Stereogum — Mac DeMarco, the indie rock court jester who once stripped naked on stage and sang U2's "Beautiful Day" with a drumstick up his butt, would at first glance seem at odds with venerable PBS talk-show host Charlie Rose in terms of personal aesthetic. Bu... more info

Stereogum — Eclectic instrumentalist Delicate Steve already released an album called This Is Steve this year, and he's already back today with a new surprise EP called Cowboy Stories. The four-track set is available through conventional means, but he's also stre... more info

DrownedInSound — Indie rock’s biggest character tackles aging, apathy, and the face of WWE more info

JamBase — The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco will each cover three of the other act’s songs on an upcoming split EP release. more info

Stereogum — The Flaming Lips and Mac DeMarco are embarking on a joint tour together next month, and today Wayne Coyne has announced via his Instagram that the two of them are also working on a split EP where the Flaming Lips will cover three DeMarco songs and De... more info

JamBase — Watch a new virtual reality music video for Mac DeMarco’s “This Old Dog.” more info

Stereogum — Mac DeMarco has already made one commendably strange video for "This Old Dog," the ramshackle title track from his new album. And now he's got another one. Multimedia artist Rachel Rossin has put together a Pitchfork-produced virtual-reality video fo... more info

Stereogum — At the beginning of the year, the Flaming Lips released a new album, Oczy Mlody , and today they're back with a video for "Almost Home (Blisko Domu)" from it ahead of their upcoming co-headlining tour with Mac DeMarco. The video for the song is more... more info

Obscure Sound — Aberystwyth-based Sonny Pursall caught our attention earlier this year with his album Bread Rolls, which featured jangly guitars, charismatic vocals, and playful lyrical themes – not too distant from the work of Mac DeMarco or Travis Bretzer. His f... more info

Obscure Sound — Babe Parade is a Los Angeles-based quartet with a suave, catchy vein of rock. On excellent new track “Honeycomb”, brisk guitar and bass lines leading the way over a sly vocal presence in the vein of Mac DeMarco or Southside Johnny. Slight guitar ... more info