Leah Scarpelli

A crowd gathers at Hollywood's Amoeba Music for a free weekday concert in 2007. A new shift to Friday album releases could spell logistical trouble for independent record stores like this one.

Goodbye, Music Tuesday: Starting Today, Albums Come Out On Friday

Leah Scarpelli

Around the world, new albums will now be released on Fridays. While the change is meant to help keep music from leaking early online, it could create some new headaches for music sellers.

Eilen Jewell at Military Reserve Park in Boise, Idaho.

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Eilen Jewell, The Half-Broke Horse Of Idaho, Returns Home

Leah Scarpelli

"It's a ghost town, essentially," Jewell says of her hometown. "I mean, that's how it's listed on the map. It's about as Western as it gets."

Hop Along's new album is titled <em>Painted Shut.</em>

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Hop Along's 'Painted Shut' Invokes Two Mysterious Musicians

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Frances Quinlan, singer and guitarist for Hop Along, says that writing a song is an experience that's almost painful. "When you record something," she says, "it's forever."