Brooklyn Vegan — Big Ears Festival will return to various Knoxville, TN venues in 2015 from March 27-29, and the initial lineup was just announced. Kronos Quartet will be the artists in residence for the weekend and perform at several concerts. Others... more info

Stereogum — Every year, the Big Ears Festival brings an enviable lineup of adventurous and experimental musicians to the unlikely hub of Knoxville, Tennessee. Next year’s festival runs 3/27-29. The organizers just announced the initial lineup, and it’s a doo... more info

Stereogum — Grouper’s new album Ruins closes with a gorgeous 11-minute ambient instrumental called “Made Of Air.” Today, to mark the album’s release, Liz Harris has shared an equally gorgeous video by director Paul Clipson. I can’t emphasize enough tha... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Grouper's Ruins, Lily and Madeline's Fumes, and The Twilight Sad's Nobody Wants To Be Here And Nobody Wants To Leave are my favorite new releases. The Flaming Lips' Beatles tribute album With a Little Help From My Fwends is... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Nick Hornby talked to the Telegraph about his new novel Funny Girl. NPR Music is streaming the new Grouper album Ruins. Bill Moyers interviewed author Marilynne Robinson. The Washington City Paper reconsidered Fugazi's 13 Songs album 25 years after i... more info

Stereogum — Liz Harris has had a busy year with her excellent and long-running project Grouper. She appeared on the Bug’s Angels And Demons and will sing on several tracks on his upcoming EP The Exit, and she also recently announced her new album, Ruins. Now y... more info

Stereogum — The Bug just released Angels & Devils last week, but the British producer has already announced a new EP called Exit that consists of a few demos and outtakes that didn’t make his new album. One of those songs is “Black Wasp,” which features vo... more info

Stereogum — Sea Oleena will soon release an album titled Shallow, though her new single, “If I’m,” sounds anything but. It’s a wonderfully atmospheric piece that stretches the definition of a singer-songwriter to its most ambient and spacious limit. Olee... more info

Stereogum — The Bug, aka Kevin Martin, will release his first album in six years next week. Angels & Devils features an impressive list of collaborators, including Death Grips, Grouper’s Liz Harris, Gonjasufi, Flowdan, and more. We’re already heard “Fuck A... more info

Stereogum — In the last few years, Liz Harris, better known as Grouper, has made a habit of releasing albums built from past recordings. Don’t call these outtakes, or rarities, or anything you’d think of as a compilation, though. Last year’s The Man Who Di... more info