Brooklyn Vegan — The album is called 'Violet Psalms' and you can hear lead single 'Idea Man' now. Continue reading… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Oyster Review interviewed author Justin Torres about literary taboos. Stream a new Swervedriver song. Stream the new Hello Blue Roses (Dan Bejar and Sydney Vermont's new project), WZO. Lindsay Hunter described the Chicago literary scene at Real P... more info

Stereogum — Hello Blue Roses is a Vancouver-based band fronted by Daniel Bejar of Destroyer and his partner, the artist Sydney Hermant. They just released a new album, WZO, made up of ten songs that manage to span such a wide range of sounds that it’s hard to ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis photo:::Hello, Blue Roses @ Glasslands, 2008 (more by Leia Jospe) Back in 2008 Hello, Blue Roses, the musical and romantic pairing of Dan Bejar and artist Sydney Vermont, released The Portrait Is Finished and I Have Failed... more info

Pitchfork — WHAT: NXNEWHEN: June 14-20WHERE: Toronto, OntarioWHO: Iggy and the Stooges, De Le Soul, Mudhoney, Les Savy Fav, Japandroids, HEALTH, Surfer Blood, Cold Cave, Wavves, the Raveonettes, Man or Astro-Man?, Zola Jesus, Best Coast, X, Warpaint, Avi Buf... more info

Addict Music — The first event is on June 12 in Regents Park, with Chew Lips, Los Campesinos!, Summer Camp, I Blame Coco, Blue Roses and Slow Club. more info

The CatBirdSeat — Catbird Records CSP 010, the third of Jason Zumpano’s collaborative projects with a select visual artist, is now available.  This time, JZ’s artistic compatriot is Sydney Vermont (Sydney Hermant), who the Destroyer fans around here will recogn... more info

Guardian Music — Dream-pop, nature and nostalgia is in, raging against the machine is out. Just when did indie rock get so laidback?The US music blogosphere seems to have been turfed of late. The general terrain has returned to nature: gone are the tacky, post-Justic... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Blue Roses - I am Leaving (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Blue Roses - Doubtful Comforts (MP3) Blue Roses, aka UK singer-songwriter Laura Groves, released her self-titled debut album full of beautiful folk songs via XL Recordings in July. A follow up... more info

NME — Bradford singer to play Bush Hall in November more info