Stereogum — HeCTA are a curious beast: A disco-house side project that features three members of the long-running Nashville orchestral alt-country band Lambchop, including frontman Kurt Wagner. Next month, they’ll release their debut album The Diet. We’ve al... more info

Stereogum — Lambchop have been making orchestral, soul-flavored Americana for decades, so it’s a bit of a surprise that three band members, including frontman Kurt Wagner, have now formed a disco-house side project called HeCTA. But it’s happening, and we’... more info

Stereogum — Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner has been making hardbitten, soulful, orchestral alt-country for decades, so it’s a little surprising when he suddenly decides to make a dance album out of nowhere. But that’s what he’s doing! Along with fellow Lambchop ... more info

The Independent — A leading music website has censored album covers by artists including Sigur Rós and Lambchop after they fell foul of a Google ban on “sexually explicit content”. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess released a 7" for Record Store Day 2014 via O Genesis, the label he runs with Nik from Factory Floor. The A-side is "Oh Men," a collaboration with Lambchop's Kurt Wagner who worked... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As you may know, Nashville folk singer Stone Jack Jones is going on a tour this year in support of his new album, Ancestor. Since we last spoke, that tour has turned into the "Nashville, With Love and Torture... more info

Stereogum — Five years ago, when the estimable North Carolina indie Merge Records turned 20, it threw itself a big anniversary festival, and now it’s doing the same thing on its 25th anniversary. The Merge 25 festival will come to venues around the label’s r... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nashville folk singer Stone Jack Jones released his third album, Ancestor (his first since 2006), this week (3/4). For the album, he got help from Patty Griffin and members of Lambchop to create a mix of dark country balladry... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Below are a few tips on new releases of note, as published in Sunday's Times.      more info