Junior Boys – “Bits and Pieces”

For the Neko Case fan who has everything: limited edition Giclee prints of the Middle Cyclone album art.

The Philadelphia City Paper reviews the new Pulp remastered albums (Different Class, His 'n' Hers, This Is Hardcore).

It is interesting — maybe even significant — that Pulp, who went on indefinite hiatus in 2002, are the first of the mid-’90s Britpop acts to get a reissue campaign, rather than Oasis, Blur, Elastica or Suede. This band had a unique take on their zeitgeist, one that remains relevant. And their towering, dapper stick figure of a frontman, the inimitable Jarvis Cocker, was auteur-like in his pursuits. Even the band’s most tossed-off compositions often contained a laser-like focus, as Cocker found endless permeations and new angles for his devastatingly witty, deeply neurotic worldview.

The Santa Fe Reporter lists what is wrong with modern music.

On sale at Amazon MP3: The Raveonettes 11-track In and Out of Control album for $2.99.

WHYY's Fresh Air interviews Robin D.G. Kelley, author of the new book Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original.

The Oxford American interviews every contributor to its annual music issue about their personal music highlights.

The results are in for All Songs Considered's listener's picks for best album of 2009.

Harlem – “Friendly Ghost” From the band’s Matador debut, Hippies, due out on 4/6.

Pantha Du Prince – “The Splendour” From The Splendour 12″ (and forthcoming Rough Trade debut full-length Black Noise (out 2/9)).

The next entry in Fader’s “SoCo 7-Inch” series is a split between SALEM and Tanlines. Enter to win a copy at the Fader site, and download both tracks for free there on 12/21.