I started ranting about Versatile Heart from Linda Thompson here on TIG a couple of weeks ago. This is truly a gorgeous record that was co-produced by and features her son, Teddy Thompson. It also features a track written for her by Rufus Wainwright. This release coupled with Peggi Young's (Neil's wife) latest has been my Sunday Morning Read The Papers soundtrack for weeks now!

Danbert Nobacon is the guy from Chumbawumba and he has paired up with the Legendary Pine Valley Cosmonauts. What?!?!? I was confused when I heard it was coming out and after listening to it, I still don't understand.

I hadn't heard anything about "The OST, The Hottest State" movie or soundtrack, but it has some pretty amazing players on it for sure! I mean Cat Power, Bright Eyes, AND Emmylou Harris?!?!?! It must be good.

Also piquing my interest is Floratone, which features some AMAZING local talent.

My winner of the week is Junior Senior. I love those good time boys and with a title like Hey Hey My My Yo Yo and great catchy songs, it's wiggling onto my summertime fun playlist.

ADAM LEVY, Washing Day (Solo album from Norah Jones' guitarist)
BROTHA LYNCH HUNG W/COS, So Help Me God
CHARLIE SIZEMORE BAND, Good News
CHINGO BLING, They Can't Deport Us All
DANBERT NOBACON & THE PINE VALLEY COSMONAUTS, The Library Book Of The World (he's from Chumbawumba, they're not)
DAVE MATTHEWS & TIM REYNOLDS, Live @ Radio City Music Hall
DEAN MARTIN, Forever Cool
DOLLAR STORE, Money Music
EISLEY, Combinations
ERIK FRIEDLANDER, Block Ice & Propane
EWAN PEARSON, Fabric 35
FAUXLIAGE, S/T
FLORATONE, self-titled (Band including Matt Chamberlain, Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss, Ron Miles, and Eyvind Kang, with producers Tucker Martine and Lee Townsend)
IAN MOORE, To Be Loved
JUNIOR SENIOR, Hey Hey My My Yo Yo
LEE ROCKER, Black Cat Bone
LINDA THOMPSON, Versatile Heart
LORI MCKENNA, Unglamorous
MASTER P, Featuring…Master P
NINA NASTASIA & JIM WHITE, You Follow Me
ODD SQUAD, Fadanuf Fa Erybody
OH NO, Dr. No's Oxperiment
OST, The Hottest State (Soundtrack written by Jesse Harris, performed by Willie Nelson, Feist, Bright Eyes, Emmylou Harris, the Black Keys, Norah Jones, Cat Power, etc.)
PAUL VAN DYK, In Between
RECOIL, Sub-Human
The Rentals, Last Little Life (EP)
SELDOM SCENE, Scenechronized
TURBONEGRO, Detox