Loose Music have just released their 2011 label sampler which corrals together tracks from this year’s albums from The Felice Brothers, Jim White, Dawes and Hurray For The Riff Raff, plus an exclusive track from The Handsome Family’s as yet untitled 2012 album.

Nice one Bob!  Billboard reports: "While historically Robert Plant and Nashville might not go hand in hand with each other, the legendary Led Zeppelin front man and Music City were pretty good for each other Thursday night (Oct. 13), as he picked up a top album nod at the 10th Annual Americana Music Honors and Awards."

Pitchfork reports: "As previously reported, Sufjan Stevens collaborated with Raymond Raposa of Castanets to score a documentary called Beyond This Place, a tale of the relationship between filmmaker Kaleo La Belle (a childhood friend of Stevens') and his rebellious, hippie father."

Well, it's a bit of a slow news day so whay not head over to http://amzn.to/n8Sd02 for a free sampler album from Partisan records that includes tracks from Dolorean and Deer Tick.