Daniel Martin Moore – “Dark Road” From his forthcoming full-length In The Cool Of The Day, due out 1/18 from Sub Pop. Check out a few more tracks in the widget below.

Retribution Gospel Choir – “Workin’ Hard” From the Alan Sparhawk-led trio’s album 2, released earlier this year on Sub Pop. As noted yesterday, the band will be kicking off a West Coast tour with fellow Minnesotans Peter Wolf Crier in January.

Phil Manley – “Forest Opening Theme”

A preview of what’s coming on Trans Am guitarist Phil Manley’s solo album, Life Coach, due out 1/25 from Thrill Jockey.

Fresh Air interviews Jay-Z about his new book, Decoded.

Yesterday's updates to the list of 2010 year-end online music lists included About.com's best piano jazz albums, Dots & Dashes' best tracks, and more.

Prefix interviews the Concretes about the band's new album, WYWH.

Wayward Blog lists five great instrumental bands.

The Riverfront Times interviews Amanda Palmer about the Dresden Dolls reunion.

The Atlantic profiles "music's first all-female supergroup," Wild Flag.

Pop & Hiss lists its 15 favorite Beatles songs.

Cultist interviews Julie Klausner about her memoir, I Don't Care About Your Band.

PopMatters profiles singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash.

The Mail & Guardian examines the current state of the British folk rock scene.

April Winchell has posted an eclectic, pop culture-centric collection of holiday mp3s.

NME reports that the Strokes have finished recording their next album.

The November edition of the Music Alliance Pact has been posted, containing 34 songs from 34 countries curated by 32 music bloggers.

The Christian Science Monitor lists five children's books by U.S. politicians.

Tor shares a selection of science fiction-inspired album covers.

Peter Wolf Crier – “Place To Be” (Nick Drake) A cover of the Nick Drake classic from this Minneapolis duo. The band kicks off a West Coast tour, their first in support of their debut Inter-Be, in January alongside Alan Sparhawk’s Retribution Gospel Choir.