Totally Fuzzy — Fuck Death is the third Blackout Beach album from Carey Mercer, breathy frontman for indie-rock heroes Frog Eyes and Swan Lake and his first for art-indie hub Dead Oceans. Mercer says the album was "an attempt to make something about beauty and war,... more info

Music For Ants — Spencer Krug really is the man of a thousand names. Whether it’s Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, Fifths of Seven or most recently, Moonface, the ingenious Canadian singer/songwriter/keyboardist has undertaken a multitude of guise... more info

Stereogum — The video for Frog Eyes’ “The Sensitive Girls” — a song from one of 2010’s most overlooked albums Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph — was directed by the London-based Russian artist Marsha Balaeva. She used just under 1,000 hand-drawn ink and penc... more info

Pop Headwound — As 2010 draws to a close, I’m still playing catch up with some of the records that I missed or slept on over the past 12 months. The fact that I’m only now getting into Frog Eyes’ Paul’s Tomb: A Triumph is one that I have no excuse for. I p... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-28 Nelson, British Columbia - Hume Hotel ^#09-30 Banff, Alberta - Wild Bills ^#10-01 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room ^#10-02 Regina, Saskatchewan - Distrikt ^#10-03 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid #10-04 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub ^#10-06... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-06 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot 09-08 Missoula, MT - The Palace09-09 Spokane, WA - A Club 09-11 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge (Musicfest Northwest) 09-14 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore @ 09-15 Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box @ 09-17 Phoenix, AZ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 09-19 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar #09-20 Santa Barbara, CA - Jensen's #09-21 Santa Cruz, CA - Crepe Place #09-23 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #09-24 Boise, ID - Neurolux #09-28 Nelson, British Columbia - Hume Hotel ^#09-30 Banff, Alberta - Wild... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 06-25 Moscow, Russia - 16 Tons 06-26 St. Petersburg, Russia - Tanci 06-28 Helsinki, Finland - Kuudes Linja 06-29 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival 06-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser 07-01 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser 07-02 Roskilde, Denmark - Ros... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tonight in NYC * Make Music NY * Mike Birbiglia @ UCB * Jim Campilongo @ the Living Room * Frog Eyes @ Sound Fix Records * Ben Perowsky Quartet @ Barbes * The Roots present The Jam @... more info

Pitchfork — MP3: Japandroids: "Younger Us" Vancouver rip-roarers Japandroids are currently in the midst of releasing a series of 7" singles. Each one features an unreleased song from the sessions that produced their great 2008 album Post-Nothing and one ... more info