Abeano — Cass McCombs, he of the gorgeous smoosh-fest Dreams Come True Girl in 2009, is back with a new track. There’s a hint of modern gospel in ‘County Line’ balanced by his bar back room vocal. The perfect soundtrack to weeping in to your whisk... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — On April 12th, North Carolina singer-songwriter mastermind Cass McCombs will release his new album WIT’S END via Domino Records. The album was two years in the making, and Domino says that it may be his darkest to date. Check out album track “Cou... more info

Stereogum — Cass McComb’s third album on Domino, Wit’s End, will be out in April. It’ll be the followup 2009’s spare and romantic Catacombs. According to Domino, McCombs moved in a darker direction for this record — the press release also says it’s a... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — “Sounds that conjure the colors purple and black, this is his darkest record to date…“ Gorgeous... Read more » more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The directing duo of Aaron Brown & Ben Chappell make up Focus Creeps. In the past they’ve directed videos for Girls, Cass McCombs, Los Campesinos!, and The Morning Benders.Today they just tweeted that they are working with Arctic Monkeys. Their twe... more info

Rollo & Grady — It’s official, Middle Brother will headline the Invisible Children Holiday Benefit show at the Troubadour on Monday, December 20th. The supergroup consists of lead singers John McCauley of Deer Tick, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, and Matthew Vasquez o... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Hey NYC readers. Are you free on friday July 9th? Want to see Cass McCombs & Lightspeed Champion for free at Bowery Ballroom with a friend? Well, your in luck because I have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky winner. To enter this, email me ... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Rostam played one his first live shows as Boys Like Us a few days ago in LA alongside Cass McCombs & Foreign Born. I did some research on youtube and found a few live videos these performances. The Calder Quartet provided Rostam with some backup, and... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Søren Solkær Starbird Indie rock tours in 2010 don't come much bigger than this: Vampire Weekend's super-popular cosmopolitan herky-jerk, Beach House's hazy bliss-pop, and Dum Dum Girls' forthrightly retro girl-group garage rock. Together,... more info