Chorus.fm — Today I was browsing AP.net's Self Promotion Forum (http://www.absolutepunk.net/forumdisplay.php?f=5) and found *Ume (http://www.facebook.com/umemusic)*, a dreampop/progressive indie rock band from Texas. Any fans of Mew, Asobi Seksu, Blonde Redhead,... more info

Nialler9 — A mashup which serves itself well enough as a remix in its own right. Take Eskmo’s remx of Mew’s ‘Vaccine’ and James Blake’s ‘To Care (Like You)’ and add some dubstep hot sauce and you’ve got Berlin-based Soulmind’s delish edit. Dow... more info

Altsounds — Germany's Guano Apes are set to release Bel Air in North America on June 21 via The End Records. The album, which debuted at #1 in Germany and has seen similar numbers across Europe, was produced by HOLSwedish/Danish Grammy winner Jon Schumann (... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Delay Trees - About Brothers (video premiere) FRIENDLY FIRE SIGNS DELAY TREES, DEBUT FULL-LENGTH OUT MAY 10 We are overjoyed to announce the newest addition to our roster: Delay Trees. Finland's Delay Trees are one of the most interesting new band... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Sony BMG / 2006 (Pitchfork 8.4/10)Danish quartet Mew's dense and occasionally difficult And the Glass Handed Kites is old-fashioned only in the sense that it's meant to be eaten in a single sitting. This is not a single-driven record — though "Spec... more info

Powerpopulist — We love you, Ringo, oh, yes, we do. . .We've come across a nice combo of old and new the past week or two. Please thank, as we do, the fab bloggers who hostedposted these. (Click colored words below to go cavortin'.)Smith Westerns - Dye The World - 5... more info

Totally Fuzzy — cuddlefish said... Dave Brock - Memos and Demos (2001) Hawkwind - The 1999 Party: Live at The Chicago Auditorium - March 21, 1974 (1997) http://suckingicecubes.blogspot.com Mark said... Marvin Pontiac - The Legendary Greatest Hits http://elestuporse... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Check out the monstrous riff in “Do You Love It?”, a new song featured in Mew’s compilation album Eggs Are Funny. It’s a career retrospective, and “Do You Love It?” is a previously unreleased song that was included on the album. This is t... more info

KEXP Seattle — update and photos by James Bailey Nearly a year ago, I was standing by the front of the stage at Neumos, excitingly waiting to see the Danish band Mew. Opening for them was a band I had seen only briefly once before the previous summer at the Capital... more info

Guardian Music — Hill Farm, SteventonFestivals are big business, and the last few years have seen many boom or go bust. Truck, by contrast, has been rolling on for 13 years, maintaining both its indie ethos and small capacity. And while, for many events, the location... more info