Pitchfork — Led by singer-songwriter Nate Grace, Austin's Pure Ecstasy make lo-fi tunes insulated by plenty of reverb. Their music is simple, warm, direct. In a track review of their best song to date, the woozy "Easy", Pitchfork's Joe Colly said it sounds like ... more info

Nialler9 — A look at Jamie in the studio working on his new album Compass. Appearances from Beck, Feist, James Gadson, Nikki Costa, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear plus a preview of the new tunes. Maybe, Jamie has finally found a way to marry his disparate eclec... more info

Nialler9 — Like the Not Squares video recently, most of the time it’s the simple concepts that work the best for music videos. In this case, bodyslamming in the wall of death. Shot beautifully by Special Problems. Jonathan Boulet is from Sydney, Australia ... more info

This Scene Is Dead — I’m not very often a fan of blog bands. What is a blog band you might ask? Well it’s my own term for those bands that don’t really seem to feature on the radio, or ever really make much of a name for themselves in magazines or TV, but are ... more info

Nialler9 — One of the bands on my must-see list for SXSW list this year especially after hearing their debut today for the first time is The Morning Benders. Big Echo sounds exactly how you’d expect an album from a Grizzly Bear producer to sound. ‘Excusesâ€... more info

DrownedInSound — Following the unanticipated success of the Grizzly Bear 'Gumbo' recipelast year on DiS, we toyed with the idea of a regular indie-rock in the kitchen section on DiS. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

All About Jazz — Playing an instrument seems to make learning math and foreign languages easier, but researchers arent sure why. Taylor Bredberg is an ardent fan of the indie band Grizzly Bear and the TV series "Lost," is an amateur filmmaker and a doodler of figu... more info

Rolling Stone — On Tuesday, the Postelles will unleash a four-track EP called White Night, which features production by the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. and a remix by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor. Like the Strokes, the band’s members met in high school on Manha... more info

The Playlist — If you're anybody who's anyone in the indie film circle nowadays, chances are you'll likely want to get some sort of complimentary indie-oriented soundtrack. First time director Kyle Patrick Alvarez did exactly that for his debut feature "Easier With... more info

Guardian Music — We are in danger of destroying rock-star mystique because the web is less in thrall to image than traditional media"In the last three or four years the internet's taken a stranglehold and killed off the myth of the rock star," Tom Meighan of Kasabian... more info