Stereogum — As part of Levi’s Pioneer Series — which also welcomed Nas (covering Slick Rick) and She & Him (handling Rick Nelson) — Dirty Projectors did a loose, spacious, vocally rich take on Dylan’s “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine,” a spare folk tra... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-03 London, England - Notting Hill Arts Club06-10 New York, NY - Santos Party House06-11 New York, NY - Webster Hall06-12 Washington, DC - DC906-13 Baltimore, MD - Sonar Club Stage06-16 Brooklyn, NY - South Paw06-17 New York, NY - SOBs06-20 Tor... more info

NME — New York band will begin the jaunt in Washington D.C on September 7 more info

Guardian Music — With lullabies to hypnotise, this somnolent spirit is sleepwalking his way to greatnessHometown: London.The lineup: Obaro Ejimiwe (vocals).The background: Great summer songs are many and varied, but here's another type of sunshine soundtrack, ideal f... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-14 Montreal, Quebec - Le National ^ 09-15 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House ^^ with Dirty Projectors   more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-02 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia06-03 Bergen, Norway - Landmark07-31 Motnreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival09-07 Washington, DC - 9:30 *09-08 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero *09-11 New York, NY - Terminal 5 * 09-13 Boston, MA - Wilbur *09-24 Montclair, N... more info

Pitchfork — Levi's is doing a web series called the Pioneer Sessions in which artists cover songs that inspired their sound. Then they give away an MP3 of the redo. Not a bad deal. First, Nas took on Slick Rick's "Hey Young World" and now She & Him do the classi... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Sarah Cass Skewed pop scientists Dirty Projectors are still rolling on the strength of their triumphant 2009 album Bitte Orca. They'll spend most of the summer making the European festival rounds before hitting Lollapalooza in Chicago. An... more info

Guardian Music — A reaction to middle-class Brooklyn pop, this 'ghettocore' doesn't work as comedy or cranial assaultHometown: New York.The lineup: Mel, Honor, Mason, Jason, Abe.The background: There were only four tracks on Cerebral Ballzy's MySpace so we tried to f... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-19 Denver, CO - Westword Music Showcase06-25 London, England - Barbican06-27 Pilton, England - Glastonbury Festival06-29 Paris, France - Olympia07-02 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival07-04 Werchter, Belgium - Rockwerchter Festival07-06 Ma... more info