DrownedInSound — Now, on a rare and extremely brief visit to the UK that will see them play literally a handful of shows, DiS caught up with guitarist and songwriter JB Campbell prior to their storming set at this year's Indietracks Festival. Read the full stor... more info

Guardian Music — Midland Railway Centre, ButterleyStaged at a vintage railway centre – a site patrons travel to on a Thomas the Tank Engine-like steam train while serenaded by artists so obscure you have to wonder if they've even heard of themselves – Indietrack... more info

Impose Magazine — People treat bands like The Clean, The Chills, and Tall Dwarfs with a reverence normally reserved for the divine. Drop the term 'Kiwi rock' into any music discussion, and watch everyone around you begin to glow. The label that has defined this sound ... more info

Guardian Music — Newton Faulker and ex-Busted lead guitarist Charlie Simpson are ready for some seaside frolics at a special Beach Sessions event on the second day of Relentless Boardmasters (10-14 Aug, Newquay) ...The hungry Kooks headline both Harvest food and mus... more info

Impose Magazine — Crystal Stilts played the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle last night, Wednesday, May 11 along with Case Studies. See more images from this post. more info

Powerpopulist — Crystal Stilts - Shake The Shackles mp3from Brooklyn band's 12 April releaseIn Love With ObliviononSlumberland RecordsThat moving bass has been delighting us continuously of late, whether through headphones or in our imagination. (So, of course, has ... more info

Pop Candy — There's so much great music right now that I don't know what to do with it ... except put it in a podcast for you to hear, too. more info

Nialler9 — The best of the last week’s album streams in A-Z. Plenty more in the Album Streams category. Alessi’s Ark  - Time Travel Architecture In Helsinki – Moment Bends Aux Raus - All Creeping Things Stopped Creeping Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Commit... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Scour music blogs and magazines from over the past three to four years and you’ll find numerous assessments that clump Crystal Stilts into groups of low-fi indie acts employing mountains of reverb and choppy guitars. Obviously, it fits. These bands... more info

Guardian Music — This dream-pop duo's feedback-heavy sound is like a smudged, hazy snapshot of the shoegaze ageHometown: Montreal/LA.The lineup: Laura Lloyd (vocals, guitar), Jasamine White-Gluz (vocals, guitar).The background: "Shoegaze" is one of those scenes or so... more info