Midlake

Guardian Music — Texas rockers Midlake grew up playing jazz, but fell headlong into a love affair with vintage rock. Here they talk about their latest fixations, and why the new album took three years to makeThe old town square looks like it was bought wholesale from... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: ...Lake District not on their hitlist....Lake District not on their hitlist. more info

Gigwise — Where they'll perform 'The Courage Of Others'... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Listen to the soaring "And Now," taken from jj nº 3, on the new NPR All Songs Considered podcast, alongside new tracks from the Besnard Lakes, Midlake, and more. Thanks to Bryant Heath for the tip. ****** click through for more... more info

DrownedInSound — That Midlake seem poised to break out with a record as dark, strange and bewilderingly out of step as The Courage of Others is a real victory. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Stereogum — Midlake's long-awaited third LP trades in the Fleetwood Mac for British and stoner folk, occasionally epic builds with an eye toward environmental issues. "Roscoe" it's not, but it doesn't need to be. You should hear it at NPR. more info

Guardian Music — If the music industry hype-cycle continues to gather speed, this time next year we could be experiencing nostalgia for an era that hasn't even dawned yet"Everything is more beautiful in the past," Midlake's Tim Smith tells Andy Gill, in the current i... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Midlake album, The Courage of Others (out February 2nd), in its entirety. Fringe interviews Bookslut's Jessa Crispin. Paste examines the continued relevance of the term "indie" as applied to popular culture. At Writers Read, ... more info

Guardian Music — Free Midlake download for every reader. See the Guardian this Saturday for details. more info

The Culture Of Me — Out next week, The Courage Of Others is Midlake's third album, and another addition to their lexicon of story-told conceptualized records that deals with autumnal or wintry vibes of frontiers and terrain, loss and that ilk of emotive folky rock... ... more info