DrownedInSound — The test for Esben and the Witch now, is to see whether they are confident enough to write more songs that feed off their own momentum rather than spluttering to a halt under the strain of their ambition. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.... more info

Guardian Music — Raw emotions. Searing pain. An extremely violent video. It's time to let the good times roll ...This Brighton-based trio might have a moniker that brings to mind a lost CS Lewis novel, but the music they make has less to do with talking lions and wor... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-20 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival 08-21 Holland, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival 08-27 Paris, France - Rock en Seine 08-28 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival 08-29 Reading, England - Reading Festival 09-03 Dublin, Ireland - Electric Picnic 09-... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Marching Son" by Esben and the Witch from the group's more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — UK trio Esben and the Witch have aligned themselves with Matador. The group's got an EP, Marching Song, planned for release October 12 in North America and a day before across the pond (that's the glacial cover art above, courtesy of MBV), as well as... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-05 London, England - Offset Festival09-23 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *09-24 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall *09-25 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *09-27 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Place *09-28 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *09-29 Boston, MA - Paradise ... more info

The Music Fix — The Danes bring a whole lot of happiness. more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 03-22 London, England - Koko * 04-21 London, England - Shepherd's Bush Empire &05-07 Oxford, England - Academy ^05-08 Sheffield, England - Leadmill ^05-09 Glasgow, Scotland - Garage ^05-11 Manchester, England - Academy 2 ^05-12 Birmingham, England - ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Brighton's Esben & the Witch brought us the fine goth-tinged "Lucia, at the Precipice" last month, a track that saw release as a limited 7" as part of the Too Pure Singles Club. The band just put out a video for "Lucia", directed by Lydia C-S, which ... more info

Addict Music — Brighton trio Esben and the Witch have just put the video for their debut single, ‘Lucia, at the Precipice’ online, which you can see below. The limited-edition 7”, backed by ‘They Use Smiles to Bury You’, came out v... more info