Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Dirty Beaches - Lord Knows Best (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Widowspeak - Harsh Realm (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Esben & the Witch - Warpath (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Wise Blood - B.I.G. E.G.O.... more info

5 Acts — Wanna go see Esben And The Witch at Red Palace on Thursday night for free? E-mail me (5actsblog at gmail dot com) by noon on the day of the show with the subject "Violet Cries." Opening acts include Last Tide and Wise Blood. Doors open at 8:00, sho... more info

Guardian Music — XOYO, LondonThere is a shadow hanging over music that never really goes away. It ebbs for a bit, then rolls back in, shape-shifting like a dank weather pattern. To call it goth would be disrespectfully reductive. Bandying about a phrase such as "the ... more info

DrownedInSound — Fresh from writing a batch of content for us the other week and also equally fresh from a UK tour AND the release of their debut record, Violet Cries, the band have just released another set of tour dates for April, taking in England and Scotland. Go... more info

DrownedInSound — 2011 couldn't have started any better for Esben And The Witch if they'd planned it themselves. This time last year still relatively unknown outside of their native Brighton, the giant leap they've made to headlining 500+ capacity venues on the back o... more info

Addict Music — Following the final date of their current UK tour at XOYO in London, Esben and The Witch have announced they are to tour the UK again in April. Esben and The Witch Announce April Live Dates is an article from: Addict Music more info

Song, by Toad — Hmm, I am really not so sure about this at all.  The band have been buzzy as hell for a while now, and I kind of assumed – partly for some obscure reason related to the name, I think – that they were going to be another tedious London nu-folk ba... more info

Guardian Music — Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh"Can we have the red lights out please?" requests Esben and the Witch's guitarist Daniel Copeman, pointing up at three harsh bright spots on the ceiling rig. Dave the soundman shrugs. Had they the budget, this band would proba... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nicole Atkins' sophomore album Mondo Amore is in stores tomorrow and is already on my shortlist for albums of the year with another new release, Esben and the Witch's Violet Cries. Akron/Family's S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey... more info

DrownedInSound — New Esben live vid. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info