Brooklyn Vegan — The album also features vocals from Jessica Larrabee (She Keeps Bees), Katie Von Schleicher, and sisters Clementine and Valentine Nixon (Purple Pilgrims). Continue reading… more info

The Quietus — Grouper, RP Boo and more complete the line-up for this year's edition of Semibreve festival more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Liz Harris lends her incomparable voice to a gorgeous and majestic new track from from Roy Montgomery's forthcoming Suffuse LP, which also features contributions from Julianna Barwick, Purple Pilgrims, Katie Von Schleicher, and more. Listen bel... more info

Stereogum — New Zealand guitarist Roy Montgomery is releasing a new album next month, Suffuse. It was inspired after listening back to the vocals portion of his largely instrumental 2016 four-album suite RMHQ and coming to terms with his deep-seated dislike of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Check out photos from every day the 2018 edition of multi-venue Calgary fest Sled Island in the gallery above, but if you're just joining us, read our reviews from WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY before continuing below... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: The Menzingers, Midge Ure / Paul Young, Thomas Dolby, Gaz Coombes, Jay Rock, Satan, Forth Wanderers (cancellation) and more just-announced tour news. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — They join such previously announced names as Grouper, Efrim Menuck (of Godspeed You! Black Emperor), The Haxan Cloak with Nick Zinner, Lightning Bolt, and more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — I trust you will spend the weekend reading all the excellent features we published this week... Collin on Lil Wayne. Ryan on Dave Matthews. Gabriela on Grouper. Chris on Ella Mai. Larry on Deafheaven. James on Sorry. Julia on Sex & The City . Tom on... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Amaya Laucirica - Let It HappenIt's been a big year so far for Australian acts catching on overseas and Laucirica is at the upper end with Rituals, sumptuous, quietly multi-layered and open hearted dreampop rich with yearning and learning, like a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup also includes Prince's backing band The Revolution, Thundercat, dvsn, Liz Phair, Waxahatchee, Gang Gang Dance, Body/Head, Grouper, U.S. Girls, Haliu Mergia, and more. Continue reading… more info