Discobelle.net — One listen to Sky Ferreira‘s “Red Lips” and immediately the words “dirty, sexy grunge” come to mind. At only 20 years old, Sky’s working on her debut album I’m Not Alright, out later this fall. It features collaborations with Jon Brion ... more info

Guardian Music — Hypercolour, LondonBoutique UK house label Hypercolour is renowned for its musical quality control and bespoke artwork. Fans include Tom and Andy from Groove Armada, who recently chose the label as their conduit to reconnect with the underground. Don... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher DOWNLOAD: Chris Cohen - "Caller No.99" (MP3) Vermont-via-LA musician Chris Cohen, who has been a touring/contributing member of Deerhoof, Cryptacize, Cass McCombs, Haunted Graffiti, Danielson, and White Magic, among others, is set to... more info

Guardian Music — Joan Wasser on playing violin with Antony and the Johnsons, and the new songs she's writing for Meltdown What does Antony mean to you? I walked into an Antony and the Johnsons rehearsal in 1999 to cover for a violinist and I felt instantly at home. A... more info

Guardian Music — Natty rapper Roots Manuva has just been announced to headline the Sunday night of the Larmer Tree Festival (11-15 Jul, Larmer Tree Gardens, nr Salisbury), joining Paloma Faith, Amadou & Mariam, Jools Holland and, er, Levellers ...Roots also joins Too... more info

Chorus.fm — Thew new *Cass McCombs* (https://www.facebook.com/CassMcCombs) video for "Bradley Manning," as well as his West Coast tour dates, can be seen in the replies. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Real Estate drummer Jackson Pollis @ Coachella (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Real Estate, who "recently released a 7" flexi disc for brand new track 'In My Car' along with Domino label mates Dirty Projectors, Cass McCombs and John Maus... more info

Stereogum — Cass McCombs’s lilting, gorgeous “Robin Egg Blue,” a track from his excellent Humor Risk album, has a new video from director Tresh H. Zour. It’s a jumble of random images, many of them taken from a tropical paradise somewhere — though ther... more info

Stereogum — For Record Store Day (April 21), Domino and Ribbon will put out the multi-media Smugglers Way Flexi-Disc Zine, a release that combines a 24-page zine with five flexi discs of unreleased material by the likes of Real Estate, Dirty Projectors, Cass McC... more info

Stereogum — Lately, in the wake of the master’s triumphantly bedraggled new album Old Ideas, lots of people have been covering Leonard Cohen: Cass McCombs, Field Music, Bill Callahan, Bradford Cox, Greg Dulli. And now we can add New Pornographers frontman A.C.... more info