LargeHeartedBoy — The solo album by Stereolab singer Laetitia Sadier, Silencio, is my personal favorite this week, but many others stand out. The Antlers' Undersea EP, Eternal Summers' Correct Behavior, Fang Island's Major, Micachu & The Shapes' Never, Passion Pit's G... more info

Consequence of Sound — A bold step forward, but with sacrifices. more info

Guardian Music — Who is responsible for the worst crimes against song words? Plus, take a look at what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/musicHere's your weekly preview of what's coming up on guardian.co.uk/music.Live musicThere's an abundance of high-profile music event... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles Mica Levi of Micachu and the Shapes. Some see Micachu's music as an exciting, wonky new form of pop. Others, understandably perhaps, find it impenetrable. (At this point, it's worth noting that there's a plate on the... more info

Guardian Music — Mica Levi's band of misfits are back with a new album, tinkering at the margins of English pop with the help of copper piping and industrial plasticIn 1863, the scientist Michael Faraday was given a lighthouse on the river Thames. The man who discove... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian offers a "Olympic Games in literature" quiz. The Guardian Books podcast discusses literature about the Olympics. The Guardian is streaming the new Micachu and the Shapes album, Never (out July 24th). Paste lists the 20 best Beck songs...... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular stories1. Bruce Springsteen's microphone switched off at Hyde Park gigWestminster noise curfew silences Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney as they attempt to thank fans... more info

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)We've been here before, right down to the vacuum cleaner that briefly sucks up all the sound in the opening track, Easy. The hyperactive, argumentative twang and clatter and throb and scratch of detuned guitars and video-game synths and ... more info

DrownedInSound — There are no templates. There’s a sense that Micachu’s songs aren’t written, but birthed; thrown at the wall like a Jackson Pollock painting; a collage of sound and ideas. Not as careless as that may sound, but rather: created with abandon and ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — UK deconstructionistic pop troupe Micachu & The Shapes are set to release Never, the followup to the excellent Jewellry, next week via Rough Trade. Micachu & the Shapes are gearing up to release their second album ‘NEVER’ on 23rd (UK/Europe) a... more info