Stereogum — Fischerspooner are releasing their new Michael Stipe-produced album, SIR, next year -- it's their first one since 2009's Entertainment -- and they've shared two singles from it so far, "Have Fun Tonight" (which was co-written by Stipe and Boots) and ... more info

Stereogum — Back in June, Fischerspooner returned with "Have Fun Tonight," the first song from their follow-up to 2009's Entertainment. That follow-up, SIR, was co-written and produced by Casey Spooner's former boyfriend Michael Stipe of R.E.M., and although it ... more info

Stereogum — We haven't heard from Fischerspooner since 2009's Entertainment, but today they've announced that they have a new album called SIR that'll be out later this year. The album was entirely co-written and co-produced by R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, and they'v... more info

Sweeping The Nation — At the time, 2002 was portrayed as a nadir for popular music. Alongside Westlife's peak of popularity, a decline in British interest in the Billboard Hot 100 and much hand-wringing about the effect of filesharing as the pop charts turned fifty ye... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Stipe's visual art is on display in NYC through December. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk, The Killers, Lana Del Rey, Air, Grimes, HAIM, Pet Shop Boys, Animal Collective, Fischerspooner, and many more. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The monikers are etched on old Coachella posters like the names of fallen soldiers engraved on a war memorial: Donovan Frankenreiter, Yo! Majesty, Planet of the Drums, Fischerspooner, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, the Sexy Magazines, Dan le Sac vs. Scro... more info

XLR8R — It's easy to forget that when Adult. started out, the Detroit outfit was lumped in with turn-of-the-millenium electroclash acts. Though husband-and-wife duo Adam Lee Miller and Nicola Kuperus shared the genre's new wave-meets-art-punk aesth... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Frankie Rose - The Fall (Fort Romeau Remix) (MP3) Frankie Rose at Prospect Park, August 2012 (more by Ryan Muir) With her album produced by Fischerspooner cohort Le Chev, Frankie Rose's Interstellar was born with some... more info

Guardian Music — When life gives you lemons, make an album of sublime popReading on a mobile? Click here to listen.Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Callan Clendenin (vocals), Ben Steidel (bass) and Alex Pasternak (drums).The background: Warning: there will be excessive... more info