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Good news for people who like bi-yearly magazines chalk full of enticing creative and critical miscellany! The latest issue of ESOPUS, number 10, is set to descend on a finer literary retailer near you rather soon.

Like past issues, this one comes bundled with a themed compilation CD. Last time around we delved into the dreamstuff of ESOPUS readers as musically interpreted by Califone, Dirty Projectors, High Places, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and others. This time we'll celebrate "Good News" with selections from Ryan Adams, Atlas Sound, Man Man, Busdriver, Marnie Stern, Gowns, and the redheaded New Pornographer one-two punch of Neko Case and Carl Newman.

ESOPUS asked these folks and the rest below to find a news piece with a "positive" vibe to it-- a more daunting task than one might think-- and spin it into song. Case and Newman team for a tune about a ferret species' return from the brink of extinction, two acts turn in tales based on a window washer who survived a 46-story fall, and Man Man give us, yes, "A Song for Liza Minnelli".

These and more comprise the compilation that will accompany ESOPUS 10, which will also come packed with all manner of visual and written goodness. Look for it in early May.

ESOPUS 10: Good News:

01 The Real Tuesday Weld: "Love at the Death Hotel"
02 Neko Case and Carl Newman: "Yon Ferrets Return"
03 Chris Rehm: "Impendin' Recession"
04 Marnie Stern: "Fathom Five"
05 Busdriver: "I've Always Known"
06 Man Man: "A Song for Liza Minnelli"
07 Langhorne Slim: "Priceless"
08 Ryan Adams: "A Song in the News"
09 Gowns: "Butterfly Knife"
10 Catherine McRae: "Boredom Arcades"
11 Atlas Sound: "Sleeping Village Appears Empty"
12 Artificial Workshop: "Miracle Man"