2008 ACL lineup announced

I'm sure you guys will have something to say about those headliners, but aside from Beck and David Byrne, the real strength of this year's ACL Festival lies in the second and third tier bands. There are quite a few notoriously awesome live acts mixed in there, including Badu, N.E.R.D., Hot Chip, Spiritualized, White Denim, Jamie Lidell, Del, The Black Keys, CSS, Man Man, Sharon Jones, and more, plus a disproportionately high number of bands I've never heard of. Go here for the full lineup.

mp3:
The Strange Boys :: Nothing
Del tha Funkee Homosapien :: Bubble Pop
Erykah Badu :: Real Thing
Hot Chip :: Made in the Dark

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solale

I'm not sure why, but I've been way too into dreamy, emotive slo-mo shit lately (see Hercules & Love Affair's "Iris," the new Quiet Village LP, Weezy chopped & screwed, etc.). I'm blaming it on the weather. Anyway, this blissful new demo from Lindstrom & Solale falls squarely into that category:

mp3:
lindstrom & solale :: high and low (demo)