Stereogum — Buffalo Springfield reunited at Young’s annual Bridge School Benefit this weekend. The weekend featured a lot of big names, including Elvis Costello, Elton John, Jackson Brown, Pearl Jam and Billy Idol (along with Grizzly Bear, Modest Mouse, Leon R... more info

Altsounds — Twin Shadow, the moniker of George Lewis Jr., releases his debut album Forget in the UK and Europe on November 15th through 4AD. Already available in the US through Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear's label Terrible Records, Twin Shadow has been sel... more info

Nialler9 — The Creatures Down Below is the new EP from The Gorgeous Colours and it’s certainly the best thing I’ve ever heard from the band. The band’s older and wiser sound variably calls to mind bands like Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes et al but don’t let... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — While reading Dysonsound (after seeing Dyson scored an interview with Thomas freaking Mars from Phoenix), I then went to his review of the Phoenix/Grizzly Bear show at The Hollywood Bowl last month. I noticed that Grizzly Bear played “Two Weeks” ... more info

Stereogum — In the wake of that collection of commercials swiping Sigur Rós’s sounds to evoke their emotion without paying the band any residuals, Pitchfork has found some great examples of commercials also ripping off Fleet Foxes’s “White Winter Hymnal�... more info

Guardian Music — You're more likely to hear MGMT or Grizzly Bear on a hip-hop record than James Brown these days. So is the art of crate digging gone for good?"Last LP we got down right, showed all these corny motherfuckers what hip-hop's supposed to sound like." So ... more info

Nialler9 — There’s no denying the Grizzly Bear influence (or more specifically the Daniel Rosen comparison) on We Are Trees’ debut EP Boyfriend. That’s no bad thing as Virginia Beach bedroom popster James Nee’s debut EP suggests he already has a superio... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Freshly signed to 4AD and produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, the time is now for Twin Shadow and his excellent moustache. Directed by Jamie Harley. more info

Mercury News, California — From Fleet Foxes to Panda Bear, indie musicians are hot for critter monikers more info

Guardian Music — The folk-rock survivor finally follows up on his 2000 invitation in song by reuniting his first band for their first show in 42 yearsSurviving members of Buffalo Springfield will reunite for a one-off benefit concert in California next month. Neil Yo... more info