Obscure Sound — Lancaster-based trio Night Palms show enormous promise, with a timeless sort of sound inspired by the likes of Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, and Nick Cave. In a contemporary sense, they bring to mind Timber Timbre, who ride similarly on a chugging wester... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Aurora's All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend and Emmy the Great's Second Love are the two albums I can most recommend this week. Also in stores and streaming is the posthumous covers collection by Jeff Buckley, You... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Smart Set examined Langston Hughes' legacy in modern poetry. NPR Music is streaming the Jeff Buckley covers album You and I. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Emma Donoghue's Landing Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut's Player Pia... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Wes Anderson's love affair with literature. Morning Edition remembered singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley and previewed his forthcoming album of unreleased material. 37 year-end "best books of 2015" lists were added to the Largehearted Boy master aggrega... more info

Stereogum — It’s been 18 years since Jeff Buckley drowned in the Mississippi River, and it’s hard to believe that the cultishly beloved singer-songwriter left behind any material that hasn’t already been released. But early next year, as NPR reports, we’... more info

Perez Hilton — This is so beautiful!! Lana Del Rey has released her new song off of Honeymoon, and it is sooo good! Ch-ch-check out Terrence Loves You (above)! [ EXCLUSIVE: This May Be Lana's Best Work Yet — Find Out Why HERE! ] In a style reminiscent of the late... more info

Stereogum — Festival-ready Brooklyn synthpoppers HAERTS released their self-titled debut last year, and they’ve already followed it up with a new single. It’s an atmospheric, relatively linear take on “Everybody Here Wants You,” a song from the late Jeff... more info

Stereogum — The Afghan Whigs are currently on a North American tour in support of Do To The Beast, their first new album in over 15 years. During their live shows, the band has been incorporating excerpts of some covers into their own songs. At their recent show... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — All Things Considered interviewed Margaret Atwood about her new short story collection Stone Mattress. NPR Music is streaming the new Leonard Cohen album, Popular Problems. Actor Jason Segel discussed his favorite books at The Week. PopMatters recons... more info

Stereogum — Jeff Buckley would have slayed on American Idol. We know this because Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” has become such a mainstay among TV singing contestants hoping to show off their virtuosic powers, and because nobody sang it better than Buckley... more info