Dec 03, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Vivian Girls

Brooklyn noise-pop trio Vivian Girls have been covering The Chantels in the live setting quite a bit this year but now you can hear the brand new studio version streaming at their MySpace. More

Dec 02, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros put on a solid concert almost every night of the week so naturally their videos are just as fun to watch. Below we have “Kisses Over Babylon,” the second installment of SALVO!, a 12-part music video series from the L.A. ensemble fronted by Ima Robot vocalist Alex Ebert. More

Dec 02, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Shearwater

Shearwater is releasing their sixth LP, The Golden Archipelago soon. It’s dropping February 23rd in North America (and February 15th internationally), via Matador. The forthcoming long-player is “the third album in a triptych of excursions about man’s impact on the natural world.” More

Dec 02, 2009 By Laura Studarus Editors

After two years away, British rockers Editors are bringing their icy synths stateside in support of their third album, In This Light and On this Evening. We have the dates.
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Dec 02, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Goldfrapp

Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory are preparing a dance-y fifth LP, Head First, due March 22nd in the U.K. and one day later in the U.S. through Mute. More

Dec 01, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Florence and the Machine

This past weekend, U.K. hitmakers Florence and the Machine played a guest-crazy show at London’s Tabernacle. (Via NME.) The gig featured surprise guest spots from Patrick Wolf, Jack Peñate, Kid Harpoon, and our former cover subject Jarvis Cocker. More

Dec 01, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Final Fantasy

In 2010, Pallett will be touring again in support of his new panoramic long-player. Final Fantasy will do a west coast Canadian jaunt with the Toronto blues-folk group Timber Timbre as a special guest. This will be followed by a triumphant return to the Halifax Pop Explosion on February 10th. He’ll be playing a full spate of cuts for looped violin and voice, backed by the Nova Scotia Symphony. More

Dec 01, 2009 By Laura Studarus Local Natives

Under the Radar “Pleased to Meet You” artists Local Natives are now local to Frenchkiss Records. More

Nov 30, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon Spoon

Update: Hear Transference‘s first single, “Written In Reverse,” over at NPR Music now.

Spoon‘s seventh studio LP, Transference, arrives January 19th in North America (via Merge) and the day before in Europe (via Anti-). We already showed you the tracklist and now you can oggle the album’s plush sleeve art. (via Stereogum) More