LISTEN: The Bewitched Hands on Top of Our Heads - "I Don't Know"

I'm not about to lie. If you saw my Top 5 of 2010 (so far), you know that I'm really excited about this group of Francophones, and not just because their band name rules. 

Five gentlemen and one lady combine to make Bewitched Hands a happening sextet that need to be watched. NPR noted their last trip across the pond for SXSW, and honestly, I can't wait to find out when they'll be back next.

Bewitched hands are a guitar heavy band, with a great sense of movements in their songwriting, interesting harmonies, and a sound that can rise and fall from just voice, to arena-rock levels (or, to be fair, an Arcade Fire-lie scale).

To show our love, we've embedded a player that will give you the entirety of the Hard to Cry EP, which is out July 26 (after the hippity-hop, of course).

MUSINGS: Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself

Are you one of those people who think they have every album available from your favorite band? Have you snagged all the LPs, the vinyl editions, and downloaded web-only covers?

I fancied myself a Spoon fan. Not a diehard by any means, but certainly someone who kept up on band-happenings. I'd seen them twice live and am still sifting my way through the deeper parts of their library. Still, for some reason, unless it gets rave reviews, EPs hardly ever come to mind as legitimate parts of a discography. (Call me ignorant if you like, but this why we have a 'Musings' column.)