Sweeping The Nation — As explained in the A-J post last time out, by "other" we mean anything not from one of our top 50 albums of the year. The second hundred of our far too large selection runs thus... Kagoule - Monsieur AutomatonKamikaze Girls - DeathcapKatiya Falcone... more info

Music For Ants — This year, I welcomed a new member to our family (named Esme, like the Joanna Newsom song), worried a lot about the future of my country, and listened to a lot of music, new & old. These are my favorite albums & songs of 2017. Click here to listen to... more info

Stereogum — The Durham, NC-based experimental festival Moogfest has announced their initial 2018 lineup, focusing on the female, non-binary, and transgender artists that will be performing at next year's event. Artists that will perform include SOPHIE, Jenny Hva... more info

Stereogum — Metallica's Lars Ulrich has his own Beats 1 radio show called It's Electric, and for his latest episode he sat down with LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy for an interview. The full interview will be spread out over two weeks -- the first part airs on S... more info

The Quietus — LCD Soundsystem, Gorillaz and Helena Hauff amongst first acts confirmed for 2018's edition of Sónar more info

DJmag — They join Mura Masa, Odessa, Gorillaz and more... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Instead of horns, they had synths. And rather than swing, they grooved. But in terms of the service they were providing their audience, James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem weren’t so different Friday evening at the Hollywood Palladium from the ol... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Instead of horns, they had synths. And rather than swing, they grooved. But in terms of the service they were providing their audience, James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem weren’t so different Friday evening at the Hollywood Palladium from the ol... more info

Uncut — Uncut’s Top 75 Albums Of The Year, plus Springsteen, LCD Soundsystem, Father John Misty, Björk, The Weather Station, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Mavis Syaples and much more… Uncut’s Top 75 Albums Of The Year, plus Springsteen, LCD Soundsyst... more info

Nialler9 — Five piece psychedelic/noise rock band from Leeds Hookworms released their new track ‘Negative Space’ off their third album Microshift set to be released in February on Domino Records. This track certainly suggests a more upbeat/dance sound... more info