Oh, man...you totally missed the Steve Earle album due out tomorrow.

I definitely did... I've had it for a while and it just slipped my mind. It's one of my favorite releases tomorrow, I'll add it to the list.

Shouldn't a blog called large hearted boy savor the GBV release? :)

I probably should be more excited about the GBV release, but none of the post Under the Bushes, Under the stars releases have gotten more than a couple of plays. Half Smiles of the Decomposed is probably Pollard's best effort under the GBV moniker since then, but it really doesn't sway me like the earlier stuff does.

What about the new Twilight Singers Cover LP, "She Loves You"?

I totally forgot about the Twilight Singers record. I'll add that to my list, and probably pick it up this weekend in Athens.

The new one from Tift Merritt is high on my list for tomorrow. You're not a fan, Dave?

Every week you post a list almost this large of things you plan on buying. Just out of curiosity, do you actually have time to listen to all those things? More than once even? I can't imagine how there's enough hours in the day.

Don't miss the Sadies "Favourite Colours" with guests Robyn Hitchcock and members of Calexico!

Mickey: I don't plan to buy everything on the list, it's just a digital note to check for these discs in the future (usually used). If you read the copy above the list, I usually mention the discs I will pick up (usually a couple of releases a week). I'm lucky, I can listen to music at work all day. The bigger problem is finding the cash for new releases.

chiarams: I will have to pick up the new Sadies this week, thanks.

The Finn Brother's album is coming out tomorrow.

DBT will not disappoint you. The Steve Earle CD is another ass-kicker, very focused and tight. The Tift Merritt is livelier than the first one; I don't like it quite as well so far, but I've only listened to it once. The Billy Joe Shaver is an odd case -- it's him finishing tracks started for a solo album by his son, the late guitarist Eddy Shaver. Thus we have basically a Billy Joe hard-rock album, which turns out to be pretty interesting.

I'm actually really disappointed in the new GBV album. A bunch of uninspired, generic rock songs without any of the experimentation or sense of fun that made Bee Thousand, Alien Lanes, or even Universal Truths good. Of course, I don't really like much of the band's post-Sprout/Mitchel/Fennel output, aside from Truths and "Glad Girls" from the album before that one. But I was hoping Bob would go out on a high note, and he really didn't.

Schroeder: That's how I've felt about every album released since UtBUtS. There have been some good songs, but overall Pollard has missed having another songwriter in the band. The output has suffered from a sameness that has also permeated the Fading Captain releases.

Chris: The Steve Earle album is fantastic, even my wife likes it.

half smiles is pretty good. its got a few gems that seem like they would play well live.

also, how do you afford all these (even if you only buy some of them)? =0

ak: Half-Smiles is the best thing Bob's done under the GBV moniker since Mag Earwhig!, but he's just gone off in a different musical direction than the music up to UtBUtS.

I pick up a couple of new releases every week, and a decent amount of used/cutout music. Much of our entertainment dollar goes to music, live or packaged, instead of movies, amusement parks, a boat, or golf.

Maybe only of marginal interest, but the new Finn Brothers album also comes out today and has been proceeded by really good word of mouth.

Err... Make that "preceded." Really. I'm considered literate in some circles. Some very small ones, but...