Nialler9 — NPR have a stream of the album. Forgiveness Rock Record has been growing on me for the past month. Another great Broken Social Scene record. more info

Pitchfork — Front page photo of Broken Social Scene by Norman Wong On May 4, Broken Social Scene and the Hold Steady, two of the bigger bands in the indie universe, will release new albums into the world. But you can hear both LPs right now, completely legally, ... more info

DrownedInSound — Isn't National Public Radio great?! Sure, it might not be our nation, but at least we have access to it, which isn't always the case the other way around, for Americans and the dreaded UK-only iPlayer. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming in its entirety the new Hold Steady album, Heaven is Whenever (out May 4th). NPR is also streaming Broken Social Scene's new album, Forgiveness Rock Record (out May 4th) and the Fall's new album, Your Future Our... more info

Spinner.com — Broken Social Scene is a collective built from many disparate parts, but perhaps its most eclectic side-project is Charles Spearin's Happiness Project, which won its creator a best contemporary jazz prize at the 2010 Juno Awards. "It's supposed to ... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - With new albums by the Hold Steady, the National, LCD Soundsystem and Band of Horses scheduled to hit stores within a three-week span, the beginning of May has become blockbuster month for indie rock releases. No one could be h... more info

Stereogum — News to no one: A lot’s happened since Broken Social Scene released that self-titled career-shifting third album five years ago: There were tours and one-offs (together and apart), solo albums, the “Broken Social Scene Presents…” series. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hopscotch Music Fest will be happening at ten venues in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, September 9th-11th. The three-day fest's two headlining shows are Panda Bear & Broken Social Scene with The Rosebuds on September 10th, and Public Enemy with... more info

Stereogum — The other day Conan covered “Creep.” Last night at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, Thom York and his Atoms For Peace did up Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart,” something they didn’t do up at Roseland last week. (It’s a more straightfo... more info

Pitchfork — Glastonbury, the granddaddy of all British festivals (and, by extension, pretty much every annual outdoor multi-day music festival), has just announced its 2010 lineup. As usual, it's a monster. The fest goes down at Worthy Farm in Pilton, England Ju... more info