Topix — The Cincinnati-bred National headlined both nights of Homecoming and were joined by critically praised featured acts from the Indie Rock world like Feist, Father John Misty, Future Islands, The Breeders, Moses Sumney, Alvvays and others. more info

Stereogum — Jarvis Cocker's last full-fledged solo album Further Complications came out almost a full nine years ago. An uncharacteristically raw outing for the Britpop legend, it was a caustic and lascivious document that came across like Cocker's divorce album... more info

Consequence of Sound — The National will play Boxer in full, plus performances from The Breeders, Future Islands, Feist, and more. more info

Uncut — Feist, John Cale, Jeff Tweedy, Ezra Furman and Gruff Rhys also on the bill Photo by Alex John Beck Feist, John Cale, Jeff Tweedy, Ezra Furman and Gruff Rhys also on the bill The post Vampire Weekend, St Vincent and Yo La Tengo to headline End Of... more info

Chicago Tribune — When Lido Pimienta’s album “La Papessa” won the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, Canada’s top music award, no one was more surprised than the Colombian-Canadian singer herself. She topped entries by Leonard Cohen, Feist and the Tragically Hip’s Go... more info

Sweeping The Nation — If you're a regular reader you'll know that by "other" tracks we mean those from albums that didn't make our top 50 of the year plus anything else that tickled the proverbial fancy. And yes, 200. Because we've been keeping a tally all... more info

Stereogum — Leslie Feist is selling a cookbook that retraces the meals she consumed during the creation of Pleasure , one of the 50 best albums this year. (More like Feast, am I right?) Feist and chef Adrienne Amato, who cooked for Feist and her collaborators d... more info

Stereogum — In the months since the death of Leonard Cohen, Cohen's son Adam has been organizing a huge tribute to his father at Montreal's Bell Centre. Last night, the show went down, and it featured luminaries from around the world singing Cohen's songs. Adam ... more info

New York Times — Hear Feist honor Leonard Cohen, N.E.R.D snap back to life and more new songs that caught our critics' attention this week. more info

Stereogum — The music world is mourning the death of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, particularly in his native Canada, where the Hip are regarded as a national treasure. We've seen tributes from fellow Canucks ranging from Leslie Feist to Justin Trudeau, a... more info