It's obvious from the title track of Sarah Siskind's new album, 'Say It Louder', that a goal for her life and songwriting is potent, from-the-gut expression: "If I had the chance to say it again, I'd say it louder." But the Nashville singer and songwriter needn't aspire to make an enduring impact on the ears. She's got a good handle on that already.

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The bold melodies, strong vocal performances and emotional depth on Siskind's sixth release capture her musical vision more clearly than anything she's done to date. And that's saying something, considering how highly respected she already is across acoustic, pop and rock music fields, in Nashville and beyond.

Top-tier singers and rising talent across the country, including Alison Krauss and Union Station, Randy Travis, the Infamous Stringdusters and April Verch have recorded her songs. Two of Siskind's compositions - "Goodbye Is All We Have" and "Simple Love" - have been hit singles for Krauss, the latter even leading to a GRAMMY nomination.

Siskind's electric live band, featured on 'Say it Louder', is known for putting on a formidable alt. rock show, but she's also a sought-out solo performer. Bon Iver was so taken with her song "Lovin's For Fools" that the popular indie-rock act closed most of their shows with the song on their 2008 tour. Due to the overwhelming fan response to the song, they invited her on a recent European tour. Ireland's legendary artist, Paul Brady, invited her to join him on-stage for a premier collaboration in New York City in 2008 and had her contribute backing vocals on his new album.

On 'Say It Louder', Siskind has found new ways to unite her varied musical strengths. There are penetrating Appalachian melodies—the outgrowth of a youth spent traveling with her bluegrass-playing parents to festivals all over North Carolina - and deeply confessional, poetic lyric-writing that lends the songs a distinctly modern tint. Then there's the blues flavor of Siskind's plunging vocal lines, which she attacks with a clear, resonant alto that can't be mistaken for anyone else's. The whole 13-song set has a cohesive, full-bodied sound, easily fusing folk and rock, anchored by Sarah's mid-70's Gibson ES-175 named "Larry".

Siskind stoked the album's fire with songs that narrate a journey through difficult trials, ultimately arriving at a renewed embrace of life. "It's probably the most focused album I've ever made, as far as all the songs really tying together," Siskind reflects. "There is a real sense of rebirth. Each song is a different little corner of my life, of what I've been through in the last several years."

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MySpace Music, the worlds most popular music community, is proud to announce one of the most critically acclaimed music bands, Bon Iver, has taken part in the latest installment of MySpace Transmissions, live as of September 9th, 2008 on http://www.myspace.com/transmissions.

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MySpace Transmissions a music program that empowers top recording artists with a new platform to create and distribute exclusive video content available for viral distribution and audio tracks available for purchase in the U.S. MySpace Transmissions underscores the company's commitment to building unique music programming and business models that benefit labels, bands, and fans. The Bon Iver Transmission is available for free to download.

Bon Iver (myspace.com/boniver) released its debut album 'For Emma, Forever Ago' in winter of 2008 and since has made major waves in critics circles. Bon Iver (pronounced: bohn eevair; French for "good winter" and spelled wrong on purpose) is a greeting, a celebration and a sentiment.

Justin Vernon, the primary force behind Bon Iver, seems to have tested his boundaries to the maximum, and in doing so has managed to break free from any pre-cursing or finished forms.

Vernon had moved to a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin at the onset of winter. He lived there alone for three months, filling his days with wood splitting and other chores around the land. This solitary time slowly began feeding a bold, uninhibited new musical focus.

The days slowly evolved into nights filled with twelve-hour recording blocks, breaking only for trips on the tractor into the pines to saw and haul firewood, or for frozen sunrises high up a deer stand. All of his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss and guilt that had been stock piled over the course of the past six years, was suddenly purged into the form of song.

Upon release 'For Emma, Forever Ago' was greeted with rave reviews by the New York Times and Pitchfork and overseas it received "Album of the Month" accolades in both Mojo and Uncut.

Bon Iver currently graces the cover of the September 2008 issue of Paste, and will be making its television debut on Late Night With Conan O'Brien.

Watch Bon Iver - "Flume" video from Conan O'Brien September 2008

The songs for the Bon Iver Transmissions are:

Flume
Lump Sum
Blindsided
For Emma

All content from MySpace Transmissions will be archived and available on-demand on the MySpace Transmissions profile and via MySpace TV. Users will be able to add the content to their profiles and virally share the artists' videos throughout the network, and purchase the audio tracks via MySpace.

MySpace Transmissions represents a progressive music model that truly encourages artists and labels to generate revenue while still maintaining an organic and intimate connection with their fans.

MySpace Music centers around the more than six million major, indie, and unsigned artists that use their MySpace Music profiles to communicate and intimately connect with fans and friends. Each music profile empowers artists to upload video content, blog, post tour dates, lyrics, and make their music available to fans for stream or download.

As one of the most popular and most trafficked music platforms in the world, MySpace Music has evolved into an offline experience by connecting bands and fans around the world through various concert series and live events including Secret Shows, MySpaceLIVE!, Front to Back and The List.

Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago on amazon.com

For Emma Forever Ago on amazon.co.uk

For more information, go to:

Bon Iver Official Website

MySpace Music