ContactMusic — Bon Iver singer Justin Vernon has created his own record label to release lost and rare tracks The folk rocker has launched Chigliak Records so he can distribute rarities as well as music by unsigned acts according to Rolling Stone magazine Vernon... more info

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Totally Fuzzy — Aunt Martha are amazing. There's just no other way to start a discussion about 'em. The New England ethereal rockers pulled a Bon Iver this year, swapping Maine in for Wisconsin and recording the stunning album Norway, ME. Pair the stellar L... more info

Stereogum — Megafortress is the alias of synth artist Bill Gillim, and his self-titled album is coming later this month. Below, we’ve got a stream of “Green Child,” which lays Gillim’s unearthly falsetto over an impressionistic vintage-keyboard landscape... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

411 Mania — Plus Snoop Dogg, Bon Iver Florence + the Machine and more... more info

KEXP Seattle — North Carolina’s premier indie-folk quartet The Rosebuds have accumulated quite the repertoire since their conception in 2001. The talented multi-instrumentalists signed to Merge in late 2003 and have released five albums since, including last year... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Kathleen Edwards' first album in nearly four years, Voyageur, comes out Jan. 17. On Voyageur the gifted Canadian singer gets an assist from Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — Brudenell Social Club, LeedsLike British bands Yuck, Mazes and Dinosaur Pile-Up, Staten Island's Cymbals Eat Guitars are in thrall to early-90s US alt.rock, hurling together Sonic Youth detuned guitars, Pavement-type lopsided melodies and (from gangl... more info

Guardian Music — Figures show digital album sales passed the 100m mark for the first time in 2011Ten years after Steve Jobs promised to reinvent the music industry with the iPod, digital downloads have overtaken physical sales of singles and albums for the first time... more info