Guardian Music — Listen exclusively to the Swedish sisters' country-tinged trackSwedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, aka First Aid Kit, have always seemed wise beyond their years. The pair create gorgeous torch songs that belie the fact they're in their earl... more info

Altsounds — *Gift Horse Project* and *Manimal Vinyl Records* are pleased to present *Cool for School -* for the benefit of *The Lunchbox Fund.* The album curated by _Gift Horse Project_ (http://silverpr.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d9a4e24cfd7f08279c2dd3c17... more info

Stereogum — Cool For School, a digital-only compilation that benefits The Lunchbox Fund, features covers by the likes of Bright Eyes and Albert Hammond, Jr. Today, we’re sharing a track that features the second-most-famous Stroke covering Big Star’s 1972 cla... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — And those two voices and two guitars are all it takes. The duo play the Music Box in Hollywood on Friday behind their first album in eight years, 'The Harrow & the Harvest.'The volume seemed to be turning up: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings were movi... more info

Stereogum — On Friday night, Bright Eyes took to L.A.’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery to play a set with Kurt Vile. Stereogum snapper Jasper Bernbaum was there to chronicle the Bright Eyes portion of the show and jot down the setlist. The setlist: 01 “Four Wind... more info

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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A live review by August Brown of Bright Eyes' Sept. 23, 2011 performance at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin James Blake / Kanye West "Light sprinkles ushered in the first day of the tenth annual Austin City Limits Music (ACL) Festival, but it was a welcome reprieve from the humid heat that has been plaguing... more info

NME — 'The Lion's Roar' will be released at the start of next year more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Wild Flag's an awesome rock 'n' roll supergroup I saw open for Superchunk and Bright Eyes a few months ago. Featuring lady luminaries Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia's own), Janet Weiss, Mary Timony and Rebecca Cole, the band was destined to be awesome... more info