I Think You're Swell — I had to use the photo above as the opener to this post, I mean, look at that tee — “MOIST FIST”. THEY LOOKED TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL! I am absolutely worn out. Typing this right now is killing me, srsly, but I’m gonna do it. I saw sooooo many ba... more info

Rollo & Grady — Origami Vinyl :: Top 10 Records (10/28 – 11/4) 1. Youth Lagoon – The Year of Hibernation 2. M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming 3. Bjork – Biophilia 4. Tom Waits – Bad As Me 5. Russian Circles – Empros 6. A.A. Bondy – Believers 7. Crooked ... more info

Altsounds — Somewhere in New York, Rome, or maybe London, there is a suitcase full of tapes, minidiscs and CDs — days and days worth of music, all of it the result of Mauro Remiddi's 27 years of travels across Europe — from his native Italy... more info

Stereogum — Porcelain Raft, the London-via-Rome man born Mauro Remiddi, goes on tour opening from M83 throughout Europe from January to March. This is not bad for a one-man dream-pop machine whose star fixed its position just during CMJ 2010, but as his press no... more info

XLR8R — Easily the most breathtaking performance that took place at this year's Moogfest in Asheville, NC (read our wrap-up here) was the stadium-sized explosion of driving synth-pop that M83 unleashed on the final night of the festival. It was awe-insp... more info

Big Stereo — Still playing ‘You Are All I See’ on repeat. One of the most beautiful albums of the year. Just recently released as a deluxe edition exclusively on iTunes, the album now has 4 new tracks, one of which is streaming down below. Currently on tour w... more info

VH1 Blog — M83‘s new album, Hurry Up We’re Dreaming, has been one of the most talked about releases of 2011, and has launched the band from cult indie-electro status to “next big thing” stature. And the first single from the album, “Midnight City”, ... more info

Stereogum — Neon Indian’s “Polish Girl” soundtracks the latest Victoria’s Secret ad, which you know, is a pretty sweet placement for the Brooklyn-via-TX band even if Alan Palomo doesn’t get to lurk around the commercial leering like some others got to ... more info

Altsounds — *M83*'s North American tour starts tonight in Washington DC with Active Child opening up so get there early! The tour includes headlining stops at MoogFest in Asheville this weekend and Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas on November 5th. M... more info

Music For Ants — It’s time for another edition of Commercial Watch, where I highlight the songs that play during those annoying parts that you never watch in between Parks and Recreation and The Walking Dead. The commercials are embedded below with MP3s included. ... more info