To crown the sprightly days of early British spring FDM.com are giving away the title track from Jenny's 'Led To The Sea' EP to you, our lovely FDM.com readers. Once you’ve done that why not head over to her Myspace page where, amongst equally splendid snapshots of sparkling folk pop, you'll find a sublime cover of 'Hot in Herre'. It's better than it sounds I promise thee. www.myspace.com/jennyowenyoungs

The opening track from the forthcoming new album from the UK's great folk pioneers, The Burrian will not only entertain FDM.com’s legion of folk-heads but will also send fans of progressive, brave and original music weak at the knees. It's accompanying album Arc Light is quite simply one of the most unique folk albums to be released in the 21st Century. www.lau-music.co.uk

Amidst all of the trad-indie bluster on Lake there are shades of delicious country whimsy that more than warrant its inclusion on FDM.com. Distant slide guitars (think ‘Country Feedback’-esque), a big circling melody and indolent, echoic vocals help pitch Illinois’s New Ruins as a country-fried The National from the Mid West. Whether the rest of their catalogue shares such qualities remains to be seen. www.parasol.com

We’re criminally late on this but it’s such an ace tune we just had to post it. Belated Valentine’s Day gift from goth/country Albuquerque duo The Handsome Family that is equal parts creepy/ exhilarating. Taken from new forthcoming album ‘Honey Moon’ that’s out on the 20th April on the sublime Loose Records. www.myspace.com/thehandsomefamily

Oh how we dearly love the new Coastguards record. Only last month we said that Dan Michaelson "has done that rare and wonderful thing; exposed a brand new creative layer to his songwriting and out-shone his day job in the process" when reviewing the album 'Saltwater'. Now - as the world and his wife begins to feel the same way - Memphis Industries have made the track 'Bust' available as a free download. Those lovely devils. Download it here now. www.memphis-industries.com

March 2009