eMusic gave me a free month, so I rejoined them. I will be posting good finds as I come across them. Here, though, I will start things off with ‘must haves’. These are genuinely good, high quality records that are worth every penny for a cd, so $0.25 a track is definitely worth it.

Sufjan Stevens. They have all his records. Illinois is simply amazing, and no one that appreciates music should be without this record. It’s worth joining just to get this record. After that, I personally recommend Seven Swans. Good, good stuff. I will post a review I wrote for Illinois some time (unless I’ve already posted it… I don’t recall).

Glen Phillips. They have his latest album, Mr. Lemons. While not as impressive as the release before that (Winter Pays For Summer), it is still an excellent album. Don’t pass it up.

Pedro the Lion/David Bazan. They have all his records. My favorite, I think, is It’s Hard to Find a Friend, but they’re all pretty good.

Pierce Pettis They have all his In Print cds, which are all I’ve heard. It’s excellent folky music. My favorite is Making Light of It, but I think more people like the more recent ones better.

The Decemberists I’ll put their album Picaresque on this list, but all their others are also very worth checking out. Unfortunately, their newest album (The Crane Wife, which released today) is not available due to their being signed to Capitol records.

**I just noticed they have an offer where you get 25 free downloads and I get 50, if you join through a link in an email I send, so ifyou’re curious, and want to give me some free downloads, I’ll send you an email. Just let me know.