Tired Pony + Iain Archer

What's this? A bunch of musicians playing together because they like it, and each other? Splendid! Snow Patrol main man Gary Lightbody heads up this good-natured "supergroup," which includes R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Belle and Sebastian's Richard Colburn. The album, The Place We Ran From, also features M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel and veers from rustic 'n' rootsy to squally and rocktastic.