I’ve been wishing for awhile that someone create an analogue of SonicLiving, but for new album releases. I get lots of new music from many artists which often makes it difficult to keep track of who’s releasing what and when.

Soundamus.netto the rescue! Simply enter your Last.fm username and you’ll get a feed of new releases that you can drop in your feed reader of choice. Simple and very useful. The result pages give you links to buy the album in a variety of places, so you’re just one-click away from ordering the new music. The links all seem to include affiliate codes, so the people behind soundamus will get a little kickback every time you buy something through the site.

My friend MacKenzie sends word that Ohioans-turned-Brooklynites The National are set to appear in a documentary made by French filmmaker Vincent Moon. The film, which follows the band as they record their fourth album, “Boxer,” is titled “A Skin, A Night” and will be released on DVD on May 20. According to the press release:

A Skin, A Night is a sixty-minute portrait of impressions, mutual
affection, and intimate moments you’d never otherwise see. If The
National’s lyrics seem to take us inside the human condition, Vincent
Moon’s images take us outside, documenting the beauty of the sounds
made by our human skin.

Er…yes.

As if the DVD isn’t already enough of a hook for completists, they’re also throwing in a CD of live tracks, demos, radio sessions, and b-sides. You can bet I’ll be pre-ordering mine!

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