New Sade - "Soldier of Love"

Prediction: Sade releases new album. People buy it. Me too. Here's the first song from it. Maybe on the best of 2010 list?

"2009 Was an OK Year." A Mix by Baron von Luxxury.

Listening to "2009 Was an OK Year." A Mix by Baron von Luxxury on Mega Bus. It doesn't suck and it's free. Good combo. Get it here.

The xx on "Last Call With Carson Daly"

Here another one of our faves the xx doing "Crystalised" live on "Last Call With Carson Daly". Via all powerful Pitchfork!

Appleseed Cast To play Low Level Owl 1 & 2 Live

The Musicology NYC year end fave Appleseed Cast will be performing their debut album Low Level Owl 1 & 2 at the below venues. We have never heard this album. Who has heard this? Is it better than Sagarmatha? Is it OK to like this record?

WedFeb 24
Norman, OKOpolis
ThuFeb 25
Denton, TXLola's
FriFeb 26
Houston, TXRudyards
SatFeb 27
Austin, TXMohawk
MonMar 1
Phoenix, AZRhythm Room
TueMar 2
Tucson, AZPlush
WedMar 3
San Diego, CACasbah
ThuMar 4
Pomona, CAGlasshouse
FriMar 5
Los Angeles, CAEcho Plex
SatMar 6
San Francisco, CABottom Of The Hill
MonMar 8
Portland, ORBerbati's
TueMar 9
Vancouver, BCBiltmore
WedMar 10
Seattle, WAChop Suey
ThuMar 11
Spokane, WAEmpyrean Café
FriMar 12
Salt Lake City, UTKilby Court
SatMar 13
Denver, COHi Dive
MonMar 15
Omaha, NEWaiting Room
TueMar 16
Minneapolis, MNTriple Rock
WedMar 17
Dekalb, ILHouse Café
ThuMar 18
Madison, WIHigh Noon
FriMar 19
Chicago, ILBottom Lounge
SatMar 20
St. Louis, MOOff Broadway
SunMar 21
Kansas City, MORecord Bar

Musicology NYC Top 30 of 2009 (1-13)

In reverse order of 14-30. Still, my list is probably the best of all the best of's.

1) Mayer Hawthorne "Strange Arrangement" Stones Throw

2) The Antlers "Hospice" French Kiss Read Review

3) Girls "Album" True Panther Sounds

4) Appleseed Cast "Sagarmatha" The Militia Group

5) Sharon Van Etten "Because I Was In Love" Language of Stone Read Review

6) Tune-Yards "Bird-Brains" Marriage

7) Bat For Lashes "Two Suns" Astralwerks Read Review

8) Cass McCombs "Catacombs" Domino Read Review

9) Fever Ray "Fever Ray" Mute Read Review

10) The xx "xx" Young Turks Read Review

11) The Big Pink "A Brief History of Love" 4AD Read Review

12) Major Lazer "Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do" Downtown/Mad Decent

13) Mos Def "The Ecstatic" Downtown Records

Mos Def - "Supermagic" Video

Indie blessed rapper Mos Def's doing "Supermagic".

Portishead - "Chase the Tear" video

I've been waiting for the perfect moment to play this new Portishead song. Had to be a time when I could have a clear mind to judge. I don't know how any moment could have produced a thought other than amazing. "Chase the Tear" video below via stereogum. All proceeds go to Amnesty International buy it here.

Portishead - Chase The Tear from Mintonfilm on Vimeo.