Sarathan Records' Two Loons For Tea dish up a mix of warm vocals and deep electronica similar to Massive Attack and Mazzy Star, and while longtime readers should be well-acquainted with their most recent release, their sophomore album Looking For Landmarks is a feat of its own.

Ed Rec Vol. III features new tracks from the French electro label Ed Banger's biggest artists, including Justice, DJ Mehdi, Uffie, SebastiAn, and more! What else can we say but RRREC'D!

Last year, two-man British alternative band Memo was voted "Best Contemporary Artist" by the Torbay ArtsBase, a forum for promoting literature, arts, and music around the Torbay area (southwest UK). This year they've added a drummer and bassist and are working hard on new material as a full band, adding their debut EP to Amie Street in anticipation of their upcoming full-length!

To celebrate the release of Before The Amplifiers, Sister Hazel's new live, acoustic album, we exchanged a few questions with their guitarist Ryan Newell. Find out which member always plays barefoot, what's their favorite HBO show, and how they all choose to give back after the jump!

Emilíana Torrini's 2005 album The Fisherman's Woman is a fragile, sighing answer to her earlier pop work (writing singles for Kylie Minogue and singing over the end credits of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers). Find our full writeup and selected tracks after the break!

Most people would peg a band called It Hugs Back as cute pop, maybe even played by guys in giant teddy-bear suits. Well, as they say, never judge an album by its cover, because The Record Room is rich, mature rock, building anticipation for the band's upcoming full-length. Have a listen in our featured albums this week!

Jessica Lombard, a prodigious 13-year old singer/songwriter, is donating proceeds from her debut album sales to two very worthwhile charities. If you're into Tori Amos and Vanessa Carlton, or are looking for your good deed of the day, read more after the break!

Congratulations to Michael Schmidt, the winner of our latest unsigned musicians' competition! Michael lists his influences as Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell, so if you like any of those folks give him a listen!

The son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, Ben Taylor was born with natural musical talent. His voice will be familiar to fans of his father, but Ben has found his own style of sunny, calming folk rock.

This week's pick from The Album Project is Five Times August, who got national distribution from a major retailer, an entire album licensed by MTV, and still isn't signed! Doesn't the music industry make sense? Check out his latest release, Brighter Side, after the break.