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Some of you may remember my music video for “The Night is Dead” which was my song of the month last June. It was recently chosen to be featured in Live From Memphis‘ Lagniappe Fest which is showcasing music videos by local Memphis artists. Lagniappe Fest is a new addition to the 7th annual Music Video Showcase being held Sunday, March 4th at The Warehouse (36 E. GE Patterson Ave, Memphis, TN).

The first half of the festival starts at 4 PM, and will feature a music video by my friends in the band El Burro. I recorded and mixed their song “Ya Ba Ya La Ba Da” for their music video which was directed by Samuel Dunn.

My music video for “The Night is Dead” will be featured in the second half of the festival which begins screening at 5 PM.

Hope to see you at Lagniappe. Get all the info you need here.

I’ve been hard at work for the last few months finishing up mixing and mastering my new album, Union, Reunion. It’s finally close enough to being ready that I can announce some details. You can see the cover art above, and below is the back of the album with the tracklist. I don’t have an official release date yet, but it should be in May. I’ll post more details as I have them.

You may have gathered from the lack of a new song for January, that I’m taking a short break from the monthly songs. You’d be correct. I’m hard at work finishing up my new album, Union, Reunion, which I hope to have ready for you this spring. Check back soon. I’ll be revealing the tracklist, album art, and other release information in the next few weeks.

I’m also planning a site redesign that I’m very excited about. In the mean time, if you didn’t hear my songs from 2011, here’s a handy link to download them all with a single click:

To download all my songs from 2011, click the image above.

Did you have a chance to hear all the monthly songs I released in 2011?

Click over to the new Downloads page and download anything you missed. All free! Although, if you like what you hear, consider making a donation so I can keep making music.

Happy new year! I’ve got a few big things coming this year. A new album, a few video/film projects, and some other stuff too new to talk about. Check back regularly! And don’t forget to follow me on twitter @noahmglenn.

I won’t call these “the best” albums of the year. I admit this is nothing more than my opinion on the albums I enjoyed most. I’m sure I missed out on more than a few great albums. I’d love to hear about your favorites – you may help me discover something I missed out on. Here are my favorites:

10. Wilco - The Whole Love

9. The Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. II

8. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

7. Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces

6. Lupe Fiasco – Lasers/Friend of the People

5. Bright Eyes – The People’s Key

4. Feist - Metals

3. The Roots - Undun

2. James Blake - James Blake

1. The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions

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And here are a few others that didn’t quite make my top ten but could easily have tied for number eleven:

• John Vanderslice – White Wilderness
• Mates of State – Mountaintops
• Panda Bear – Tomboy
• Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It’s a Corporate World
• Danger Mouse & Danielle Lupi – Rome

“He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.”

- Luke 4:18

I love this painting by Sandro Botticelli. By combining Christ’s birth as told in the gospels with a vision of his second coming in the Book of Revelation, “The Mystical Nativity” calls us not only to think of Christ’s birth, but to look forward to his return.

A Midtown Christmas JamborEve Christmas Eve, 5-7pm Minglewood Hall

Grab a friend, grab an instrument, or grab some mistletoe and join your voices with members of Star and Micey, Jeff Pruitt of JP & The Jackrollers, Evan Nicholson of Rockasaurus Rex, Caleb Sigler, and many other local musicians for an old time, raucous Christmas singalong.

Here’s a short list of some albums released in the last few months that are worth checking out. I’m also working a list of my favorite albums of the year to post soon (some of these may appear there as well).

The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions

It took over 40 years for these recordings to finally be released. It was worth the wait. This is one of the greatest works in all of pop music history.

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Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces

I just recently heard about this album through a good friend. I’d never heard of Sandro Perri, and I still know nothing about him, but I’m really impressed with his music.

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Lupe Fiasco – Friend of the People Mixtape

Lupe Fiasco already released a “proper” album early in the year. That album, Lasers, was tied up by his label for way to long, and end then end, Lupe wasn’t quiet about saying that he was unhappy with the way Lasers turned out. I thought it was a good album, but it doesn’t compare to this mixtape he released on Thanksgiving. Friend of the People is my favorite thing he’s put our since his first album, Food and Liquor. That’s saying a lot considering Food and Liquor is is my top 3 hip hop albums of all time.

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The Roots – Undun

There’s some really great music on this album. I’ve only had a chance to listen to it once or twice, but I can already tell it has potential to become one of my favorite hip hop albums ever.

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Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

This one came out back in September, but it slipped past me. After seeing it show up on quite a few end of year lists, I finally took a listen and liked what I heard.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It’s a Corporate World

This is another album that slipped by earlier in the year. It was released in June, but I had never even heard of this artist (not actually part of the Earnhardt family) until this week. This is another one I discovered via an end of year list someone else made.
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I’m already looking forward to a few albums coming out next year – in particular of Montreal and The Explorers Club who both have releases in February.

I’ve been hard at work creating a Christmas gift just for you, and now it’s ready to be unwrapped!

To download a free Christmas EP, click the image above.

This month I’m giving you not one, but three songs to enjoy during the holidays. If you have a problem with the download link above, you can also download it from Bandcamp.

1. Christmas Sweaters
2. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas/Auld Lang Syne

I’m especially excited about the first track, “Christmas Sweaters,” which is the first original Christmas song I’ve ever written. Some of you may recognize the third track as the song I released last Christmas under the title “Have Yourself an Auld Lang Syne.”  It’s a mashup of two holiday classics. That leaves the final song, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” which is one of my favorite Christmas hymns.

Download your copy and enjoy it all through the holidays. I recommend listening to it with a big mug of hot cocoa. Have a merry Christmas!

And don’t forget my other music. If you haven’t been following, I’ve posted a new song every month this year, and you can download them all for free. Check the side bar to the right.