Guardian Music — (Bella Union)Laura Veirs makes thoughtful, folk-tinged, quietly rapturous albums that inspire effervescent reviews, but tend to sit in a neglected corner of the CD cabinet, rarely touched. July Flame is her seventh, and parts of it are so extravagant... more info

Music For Ants — MP3 Laura Veirs – July Flame Laura Veirs has been one of my favorite female singer/songwriters ever since 2005’s wonderful Year of Meteors. She is probably most well-known for the duet she did with Colin Meloy on “Yankee Bayonet” from Th... more info

Stereogum — When we premiered "Wide-Eyed, Legless" I asked Laura Veirs to unpack the ideas behind the title of her seventh album July Flame: "July Flame" is: A destructive force, lamplight on a cold night, Oregon peach variety, intense summer love, fireworks... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the recently-added Charlotte Gainsbourg show at Hiro Ballroom. Tickets are also still on sale for the two shows at the Bell House. Laura Veirs is playing Mercury Lounge on February 15th. Tickets are... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Gibbard, you devil.. always plaguing my mind with your catchy lyricism when pinning a new calendar onto the wall: "So this is the New Year / And I don't feel any different!" While there is some truth to the line, it's always a few days after the big... more info

The Music Fix — Review: Something for those cold evenings. more info

Pasta Primavera — Pasta Primavera gets A LOT of music submissions from folk/singer-songwriter acts over the course of the year.  Most fall by the wayside.  It’s not bad music, just nothing that has spark to it.  Laura Veirs‘ July Flame, her 7th studio alb... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Big Issue interviews Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine. NPR is streaming in its entirety Laura Veirs' new album, July Flame (out July 12th). Fluxtumblr posts the sales numbers of Pitchfork's top 10 albums of 2009, and Sound... more info

Rolling Stone — The Band: Junius The Buzz: Breathtaking Boston metal band pulls off a perfect hybrid of Neurosis and the Smiths, striking a stunning balance of brutality and beauty. Their latest album, The Martyrdrom of a Catastrophist, is a concept record about cat... more info

The Yellow Stereo — We haven’t even finished 2009 and it already looks as if 2010 will start off with a bang as far as album releases go.  Yes, we all know about the Beach Houses and the Yeasayers of the world, but there’s one release in particular that I’ve be... more info