Altsounds — To celebrate, he has _confirmed a lengthy tour of independent record stores on the West Coast!_ These FREE, ALL AGES shows will be his only dates in August, so if you're around be sure to check him out and support your local retailers! *August Inst... more info

Stereogum — First things first: It's too bad this episode was filmed the same time the last few were because we're getting sick of Ann's hair. That said, she's pretty on point this time. Before they weigh in on how Jay Reatard's "It Ain't Gonna Save Me" saves... more info

Clickmusic — The singer to play a handful of UK shows this November following the release of 'Watch Me Fall'. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Joseph Xu "Damn homeboy in M83 has the weakest slap I have ever seen...inviting the crowd on stage is almost as stupid as stage diving to watered down synth-pop" - Jay Reatard Anthony Gonzalez of M83 played a... more info

Culture Bully — Since the pummeling fuzz, swinging hair and Flying V snarls of his debut record Blood Visions, Reatard has now re-envisioned himself as a softer-around-the-edges pop writing machine on his sophomore release Watch Me Fall. more info

Altsounds — Jay Reatard’s new album Watch Me Fall comes out on August 4 (on vinyl) and August 18 (on cd and digital). The second promo MP3, entitled “Wounded,” wraps layers of Tall Dwarfs-ish acoustic guitar around a typically complex ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — The Crayon Fields - "All the Pleasures of the World"; With all the love we've shown lately to Canadians and Swedes it's about time music from somewhere else started filtering into what we listen to. This time out it's a couple of Aussie's making some... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Black Whales: "Books on Tape" [mp3] from Origins other Black Whales posts at Largehearted Boy Fruit Bats: "The Ruminant Band" [mp3] from The Ruminant Band (out August 4th) other Fruit Bats posts at Largehearted..... more info

Music For Ants — MP3 Jay Reatard - Can’t Do It Anymore Jay Reatard might have an eery resemblance to Meatloaf on the Watch Me Fall album cover, but you won’t find him making 12 minute rock operas with ambiguous meanings any time soon. Jay plays straightforward... more info

The CatBirdSeat — MP3: Earthmen and Strangers - “Bartender” Here’s my on-repeat-all-morning song for the day, courtesy of Tempe AZ’s (!) Earthmen and Strangers, from their almost-totally sold-out s/t LP that recently came out on FDH Records. I *think* they mig... more info