ContactMusic — FLEET FOXES star ROBIN PECKNOLD, the RACONTEURS' BRENDAN BENSON and BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY have teamed up to record a tribute to one of their favourite albums.The trio... more info

Pitchfork — It's the role Will Oldham was born to play: mariachi loverman! In "Hombre Sencillo", the new seven-minute video from directors Britt Govea and Brian Ziffer, the man known as Bonnie "Prince" Billy plays a wandering guitarist who wakes up one day with ... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Even though Local Natives’ debut has been out for a few months now, it’s still an album that I have been playing frequently during my lengthy absence from the blog.  I get a major Fleet Foxes vibe whenever I listen to them, which is not a bad th... more info

Guardian Music — Neo-soul icon turns to the xx, Fleet Foxes and Animal Collective for inspiration. In other news, Leona Lewis unveils her new psych-folk directionR&B singer Maxwell is preparing an album inspired by the xx and Fleet Foxes, he told Billboard this week.... more info

Lost In Your Inbox — Well, not really, not at the track anyway. But I did find three wonderful Canadian bands in my inbox this week, which I will share with you just like I'd share my winnings if I'd really hit the Trifecta. Yeah, right! Anyhoo . . . Ry... more info

Guardian Music — These heavenly siblings make a spectral, even sepulchral, sound that could function effectively as alternative church musicHometown: Seattle, Washington.The lineup: Zach Tillman (vocals, guitar), Josh Tillman (drums), Joe Syverson (bass), Colin Wolbe... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was all about avian anthems. Now we want to canvass your votes for this week's candidatesIt would be fitting, though impossible, to reduce the last thread to a tweet. After the relative disappointment of the previous week it was full to bur... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Happy Hump Day! I can't think of a better way to get you through a long week and into the weekend than another episode of I Guess I'm Podcasting. This is the fourth episode of our new podcast feature and with each publication, they just get better ... more info

Guardian Music — (Sub Pop)Anyone who feels the world of music has become too jaded and cynical could do worse than peruse the Twitter feed of 19-year-old Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, frontman of California-based quartet Avi Buffalo. It offers 140-character bursts of enth... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offDan Sartain Walk Among the Cobras, Part IV Alabama's pop-punkabilly troublemaker is back with another terrific album full of high-style twanging and crooning. Here he revis... more info