Song, by Toad — After Sunday’s Virgin of the Birds videos, these are the Broken Records songs from the New Year’s Eve house gig.  The stunning Aleko, above, is an exclusive (ZOMG!!!1!), and will be the b-side to their next single. The lads have also begun wor... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Being a blog that is largely of the retro variety, I'm not all that fussed about publishing a rundown of what I reckon to have been the best songs/albums of the year/decade. Yes, I do admit to making a few suggestions last month of stuff that you mi... more info

NME - The Daily Download — So The Daily Download is taking a little break until January 5, but before we go we wanted to load up your iPods with new tunes as a little early Christmas present. See you in 2010! ---First up, Xmas goes Krautrock as '70s pioneers Can take on 'Sile... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 11-03 York, England - Duchess11-04 Liverpool, England - Masque Theatre11-05 London, England - Bush Hall11-06 Bristol, England - The Cooler11-07 Kelso, Scotland - Tait Hall11-08 Glasgow, Scotland - Oran Mor11-10 Perth, Scotland - Perth Hall11-11 Aberd... more info

Clickmusic — 'Out In The Water' to be released on 2nd November, with UK dates starting the following day. more info

Time Out, London — Brooklyn-based, Ohio emigres' dark and seductively brooding, gothic, alt.country pop fare suggests a Joy Division reared on Americana more info

Totally Fuzzy — danny bottle neck said...Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy (2005)Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Prodouction of Eggs ( 2005)Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (1997)Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (1974)Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985)Elliott Smith... more info

The Yellow Stereo — There’s something about a Scottish accent that allows a singer to be as emotionally ragged as he wants without crossing over into dreaded ‘emo’ territory. Broken Records will probably remind some of the Twilight Sad in this respect, as both voc... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Broken Records: "If The News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It" [mp3] from Until The Earth Begins To Part (out July 7th) other Broken Records posts at Largehearted Boy Darlings: "If This Is Love"... more info

Altsounds — *16th – 19th July 2009 Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk * 23rd June 2009 *OBELISK ARENA *~ The Broken Family Band ~ ~ Broken Records ~ *UNCUT ARENA *~ Miike Snow ~ Gurrumul ~ The Vaselines ~ ~ Manchester Orchestra... more info