The Believer, a McSweeny's literary-minded offshoot, is letting music have its annual time in the sun for its July/August issue. In addition to articles about rap demo tapes, black metal, and an interview with Ian MacKaye, the popular "advice" column, Amy Sedaris' "Sedaratives," will be taken over by Canook indie rockers with more than a little bit of an attitude. Witness this response by Owen Pallett of Final Fantasy to a letter asking whether pregancy was worth it:

Dear Unwilling Mother,

This is an excellent question. I don't have any children, nor am I a woman, so I went to an expert: my mother. She said, "No. The nine months of pregnancy are just the beginning. Once the baby is born, you will lose your identity. Your baby's birth will also be your death. Not literally, of course, but the death of the vibrant, exciting woman that you've spent your whole life working on. You will lose contact with friends. Your writing will suffer. And the so-called 'bliss of parenthood' is a sham too. You'll find yourself talking less about your beautiful new infant and more about the weight you've gained."

Thanks, Mom! I love you too.

Owen Pallett, Final Fantasy
Toronto

 Also dispensig the freeze-dried wisdom are the New Pornographers' A.C. Newman, who semi-ironically confuses baking with cooking, and members of the Weatherkans, Hot Hot Heat, and Barenaked Ladies. If 1990's era Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, and Rick Moranis are any indication, apparently the Canadians are good at sarcasm. It may be worth checking out.

[Stereogum]