The centerpiece of Belle & Sebastian Write About Love is its title track. "Write About Love" is a marvel, a flawlessly constructed song that stands with the very best the band has ever done.

It was only a year ago that Phantom Tails played their first concert ever to a standing ovation. Now, they are staples of the Minneapolis music scene. The band features members of other local bands such as Me and My Arrow and the now-defunct Plastic Chord, whose dissolution made Phantom Tails possible.

Indie-rockers Ra Ra Riot formed in early 2006, when they were friends at Syracuse University. After playing several house shows and venues around Syracuse as well as a handful of national festivals, the band released their debut record, "The Rhumb Line," in 2008.

Meg Hutchinson sings songs from "The Living Side"

Back in August, Dominic Howard called in to record a Theft Of The Dial session. We discussed touring, Twilight, Dr. Who and more. Then Dom chose a handful of tunes that he's pretty passionate about and went into detail why he chose them.