band was formed during front-woman Elizabeth Powell’s time at Concordia University, where she met former members Mark Wheaton and Chris McCarron (currently playing with The Dears) in 2007; the lineup has since evolved to include bassist Joe Yarmush and [...]

Today’s song is another gorgeous effort from Toronto’s The Rural Alberta Advantage.  In the Summertime is the closing track from the indie-rock trio’s debut full-length album Hometowns, independently released in early 2008 and then re-released on July 7th of this year following the band’s signing with Saddle Creek Records.  I know I’ve mentioned it before, [...]

Tonight’s post comes from the Omaha, Nebraska indie band Neva Dinova.  Clouds can be found on the band’s 3rd full-length album You May Already Be Dreaming, released in 2008 on Saddle Creek Records.  I have a special place in my heart for Saddle Creek Records, as they were behind the release of the Canadian indie-rock band Tokyo Police [...]