Another week, another Mercury music section to read while you submit photos to your new favorite website. Bruce Jenner, you’re a mess…

Bundle up for the chilling whisper-folk of A Weather, whose debut long player, Cove, is one of the best releases of this young year.
MP3:
A Weather - Spiders, Snakes

Let the praise begin for the bouncy melancholy pop of Thao & The Get Down, Stay Down. Plus, if I had my way, every article we publish would be like this one and have at least one mention of Island of the Blue Dolphins in it. Rontu!
MP3:
Thao & The Get Down, Stay Down - Bag of Hammers

Portland. Chicago. Los Angeles. It doesn’t really matter where Shelly Short lays her head, just as long as she continues writing those smoky folk ballads of love, transit, loss, and (of course) ponies. Yes, more ponies and more Island of the Blue Dolphins. This music section is clearly being run by an 11 year old girl.
MP3:
Shelly Short - 4 Legs & Light

Oh sure, when I reinterpret every album from the Rollins Band from memory, no one cares. But when Dirty Projectors do the same for Black Flag’s Damaged, everyone gets all excited. What? You don’t want to hear my version of “Liar”? What about my Rollins-esque spoken word? No?
MP3:
Dirty Projectors - No More