Here Comes The Flood — NYC synth pop band Black Light Dinner Party have released a new single from their forthcoming album Sons And Lovers. Lift Away is pretty much old school, with a few interesting changes. Black Light Dinner Party: Jack Côté: vocals, guitar Zach L... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Dutch septet Orlando have built their songs like a house of cards, raising the stakes with each new layer. It's a gentle process and with a lot of patience and skill they've created an album where every note is in place. The Early Warning Company d... more info

DrownedInSound — With a new album expected to be ready sometime in the new year and a tour of Brazil in the offing beforehand, it's clear to see Stephen Lawrie and The Telescopes are far from being a spent force just yet. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.c... more info

411 Mania — But he's figuring it out… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Eric Townsend; words by Bill Pearis Black Light Dinner Party / Murals, Pianos 7/27/2012 For those looking to see a bunch of newly-hyped bands from around the country in one place, Friday night (7/27) at Pianos was a... more info

Metalsucks — Wes Borland’s campaign to establish some street cred continues! After declaring his admiration for perennial MetalSucks favorites The Human Abstract back in April, and subsequently contributing some pretty rad artwork for the new Landmine Marathon... more info

Metal Injection — Wes Borland fancies himself some noise. The eccentric Limp Bizkit guitarist has been namechecking some pretty "hip" bands, including doing cover art for a Landmine Marathon release.  Turns out the dude is all about keeping his ears to the undergrou... more info

Nialler9 — The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. The Big Pink – Future This Casiokids – Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen Cate Le Bon – Cyrk Chairlift – Something Diagrams – Black Light First Aid Kit – The Lion’s … Read More... → more info

DrownedInSound — This is not an album lacking in confidence, ambition or skill. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Full Time Hobby)The brains behind Diagrams is former Tunng frontman Sam Genders, who spent the last three years working in a primary school and extricating himself from an emotionally "dark place". Fittingly, Black Light is a departure from Tunng's... more info