L.A. Times - Entertainment — Looking to cram this weekend for the upcoming Coachella festival? The below records by artists playing at the annual festival, which begins April 11, are worthy of pre-festival focus:     more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Catching up on essential tracks by the Knife, Future Islands and Motorhead before the Coachella music festival.Three recent records by artists playing at the Coachella are worthy of pre-festival attention:     more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Times pop music staffers weigh in on the artists they're most looking forward to seeing, including Foxygen, Future Islands and Banks.The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival kicks off April 11. The Times' pop music staffers weigh in on the artist... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Letterman w/ Future Islands It's the end of an era, or soon will be. NYC icon David Letterman will announce his retirement from The Late Show on this evening's show (4/3). His last show will be sometime... more info

Nialler9 — Tyler McPherron directed a short for Yours Truly following Future Islands travelling from NYC to play their hometown of Baltimore, where they play two songs from my album of last week, Singles, including ‘Seasons (Waiting On You’ and ‘A Dream ... more info

Nialler9 — The tracks: Future Islands – ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’ Ships – ‘Space Inside’ Shamir – ‘If It Wasn’t True’ Sylvan Esso – ‘Coffee’ Juce – ‘Call You Out’ SZA – ‘Babylon’ How to Dress Well  - ‘The Words I Canâ€... more info

Nialler9 — It was amazing to see Future Islands‘ Samuel T. Herring on US TV rubbernecking, crabwalking and tearfully putting himself into the hearts of many unsuspecting viewers on Letterman last month performing ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’. Not least bec... more info

Stereogum — One of my favorite tropes in pop music is the readymade greatest-hits album, the album so packed with perfectly crafted pop nuggets that every one of its tracks seems destined for airplay. There aren’t too many of these albums, but they all feel ea... more info

The Independent — Thurston Moore, Future Islands, The Wytches and Lovepark have been announced as new additions to this summer’s Field Day line-up.     more info