Guardian Music — (Orfeo C 804101 A)It's clear the Birmingham orchestra chose its successor to Sakari Oramo and Simon Rattle very shrewdly: the young Latvian Andris Nelsons has made an immediate impact and this Stravinsky disc establishes his musical profile very stro... more info

Pitchfork - Tours —   05-28 Austin, TX - Chaos in Tejas 06-08 Little Rock, AR - Mohawk 06-09 St. Louis, MO - Firebird06-10 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar #06-11 Nashville, TN - The End #06-12 Atlanta, Georgia - The Earl #06-13 Asheville, NC - The Rocket Club # 06-15 Chapel ... more info

The Red Radio — He's all over lately. Enjoy She Needs Me, Faster Than The Setting Sun and Firebird. more info

Pitchfork — This summer, veteran Japanese fuzz-rock crew Boris hit North American shores once again. The band will play clubs across the continent starting in July, with Russian Circles and Red Sparowes switching off opening-act duties. And they'll wrap things u... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-21 Chicago, IL - Schuba's05-22 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry ~ 05-23 Fargo, ND - The Aquarium 05-24 Billings, MT - The Railyard05-25 Misoula, MT - The Palace05-26 Seattle, WA - The Vera Project %#05-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Caba... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-28 Sydney, Australia - Vivid Live Festival07-24 San Diego, CA - The Casbah07-25 Tucson, AZ - Plush07-27 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom *07-28 Austin, TX - The Mohawk *07-30 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *07-31 Tallahassee, FL - The Engine Roo... more info

Pitchfork — Front page photo by Forest Casey MP3/Stream:> Toro Y Moi: "Leave Everywhere" On his debut album Causers of This, Carolina chillwave king Chaz Bundick, better known as Toro Y Moi, worked up a distinctly spaced-out electronic bedroom pop sound. But on ... more info

Guardian Music — CBSO Chorus/CBSO/Nelsons(Orfeo)Andris Nelsons's recording of Firebird is likely to divide opinion. It's strong on colour and atmosphere, but less consistent when it comes to narrative and drama. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is on fine fo... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-13 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *05-14 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *05-15 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *05-16 Austin, TX - Emo's *05-18 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse *05-19 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre *05-20 San Diego, CA - Casbah *05-21 Mexico ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 05-10 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theatre %05-12 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre %05-13 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge %05-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret %05-16 Seattle, WA - Neumos %05-17 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan %05-19 San Fra... more info