Stereogum — Midlake's long-awaited third LP trades in the Fleetwood Mac for British and stoner folk, occasionally epic builds with an eye toward environmental issues. "Roscoe" it's not, but it doesn't need to be. You should hear it at NPR. more info

Guardian Music — If the music industry hype-cycle continues to gather speed, this time next year we could be experiencing nostalgia for an era that hasn't even dawned yet"Everything is more beautiful in the past," Midlake's Tim Smith tells Andy Gill, in the current i... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Midlake album, The Courage of Others (out February 2nd), in its entirety. Fringe interviews Bookslut's Jessa Crispin. Paste examines the continued relevance of the term "indie" as applied to popular culture. At Writers Read, ... more info

Guardian Music — Free Midlake download for every reader. See the Guardian this Saturday for details. more info

The Culture Of Me — Out next week, The Courage Of Others is Midlake's third album, and another addition to their lexicon of story-told conceptualized records that deals with autumnal or wintry vibes of frontiers and terrain, loss and that ilk of emotive folky rock... ... more info

The Music Fix — Review: We pluck up ours....We pluck up ours. more info

Chorus.fm — *Midlake (http://www.myspace.com/midlake)*, who are releasing their new album The Courage of Others on February 2nd, will be featured in a new short film of the same name directed by My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee. Watch the trailer in the replies. more info

Guardian Music — Midlake, On tourMidlake's The Trials Of Van Occupanther was a mellow milestone – a country rock record for people who didn't think they liked country rock. Its strength was in conjuring a sepia-tinted America; though its subject matter was a w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Jay Reatard leaving the Wired Store seconds after playing (more by Tim Griffin) Tickets are still on AmEx presale and "Internet Presale" (password = HESPOON) for the Spoon/Deerhunter show at Radio City Music Hall. They go on general sale Saturday... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — It’s Friday so that means tickets are going on sale! Lots of bands have new albums coming out, so that means they are going on tour: Kings of Convenience, Midlake, Yoko Ono’s We Are Plastic Ono Band, Spoon, Shearwater, The Thermals, and many more... more info