Sérgio and Odair Assad's Jardim Abandonado receives five stars from Audiophile Audition, which credits the brothers' "great artistry and amazing technical facility" with setting "new standards for guitar duos." On the new album in particular, "The sound of the duo is just perfect—rich and natural, with the separation of the two instruments just enough without being exaggerated ... A winning collection with very wide appeal!"

The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards have been announced. Congratulations go to There Will Be Blood and Sweeney Todd, which have received a combined 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for There Will Be Blood and Best Actor for Sweeney Todd. The Awards will be handed out in Hollywood on February 24.

NPR has named "California Girls," off Distortion, The Magnetic Fields' latest Nonesuch release, today's Song of the Day. A perfect "cold-weather anthem" for the arctic chill about to hit much of northeastern US, the song "hums and reverberates with defiled surf-rock," says NPR. "California Girls" is "sung with supreme confidence by Shirley Simms, with the faint outlines of a catchy melody glimmering under a cloud of fuzz."