As if the latest podcast wasn’t enough new music to hear, here’s a roundup of recent finds you may want to investigate (I suggest you do).

Chrome Pony – Illegal Smiles
You may have seen it reviewed on The Cream and I’m not sure I have much of anything particularly insightful to add to that. Another promising rock band around town is good with me.

Quichenight – A Very Quichey Christmas
Yep, it’s that time of year already.. the Christmas music starts making its way out into the forefront of your listening (like it or not). Fortunately, this isn’t your typical collection of Christmas standards. In fact, one might say this is “A joyful pop romp celebrating the darker side of the ‘holiday season.'”

Calicocat – Holy Christmas
With their full-length album just around the bend it’s a nice bonus for the band to offer up this free download. Learn the lyrics and your whole family can sing it in a round!