Guardian Music — After a career working in the shadows, is the world ready for Owen Pallett's divisive solo album about a farmer's fictitious world of Spectrum?You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violi... more info

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Stereogum — We've spoken about Scratch My Back , Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver, Elbow, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Regina Spektor,... more info

Stereogum — This is how you stunt for publicity: An unlikely assemblage of superstars have banded together to raise awareness about the global clean water crisis by climbing Africa's tallest peak, Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. That's 19.340 feet, the very typin... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — This 3-month period reads like it could be the top albums of the year...Here are The 11 Most Anticipated Albums of 2010 (Apr - June):1. The Shins - TBD (May)2. Arcade Fire - TBD (May)3. Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee (June)4. LCD Soundsystem ... more info

MTV.com News — MTV News readers (and a couple of experts) tell us which albums they can't wait for!By Gil Kaufman Blink-182 Photo: Brian Appio Absence clearly does make the heart grow fonder. At least that's what it sounded like from the responses we got... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Peter Gabriel eschews traditional rock'n'roll instrumentation on his upcoming album, "Scratch My Back," which sports orchestral covers of material originally recorded by David Bowie, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Radiohead and Arcade... more info

Guardian Music — Ally Carnwath talks horses and heterosexual farmers with the Arcade Fire string arranger turned solo starClassically trained Owen Pallett has arranged strings for some of the noughties' most acclaimed albums including Arcade Fire's Funeral. He has al... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — 100 Best Albums of The Decade01. Kid A - Radiohead02. Is This It - The Strokes03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco04. The Blueprint - Jay-Z05. Elephant - White Stripes06. Funeral - Arcade Fire07. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem08. Modern Times - Bob Dyl... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 30. M.I.A. - "Galang"; This is the song that turned M.I.A. into an international star. The song is catchy in its repetition and shows off a variety of styles and sounds all mixed into one crazy bag. It's what started the craze and set the rise of M.I... more info