In old New York, I'd rather be home.

So I promise (promise!) that my Top Albums of 2011 list is still coming. It's just that being a new dad is taking most of my time and I couldn't be happier for that. In the meantime, I just quickly wanted to share one of my more favorite albums that I've heard so far this year. It's Hospitality's self-titled release on Merge. Check out this gem. 

http://allmusic.com/album/hospitality-r2369228/review

http://www.mergerecords.com/artists/hospitality

OOD FOOD HER (Dancing Girls)

Though it's been out for a little bit, I'm just lately getting into Hauschka's latest album.
It's great little avant-garde/experimental piano playfulness gets my pick of "song of the day from album of the week". Check it.

http://fat-cat.co.uk/fatcat/release.php?id=351

Think me and you could use a lost weekend (a beard don't make you a man/a pen don't mean you can write).

Been listening to some beautiful, pithy, at-times funny, music from this cat from Scotland.
Just getting into his album now and digging what I'm hearing so far.
Especially this track:

http://witheredhand.com/