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

Guardian Music — This west Londoner is the latest 'chillwave' ambassador, creating music that is wistful, danceable and utterly irresistibleHometown: Acton, west London.The lineup: Bullion (music).The background: Most scenes or movements are location-specific. One th... more info

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Said the Gramophone — Christina Courtin - "Rainy". [buy] It snowed all day, Wednesday; things got buried. I helped a Hasid in black push a car out of the snow. He was standing next to a telephone pole, bird chest heaving, holding a shovel. An older man was forcing the... more info

Guardian Music — Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley on waxing a quiff, his megabass waterphone, and fighting The ManHello Richard Hawley! Before we start, what's the secret to a luxuriant quiff?Simple: wash it every day, comb it back, Black & White. Black & White's a w... more info