If there was a more brilliant pop lyricist than Magnetic Fields‘ Stephin Merritt I’ve yet to discover him or her. Best known for 1999′s epic 69 Love Songs album which spanned 69 delightful tracks (suggested reading: Magnetic Fields’ 69 Love Songs: A Field Guide (33 1/3)). A Magnetic Fields track ends up on nearly ever mix cd I make, and each album finds away to rip open loves old scars, pour salt in them, and slap me in the face. Love at the Bottom of the Sea will be out on March 6th from Merge Records and I’ve already pre-ordered my copy on vinyl (you should do the same!)

Warning: Probably NSFW

POSSIBLY NSFW! If you’re like us you LOVE LOVE LOVE Neon Indian‘s brand of chill-wave-haze-gaze dream soaked atmospheric rockish music. This new video is a collaboration from Adult Swim and seems to be their take on Jem (truly truly truly outrageous).

Don’t let this happen to your kids. Talk to them at an early age about vinyl records. Children are our future. Do it for them.

via Boing Boing

Don’t forget to catch them at Headhunters

No, American Pickers has nothing to do with bluegrass. It’s a show about finding valuables in trash and barns…

Jack White welcomes the crew from The History Channel’s American Pickers for a rare visit to his Nashville-based Third Man Records this Monday, January 9th at 9 pm / 8pm Central (Check local listings).