Notable UK magazine Uncut has chosen Tinariwen as the winners of this year's Uncut Music Award. The fourth album by the Saharan bluesmen, Immidiwan: Companions was deemed "the most inspirational and rewarding album of the year" by an esteemed panel of judges and beat out tough competition the likes of Animal Collective, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Kings of Leon and more. Check out the album for yourself right here for only $8.88 and take a listen to a truly inspired outing.

Kingston, Ontario's revered folk-duo Kyra and Tully released their debut full-length album this week called Wildlife (In and Out of the City). Full of rich melodies and soothing vocals, it's the perfect music to ease you in to the coming winter months. Check it out right here for only $8.88.

It's a great sampler this week as we've got excellent songs from Gravity Wave, Friendly Rich, Muskox and more! Check it out for free right here and get a taste of the best new music Zunior has to offer.

If you like to take your classical composers with a healthy dose of irreverence and eclectic instrumentation then we've got just the album for you, as Friendly Rich is back with his very loose interpretation of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. The results have gotten people talking and the critical acclaim is pouring in. Check it out for yourself right here for only $8.88 and see what the fuss is about.

We are currently looking for individuals from across Canada to become Zunior.tv Correspondents. The assignment is simply to go to one show month from an artist on Zunior, film a single song, upload to Youtube and send us the details. In return, we will include your name on the Zunior.tv masthead as part of our team and you can use the opportunity to promote your blog, twitter or Youtube channel. Our goal is provide Zunior.tv viewers with access to the best independent shows from across Canada, and further promote the efforts of great independent artists in this country. Write dave(at)zunior.com to get involved. Check out Zunior.tv here.

Two of Toronto's premier indie labels have just released some great new music. First up, Out of This Spark presents Spirit Guides, the debut album from Evening Hymns, then we've got Fuzzy Logic who are very pleased to present Gravity Wave's Gambol. Two excellent and diverse releases from a couple of the best labels around. Check them out here for only $8.88 each.

This time around on the Zunior.com Podcast Luther and Paul are at odds about Luther's fashion sense, but they still manage to pick a new Band of the Week, unearth more buried treasure, discuss the state of music videos and play some excellent songs. Download it here absolutely free, or subscribe to the M4A version right here!

This time around the free Zunior Music Sampler is loaded with excellent songs by the likes of Great Lake Swimmers, Little Girls, The Diableros and more! Check it out absolutely free right here and melt the wax in your ears with some of the best new music we've got to offer.