  Desktop of the Pops Links to some of the best new/nearly new music that clutters my Windows Desktop.
Of Montreal - urlLink Disconnect the Dots New Wave plus Vocal Pop plus Kevin Barnes Style Psychedelia - sounds like a train wreck but works as well or better than anything to come out of the Athens twee scene in years. From the forthcoming Satanic Panic in the Attic TV on the Radio - urlLink Dreams Unbelivably heavy and gloriously uplifting at the same time, TV on the Radio is the flying buttress of the indie rock world.
From Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes Out Hud - urlLink Dad,There's A Little Phrase Called Too Much Information How could you possibly dance to this? From last year's S.T.R.E.E.T. D.A.D. The Decemberists - urlLink Shiny This straight forward country/folk single from The Decemberists proves that they can write good songs that don't involve pirates.
From The Tain. Xiu Xiu - urlLink Clowne Towne Far closer to art than entertainment, Xiu Xiu are destined to dominate the mix tapes of stuck up collectors for years to come. From Fabulous Muscles Kanye West - urlLink Through the Wire At first, rapping through a broken jaw seems like an obnoxious gimmick, but West's nimble lyrics and solid flow turn it into a inventive disruption of an increasingly predictable genre. From The College Dropout. urlLink Full Post and Comments 
