All About Jazz — Stacked harmony vocals and extensive background voices are being heard and dug on again! Some of the best examples are on tracks by redhot indie bands such as the Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear. These bold bands are not merely pulling the nostalgic car... more info

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