I recently made NPR's Exclusive First Listen a permanent bookmark (a serious sign of commitment since I like my bookmarks lean). I'm finding some good stuff and it's starting to influence my 'buy' list.

Thought I'd start a thread for discussing whatever the current offerings of the day/week are. For those that don't know, EFL offers streaming previews of full albums 2-weeks prior to release.

Currently up:
Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh) : Goodnight Unknown
The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You
Noah and the Whale: The First Days of Spring
Rosanne Cash: The List

I'm listening to Lou Barlow now. I like. And another 37 minute album...hmmm. I like the closing few tracks much more than the first. The album started out more indie-rock sounding then transitioned to more melodic tunes. As a digression, I'm wondering if I'm falling out of favor with the current indie-rock sound, which I'll lamely categorize as densely layered fuzzy chords with a straight drum beat and vocals with a whiney characteristic often accompanied by floaty strings or synth sounds walking a chord.

Anyway, once I got past track 1 and a little of track 2. Lou Barlow became a contender for my ears.