Pitchfork — Synth-pop subversives Islands-- led by Nick Diamonds, above-- and Rising singer-songwriter-harpist Active Child are combining forces on a tour of the United States this summer. Dates below: Islands: 06-27 Brooklyn, NY - Northside Music Festival06-28 ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Kisses - Bermuda (Active Child Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Lonely Galaxy - Have a Heart (Active Child Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Wolf Gang - Back to Back (Active Child Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Active Child - Body Heat (So Far Away) (MP3)... more info

Altsounds — Here's a new installment of five Latitude artist interviews. The sold out festival is in it's fifth year! This batch of artist interviews includes Frank Turner, Les Enfant Terribles, Active Child, Inua Ellams and Supernova. *Frank Turner ÂÂâ... more info

Altsounds — Los Angeles-based electronic-pop artist *Active Child* releases his debut EP titled Curtis Lane on FILTER US Recordings today. The EP can be purchased digitally through the iTunes music store HERE... more info

Pitchfork — The new album from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti-- titled Before Today and out next week on 4AD-- is now streaming online in a totally legal fashion via the Los Angeles Times. A handy listening widget can be found after the jump. Also, head over to N... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Rising synthpop producer Active Child has a new EP, Curtis Lane, out today on Filter/Merok. Here's the penultimate track from the EP, the soaring "Weight of the World". [placeholder|mediastore.audiofile:1119] more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — So May is pretty much over bar the long weekend and it's easily been the best month for record releases of the year so far. So many of discs on the list below will almost certainly feature on my end of year list with Foals and LCD Soundsystem likely ... more info

Guardian Music — It's all about throwing moves this week, whether on the dancefloor or on the mean streets of CroydonDizzee Rascal – Dirtee DiscoTo tackle unemployment, jobseekers should be offered a placement in a Dizzee Rascal video. Why can't Steve the engineer ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — [photo] Here's the second official "remix" from London's Summer Camp, on which the duo reworks the new single from labelmate James Yuill. Like their twinkling take on Active Child's "Voice of an Old Friend," though, it's more of a cover/entirely new... more info

NME - Radar — So The Great Escape "Europe's leading new music festival" (source: The Great Escape's own posters) asked Radar to curate its own stage at its annual festivities in Brighton. Very flattered, I obliged by booking up three day's worth of some of the be... more info