What the music blogs listen to!

It's December, people. Whatever holiday it is you happen to celebrate this time of year, you're running out of shopping days. We haven't started yet either. But you know what makes a good gift? Music. And if you need some suggestions, well look (er, listen) no further than the brand new episode of Blog Fresh. A CD by any of the bands included here would make a great present for that special person in your life.

For dance music fans, the all-Australian blog Who the Bloody Hell Are They? recommends duo The Presets, who are due to release album #2 in the near future; Albert Cross is perfect for fans of The Band and Band of Horses (so says Both Sides of the Mouth); Disconap says Bombay Bicycle Club are perfect for music fans looking to stay ahead of the curve; and Said the Gramophone bets World Music fans would love to get some Nigerian trance rock this year. Or, if you're pinching pennies this holiday season, you can download Daniel Rossen's cover of JoJo's "Too Little Too Late" for nothing from Grizzly Bear's blog!

If none of those work for you, there's a bunch more cool stuff on this week's Blog Fresh Chart (including the Mystery Jets). But don't worry, this week's show certainly isn't Holiday-themed. No children's choirs, mentions of wassail, or all-star celebrity charity records. Not that there's anything wrong with such things. We just try to entertain ourselves writing these things. Seasons greetings, anyway...

1. DANIEL ROSSEN – “Too Little Too Late”
2. BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB – “The Hill”
3. ALBERTA CROSS – “The Thief and the Heartbreaker”
4. GROUP INERANE – “Awal September”
5. FIREWORKS NIGHT – “Echo’s Swing”
6. --BLOG FRESH CHART--
7. CHART SELECTION: THE MYSTERY JETS – “Flakes”
8. THE PRESETS – “My People"

Blog Fresh theme performed by High Contrast (courtesy of Hospital Records.)