Saddle Creek in my Rhapsody

I remember having a long conversation with my friend Robb about why they didn't make the Saddle Creek catalog and releases available on Rhapsody, so imagine my surprise this morning when I saw Bright Eyes' new album Cassadaga available for me to listen to!  Looks like it might be a one-off or trial thing, but I'm excited to be listening to it anyway.  It's excellent.  "Make A Plan To Love Me" makes me all weepy.

I like this video for the single "Four Winds" - simple concept, beautifully shot:

Speaking of good Saddle Creek videos, I love the concept behind Cursive's video for "Big Bang".  Excited to see them on May 2nd!

And while we're talking about music on video, I just saw my old pal Steph last week who told me that the DVD is out for the excellent documentary "Danielson: a Family movie (or, Make a Joyful Noise HERE)".  (Congratulations to director and all around nice dude JL Aronson!)  To quote my own review of it*: 

This film is an intriguing meditation on religious missions vs. secular acclaim, artistic vision vs. realization (or, so many ideas, so little time) and the trials of being the unsung inspiration to your ultimately more successful peers. Though it left us with a few questions (Is Daniel a little crazy? Is Sufjan a bit of an opportunist?), it did quench our curiosity about what the fuss was all about.

Fans of the Danielson Famile, Sufjan Stevens, or any type of adventurous music and artistic expression should see this film.  Read my review of it and then add it to your Netflix queue.

* (obnoxious!)