Stereogum — If there was ever anyone that needed his wonderfully woeful voice and neat-box pop-rock fucked up by Dan Deacon’s mischievous touch, it’s Ben Gibbard. Death Cab For Cutie returned this year sans founding member Chris Walla with Kintsugi, their fi... more info

Stereogum — Carpark Records is about to celebrate its 16th anniversary with the release of a basketball-themed 12″ picture disc compilation called Sweet Sixteen. The record includes new songs from people like Memory Tapes, Dog Bite, and Montag, as well as lock... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Dan Deacon at Baby's All Right in February (more by Drew Gurian) Death Cab For Cutie returned earlier this year with their eighth album, Kingtsugi (their last with guitarist Chris Walla and first with an outside... more info

Stereogum — Washington, DC’s Landmark Music Festival has announced its inaugural lineup. The bill includes Drake, the Strokes, Alt-J, Chvrches, Chromeo, Band Of Horses, the War On Drugs, George Ezra, fun. frontman Nate Ruess, Lord Huron, Wale, the Kills, Twin ... more info

Stereogum — Euphoric Baltimore tinkerer Dan Deacon released his new album Gliss Riffer last month, and his video for first single “Feel The Lightning” was a giddy, bugged-out surreal romp. He’s already outdone it. The people at Adult Swim produced Deacon�... more info

Nialler9 — Body & Soul is back for its sixth year in Ballinlough Castle, Co. Westmeath for the Summer Solstice weekend of Friday June 19th to Sunday June 21st. First here are the all-important first names: Flight Facilities, Savages, Ásgeir, Austra, Goat, Nig... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A remastered and expanded edition of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti (remastered and expanded) and the 5-disc box set Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection are the week's archival release highlights. Among new albums, I can recommend Dan D... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New Yorker features new short fiction by Haruki Murakami. NPR Music is streaming the new Dan Deacon album, Gliss Riffer. The Quietus interviewed singer-songwriter Marc Almond. Voltaire's Treatise on Tolerance is sold out in many Paris bookshops. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the recently added third Courtney Barnett show with Chastity Belt at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the added Viet Cong show at MHOW (part of Northside Festival) go on sale today at noon.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Drew Gurian Dan Deacon and Future Punx @ Baby's All Right Dan Deacon played the Popgun-curated edition of Red Bull Sound Select (RBSS) at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn on Tuesday (2/10). The packed house for the $3-with-RSVP... more info