The Best Song In the World : Rolling Stone

Erika Wennerstrom is the genius behind the Bastards, which she formed a few years back in Ohio. She recently moved to Austin, Texas, where she recorded an album (also called The Mountain) with producer Mike McCarthy, who's done amazing work with Trail of Dead and Spoon. The album is out next February, but dig this in the meantime.

"Well, thank you," Erika said in her southern drawl, when we called her this afternoon to tell her how much we loved the song. "I'm really happy with how that one came out."

Heartless Bastards: "The Mountain"