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Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites

5034 days ago
We Like it Lossless!Sony BMG / 2006 (Pitchfork 8.4/10)Danish quartet Mew's dense and occasionally difficult And the Glass Handed Kites is old-fashioned only in the sense that it's meant to be eaten in a single sitting. This is not a single-driven record — though "Spec... more info

J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear

5037 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Dinosaur Jr axe-grinder has inspired two generations of guitarists. But now he's turning down the volume, who else should we be listening to? NB There all in Spotify for you hereIt's not easy to coax ageing rock musicians out of their comfort zon... more info

(Just Heard) Cymbals Eat Guitars sign to Barsuk

5041 days ago
Impose MagazineAfter erupting onto the indie blogosphere with their self-released debut Why There Are Mountains, Cymbals Eat Guitars toured for nearly two years riding the molten wave around the world. Coming back to build pressure for their second album, they've ... more info

J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr confirms London solo show

5052 days ago
AltsoundsDinosaur Jr frontman J Mascis has a great new solo LP out soon on Sub Pop (hear a track here (http://pitchfork.com/news/41513-listen-new-j-mascis-is-it-done/)) and ATP Concerts have just confirmed an intimate solo show from him at London's Cargo. Tic... more info

Yuck: Yuck – review

5059 days ago
Guardian Music(Pharmacy/Mercury)Be wary of approaching Yuck expecting novelty: their debut album is derivative enough to keep a whole floor of derivatives traders in work for years. But given that it's 20 years since their sources – the pre-grunge guitar rock o... more info

New band of the day – No 968: Grouplove

5061 days ago
Guardian MusicThis quintessentially indie band play by the old rule book but still manage to keep their cool (whatever that is)Hometown: Brooklyn/Los Angeles.The lineup: Christian Zucconi (vocals, guitar), Hannah Hooper (keyboards, vocals), Sean Gadd (bass, vocals... more info

J Mascis reveals his mellow side on new album

5065 days ago
The Music FixGrab a free download from the Dinosaur Jr. mainman more info

Don't Look Back … no really, don't

5072 days ago
Guardian MusicEveryone's at it: touring their classic albums in full. But which are the records never likely to be revisited?Once upon a time bands released an album, toured it, then recorded a different one and toured that. Meanwhile their fans wished they'd done... more info

New band of the day – No 961: Kurt Vile

5072 days ago
Guardian MusicThis genre-busting artist is like Tom Petty filtered through the warped imagination of Genesis P-OrridgeHometown: Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.The lineup: Kurt Vile (vocals, guitar).The background: Nice to end the week on a high. There are good New Bands ... more info

Yuck: A taste of things to come

5073 days ago
Guardian MusicFormed by childhood friends with a shared love for guitars and fuzz and melody, Yuck are proof that lo-fi rock is in rude healthIn a guitar-strewn flat in London's Shoreditch, the four-piece guitar band are discussing the widely reported extinction ... more info

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