Stream Them Crooked Vultures self-titled debut

If you've been itching to hear the debut album from uber-supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, you don't have to wait until next Tuesday, November 17. The band have made the entire album available to stream, track-by-track, on YouTube. You can have a listen here, or  for your convenience, I've included all of the song streams below.

Them Crooked Vultures features Josh Homme (of Queens of the Stone Age) on guitar and lead vocals, John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin) on bass and Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters) on drums. That's just a little heads up for those who don't know about the band.

Sara Watkins signs with Nonesuch

Former Nickel Creek member Sara Watkins has signed a deal with Nonesuch Records. The label will release her self-titled debut, produced by Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, on April 7. Watkins former bandmate Chris Thile also is signed to Nonesuch.

Watkins' self-titled album features a slew of her famous and talented friends including Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello's drummer), Benmont Tench (of The Heartbreakers), Sebastian Steinberg (of Soul Coughing), Tim O'Brien, Chris Eldridge (of the Punch Brothers) and her former bandmates, Chris Thile and Sean Watkins.

Of the fourteen tracks on the album, Watkins co-wrote eight of them. Included among the covers are versions of Tom Waits' "Pony" (from Mule Variations) and Jon Brion's "Same Mistakes" (from Meaningless).

Check out the Nonesuch Journal for more details.