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stereogum — Crystal Antlers' Tentacles, a collection of sweaty psychedelia and noisily expansive garage rock, was ostensibly the last new album to be released by Touch & Go. Sad, yeah, but good to see the label pause on something so alive. You've seen and... read more »

the torture garden — Fanfarlo - I'm A PilotThis is the first song from Fanfarlo's forthcoming debut album, and as is to be expected, it is gorgeous, and lush, and warm, and really quite wonderful indeed. It's records like this that are making 2009 look like a fine yea... read more »

Pitchfork Newsblog — It's not a long way from breakneck to emotional breakdown. L.A.'s Crystal Antlers push onward from the Stooges-style psycho-punk abandon of 2008 EP highlights like "Vexation" on new song "Andrew", a rhythmically complex garage-rock screamer from t... read more »

the torture garden — Bell Orchestre - Dark Lights (live on CBC)Having heard the first samples of Bell Orchestre's new record, As Seen Through Windows, I'm getting rather impatient. There's a definite change that's taken place since their last outing, a subtle differen... read more »

i guess i'm floating — Bell Orchestre, featuring Arcade Fire's Richard Parry and Sarah Neufeld, have announced the completion of their as-of-yet untitled new album, a follow-up to 2005's Recording A Tape The Colour Of The Light. The new LP, produced by John McEntire (B... read more »

Let's Sexy Fighting — Port O'Brien, one of the bands we gave honorable mention for best EPs of 2006 is back with a new album! All We Could Do Was Sing is due out May 13 with new songs and some re-recorded favorites. Check 'em out at Cafe Du Nord in SF this Saturday h... read more »

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Wednesday night I went down to Pianos to catch Port O'Brien and see what all the buzz was all about. On stage the band resembles a jam band, with two guuitars, banjo, piano, bass, and drums all going as well as the fact that all the members sing-a... read more »

Pasta Primavera — That’s it!  The Twelves are friggin sick.  End of story.  Fever Ray’s “Seven”, one of my top tracks of the year, was re-done by CSS a little while back and I didn’t... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more] ... read more »

Obscure Sound — Stereotypes involving the carefree indulgences of a Californian summer have been circulating since surf-rock originated in the ’60s. Its inception was largely brought on by the development and popularization of the spring reverb, which at the time... read more »

stereogum — Being the newest full-time member of the Shins is enough to keep anyone's hands full, but Eric D. Johnson has no intention of pausing the Fruit Bats project, his Sub Pop band that will release its fourth full-length this summer. The collection's t... read more »

You Ain't No Picasso — While cleaning my room I discovered an unopened package from Sub Pop. Shocked and a little angry at myself for this mistake, I immediately tore it open and stuck the accompanying CD in my computer. Turns out that it was a sampler of all the albums... read more »

Modern Music — Bon Iver's (a.k.a. Justin Vernon) Blood Bank (EP) includes amazing four songs. The songs have quite... read more »

Walrus Music Blog — Have you ever wished that My Morning Jacket and The Shins would someday record together? Well, if you have, then the woodsy and majestic "White Winter Hymnal" from Seattle's Fleet Foxes is your new favorite song. Currently on tour with Blitzen T... read more »

Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good — New album details for Wilco and Sunset Rubdown.  Wilco’s still untitled album has a tentative tracklist now with some familiar tunes like “Wilco, the song” (as seen on Colbert) and “One Wing” (as seen at Lollapalooza). Also there’s a duet with F... read more »

Some Velvet Blog — From Red Bank, New Jersey The Parlor Mob sure know how to rock it. I heard their SXSW showcase was off the hookizzle and I saw them play here in Philly the other nite opening for Nicole Atkins and I was knocked out by their performance. Think Zep/... read more »

Pitchfork Newsblog — It's hard to think about Pittsburgh weirdos Black Moth Super Rainbow without thinking about the Flaming Lips. Both bands have a certain je ne sais weird going for them, and they've toured together. So it makes a whole lot of nonsensical sense for ... read more »

MFR — *MP3: Fever Ray - "I'm Not Done"The new record from Fever Ray (Karin Dreijer Andersson of the Knife) is amazing. Here is my current favorite cut, "I'm Not Done." The album is cold and isolated, just what one would expect from a Stockholm native an... read more »

Gorilla Vs. Bear — Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from Phoenix, Pearl Harbor, the xx, Atlas Sound, Girls, and more. You can listen online with a free... read more »

Gorilla Vs. Bear — Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from Neon Indian, the Mayfair Set, Fergus & Geronimo, Phoenix, St. Vincent, , and more. You can... read more »