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Mister Music Blog has been away on a much needed vacation. However, rest assured, I’ve spent a lot of my downtime sampling some great new music and listening to some more deserving artists recommened by readers…which I will soon feature. Look for MMB to be back up and running very soon.

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Reader Submissions :: Your 33 Black Angels :: Nada Surf :: Efterklang

Here are a few artists/songs recommended by readers that MMB has been listening to quite a bit:

Artist: Your 33 Black Angels
Album: Lonely Street
Submitted by reader: Bryan Fitzgerald
Listen if you like: Pavement/The Strokes

Artist: Nada Surf
Song Recommended: “See These Bones”
Submitted by reader: Gerrick Rhodehamel
Listen if you like: Er, well…Nada Surf

Artist: Efterklang
Album: Leaf & Rumraket
Submitted by reader: Alysia Savoy
Listen if you like: Sigur Ros

Everyone, keep those recommendations coming in, and look for more featured artists on MMB brought to us by readers just like you.

Ingrid Michaelson :: "The Way I Am"

Had a lot of requests to give Ingrid Michaelson a little love. Here’s a live version of her single “The Way I Am” from her new disc Girls and Boys. Nice one for a laid back autumn day. Chilly? Take my sweater and rake some leaves. I could see my breath for the first time tonight while listening to this song. Mmmm….is that burning leaves I smell?

Ingrid Michaelson Official Site

Elisa :: "Dancing" Live at the Vatican…

The Elisa post I did back in June for her “Dancing” routine on the tv show So You Think You Can Dance performed by Kameron and Lacey and choreographed by Mia Michaels has been the most popular post of the year for MMB. I had the urge to listen to the song again and found this live version from a concert at the Vatican. Also, here are a few more videos from Elisa…and a brand new live “Dancing” routine from the So You Think You Can Dance Tour videotaped very recently in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Enjoy.

Modest Mouse :: "Little Motel"

Give some love to the newest video for Modest Mouse’s “Little Motel” from the We Were Dead…disc.

Check out this video: Modest Mouse – Little Motel

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Over The Rhine :: "Don’t Wait For Tom"

I may have spoken too soon when I declared Iron & Wine’s The Shepherd’s Dog as the cd of the year. Over The Rhine’s new release The Trumpet Child is just as incredible and after several listens of each, MMB just doesn’t have enough mojo to declare a clear cut “winner”. But who cares…both CDs are insanely great. Over The Rhine’s Child is a bit jazzier, happier and more fun than past releases. They are lyrical geniuses and continue to have one of the most underrated bodies of work in music today. Like Iron & Wine’s Dog, OTR’s Trumpet Child is a pure delight from beginning to end. By the end of the year, I might declare a winner but if you just want to hear some great, great music pick up both releases.

“Don’t Wait for Tom” is just one example of OTR’s Trumpets playfulness and diverseness.

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Over The Rhine Official Site

Johnathan Rice :: "We’re All Stuck Out Here in the Desert"

Further North is another new discovery by Scottish-American artist Johnathan Rice. The first single is “We’re All Stuck Out Here in the Desert” and it has a sort of stoner je ne sais quoi flave to it. Enjoy the cameo by Winona too.

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Johnathan Rice Official Site

CD of the Year…So Far :: Iron and Wine :: The Shepherd’s Dog

Iron and Wine’s The Shepherd’s Dog is the best cd beginning to end I’ve listened to this year. Incredible. “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” is just one of many great tracks. Can’t recommend this cd enough.

Iron and Wine Home Page