Brooklyn Vegan — No Joy @ Mexican Summer 5 (more by PSquared) Montreal's loud/ethereal No Joy are going on tour with Deafheaven and Indian Handcrafts -- a tour that kicks off in Brooklyn next month -- but before that they'll be below the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deafheaven at Pitchfork Fest 2014 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) The newest Adult Swim single comes from post-metal rippers Deafheaven, who have recorded the new track "From the Kettle Onto the Coil" that you may have seen them play this year's... more info

Stereogum — We all know about “difficult” second albums and the notorious sophomore jinx, but what’s the cliche for a band that achieves modest success on their debut, but breaks big on LP2? What’s the common career arc for that band? What’s a reasonab... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Majical Cloudz at Pitchfork Festival 2014 (more by James Richards IV) The full lineup for Hudson, NY's two-day Basilica Sound Scape (9/12-13) has now been announced. Joining the lineup of Swans, Deafheaven, White Lung, Julia Holter, Tim Hecker and mo... more info

Stereogum — Former Deafheaven member and current Nothing bassist Nick Bassett’s band Whirr make gravelly, heavy shoegaze. Earlier this month, we premiered “Mumble,” the first single from their upcoming album, Sway, and now you can hear a new one: the appro... more info

Metalsucks — Pro-shot HD footage of the band performing a new one. The post Let’s All Argue About This Brand New Deafheaven Song appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Stereogum — Deafheaven made my favorite album of 2013, and whenever they announce the release of a follow-up, that album will almost definitely top my list of that year’s most anticipated. I don’t expect a new album anytime soon, and I don’t know what to e... more info

Stereogum — The title “Dream House” has very specific connotations around here, where Deafheaven’s Sunbather left such a lasting impact on this past year. But blackgaze’s mainstream ambassadors don’t have a monopoly on that phrase. Indeed, Philadelphia... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by James Richards IV, words by Zach Pollack, Milos Markicevic & Arielle Gordon Grimes / Kendrick Lamar / Slowdive The 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival wrapped up yesterday (7/20) after two previous days of fun in Chicago's Union Park. It... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend, Pitchfork Festival went down in Chicago, and it included a great deal of excellent acts. We sent our photographer Max Herman to capture some behind-the-scenes portraits of artists around the festival. Above you’ll find photos of ... more info