Gwilym Simcock

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle's favorite albums of 2019

We knew John was an Inter Arma fan from when he wore their shirt on Colbert earlier this year, and sure enough, their album Sulphur English, which he wrote the liner notes to, made his list.

Montreal International Jazz Festival 2017 lineup (Bob Dylan, Feist, King Crimson, more)

The indoor, ticketed lineup for the 38th Montreal International Jazz Festival also includes Buddy Guy, Joey Bada$$, Robert Glasper, Tanya Tagaq, Xenia Rubinos, and many more.

2011 Mercury Prize nominees announced

The shortlist has been revealed for the 2011 Mercury Prize. The list includes some major albums like James Blake‘s incredibly striking self titled debut, PJ Harvey‘s massive comeback Let England Shake, and Adele‘s 21, in addition to some other interesting choices like Anna Calvi‘s self titled debut and King Creosote & Jon Hopkins collaborative album Diamond Mine…