People.com reported earlier this week that Death Cab for Cutie front-man Ben Gibbard and actress/singer Zooey Deschanel are officially engaged. Deschanel released the album Volume One with M. Ward earlier this year under the name She & Him. You can check out the track “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” on our New Song Daily podcast.

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1. Say Hi – “Northwestern Girls”

   The Wishes and The Glitch
   (The Rebel Group)

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2. Los Campesinos – “You, Me, Dancing!”

   Hold On Now, Youngster
   (Arts & Crafts)
   
   Buy at iTunes Music Store
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3. Pattern Is Movement – “Right Away”

   All Together
   (Hometapes)
   
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4. An Horse – “Company”

   Not Really Scared
   (Valve Records)
   
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5. Tyvek – “Air Conditioner”

   Fast Metabolism
   
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6. The Broken Letters – “Licht”

   Sing the Burning Alphabet
   
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So I’ve done what I can to avoid posting any Christmas/Holiday songs here, leaving it mainly to the experts such as the good folks over at Donewaiting and their Christmas blog. This isn’t out of any particular hate for seasonal music or anything, but anyway, I’m heading out on the road tomorrow to visit the fam and thought I’d leave a couple Christmas tracks for you to enjoy.

Mascott + Gramercy Arms – “This Christmastime”
Doug Keith – “Hey, Mrs. Claus“

Winning the “Outstanding Rock Act of the Year” title at the 2008 Boston Music Awards is a pretty damn good way to close out a year and Wild Light are only going to build upon the momentum of that victory in 2009.

Leading up to the release of their debut album Adult Nights on March 3rd of 2009 (full track listing below), the group will be touring for a solid two months with music blog favorites Tapes ‘n Tapes. Four tracks from the album are available for streaming on the Wild Light MySpace page and if there’s just one track you check out, make it the opening track “California On My Mind”. I’m not typically a fan of harmonica, but this song will the source of some serious enjoyment through the spring of 2009.

Adult Nights Track Listing
01. California On My Mind
02. New Hampshire
03. Canyon City
04. Surf Generation
05. Call Home
06. Heart Attack
07. Future Towns
08. The Party (Oh, My God!)
09. My Father Was A Horse
10. Lawless River
11. New Year’s Eve
12. (Surfer’s Reprise)
13. Red House

2009 Tour Dates w/ Tapes ‘N Tapes
01/15: Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
01/17: Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
01/19: Boise, ID @ Neurolux
01/20: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s
01/21: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
01/23: San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
01/24: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
01/25: San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
01/27: Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Company
01/29: Austin, TX @ Parish
01/30: Dallas, TX @ Club DaDa
01/31: Norman, OK @ Opolis

02/02: Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall
02/03: Columbia, MO @ Mojo’s
02/04: Ames, IA @ Maintenance Shop
02/05: Sioux Falls, SD @ Nutty’s
02/06: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
02/20: South Bend, IN @ Legends
02/21: Columbus, OH @ The Basement
02/22: Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox
02/24: Boston, MA @ Paradise
02/25: New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
02/26: Brooklyn, NY@ Music Hall of Williamsburg
02/27: Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
02/28: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s

03/02: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
03/03: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
03/04: Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
03/05: Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
03/06: Louisville, KY @ Phoenix Hill Tavern
03/07: Chicago, IL @ Metro