Guardian Music — Most of my 2006 was played out to the soft-rock soundtrack of Midlake's The Trials of Van Occupanther. Though they sound clean-cut and polished, their devoted fanbase will tell you that Midlake are a band with hidden depths. The album's bucolic vibe ... more info

Stereogum — Midlake's long-awaited third LP trades in the Fleetwood Mac for British and stoner folk, occasionally epic builds with an eye toward environmental issues. "Roscoe" it's not, but it doesn't need to be. You should hear it at NPR. more info

BBC News - UK — Legendary blues record label Blue Horizon, which launched Fleetwood Mac's career, is to be resurrected. more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Download this perfect 24-minute mix that London producer Bullion put together for FACT, featuring Fleetwood Mac, Buffy Sainte-Marie, David Crosby, and more (full tracklist here): mp3: Bullion :: FACT mix (45 mb) ****** elsewhere: mp3: tanlines ... more info

Nialler9 — I was holding this for the latest podcast but it got bumped in favour of something else. CFCF is Montreal-based electronic musician Mike Silver and his album Continent came out in November on Paper Bag Records (home to Little Girls and Sally Shapir... more info

8/1 — A standout track and the first single from Montreal's The Besnard Lakes' upcoming longplayer, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, Albatross has all the swagger of a Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac classic or Roy Orbison reimagined as a rollicking... more info

Live Daily — When country music band Gloriana [ tickets ] won the American Music Award for Breakthrough Artist of 2009, the band members must have been on cloud nine--especially when the announcement was followed by a congratulatory call from Taylor Swift [ ticke... more info

Nialler9 — Texas’ Midlake released a limited 500-run 12″ this week. Serving as a double-taster of their forthcoming third album The Courage Of Others (out February 1st) and a teaser of what to expect from their Valentine’s Night gig in Vicar Street, The... more info

Stereogum — Midlake really did it this time. It's not to say the Dentonites spent every last second of the past three years working exclusively on their long anticipated followup to 2006's Trials Of Van Occupanther -- drummer McKenzie Smith's done time with S... more info

Live Daily — Dream pairing eyed for stadiums A dream tour of the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac has reached the proposal stage. The concept of a summer US tour featuring the two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members and consistent concert draws of the last decade is b... more info