Pop Matters — Land of Talk is really only as alive as Elizabeth Powell, with her distorted melodies and caged-bird vocals, makes it. more info

XLR8R — Sure, we're always curious to know about an artist's upcoming release, most recent tour, or arsenal of analog gear, but XLR8R's also got a curiosity for quirk. Thus, each week, we email a different artist and find out what makes them t... more info

Pitchfork — The Canadian-centric Le Guess Who? festival returns to Utrecht, Netherlands' Tivoli venue this year from November 27-30. For 2008, fest organizers have extended their region-specific invitations to bands from the northern U.S., too, which would ... more info

Pitchfork — The Canadian-centric Le Guess Who? festival returns to Utrecht, Netherlands' Tivoli venue this year from November 27-30. For 2008, fest organizers have extended their region-specific invitations to bands from the northern U.S., too, which would expla... more info

Altsounds — Fresh off a three-week run in the U.S. with Broken Social Scene, Montreal trio Land of Talk have announced additional Fall tour dates in North America and beyond in support of their debut full-length, Some Are Lakes. The album, which hit stores earl... more info

Altsounds — Fresh off a three-week run in the U.S. with Broken Social Scene, Montreal trio Land of Talk have announced additional Fall tour dates in North America and beyond in support of their debut full-length, Some Are Lakes. The album, which hit stores earl... more info

XLR8R — Land of Talk has pushed through a steady stream of tour dates alongside Broken Social Scene these last three weeks, but Liz Powell and Co aren't heading home just yet. With Some are Lakes just released last month via Saddle Creek, the band will ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Arguably one of the biggest CMJ shows this year was Friday night's Broken Social Scene gig at Brooklyn Masonic Temple (10/24). Ironically, they probably allowed the least amount of badges in (I heard... more info

Popdose — By day four, this CMJ hound needed a bit of a rest - which, in CMJ terms, means I went to one show instead of five. Truthfully, the one show was likely better than any combination of five, as it featured everyone’s favorite obscenely huge Canadian ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Land of Talk @ Mercury Lounge (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) * Sharon Jones, Yo Majesty, Semi Precious Weapons & Lady Gaga play Highline * Land of Talk & Broken Social Scene play Brooklyn Masonic * Soulwax and Late of... more info