Sara Watkins—who, with her brother Sean, is currently on tour in California with the Blind Boys of Alabama for the group's Christmas show, Go Tell It on the Mountain—will soon be heading back into the studio to record her second solo album for Nonesuch Records. The album, which will be produced by Blake Mills, is due out sometime next year. Watkins will be taking fans inside the recording process as it happens when she posts audio clips from each day's session to her Facebook page and to the new Studio Updates page of her official website, sarawatkins.com. Check in starting next Tuesday, December 20, for a look at what goes on inside the studio and to hear a sneak peek of what's to come next year.

In the mean time, you can pick up a copy of Sara Watkins' 2009 self-titled Nonesuch debut album for the holidays in the Nonesuch Store at 34% off CDs and LPs as part of the store's fourth anniversary sale, bringing them to just $10.55 and $16.49, respectively, all this month. Orders also include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout.

For more musical goodness from Sara and her brother Sean, the two have begun releasing the Watkins Family Hour Podcast, featuring highlights from their monthly show at Largo in Los Angeles. The first few podcasts have included performances by Jackson Browne, Fiona Apple, Nickel Creek, and more. To download and subscribe to the free podcast, head to iTunes now.