As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week. Feel free to chime in with your own picks after the jump.
Virgil Dickerson's Suburban Home Records is the latest in a line of indie labels giving away music, in hopes of generating interest in tours, merchandise and other artists on the label. This time, it's not simply a teaser EP, designed to grab your email address to promote the full-length when it's finally ready. Mike Hale -- late of In the Red and Gunmoll, and a recent addition to the Suburban Home roster -- is offering his album, Lives Like Mine, as a free download via Suburban Home. Of course,
