Guardian Music — The Brooklyn Afrobeat group's new track is top dollarTwelve-piece Afrobeat collective Antibalas formed in 1998 in the same New York apartment as the Dap Kings and TV on the Radio, the three groups sharing members and ideas from the start. It's a crea... more info

Chorus.fm — Cover songs are hard to successfully pull off. Sometimes when you see a band doing a Carly Rae Jepsen or Miley Cyrus cover, you cringe. However, sometimes you find an effort that is rather commendable. Brooklyn indie pop duo *Manicanparty* (http://ww... more info

Guardian Music — For sunshine and good tunes in places further afield, here are the best summer festivals taking place across the ChannelBalaton SoundWhen 12-15 JulyWhere Zamárdi, HungaryWhat Electronic music on the shores of Lake BalatonWho Gossip, Carl Cox, David ... more info

XLR8R — It's been nearly six years since Peter Bjorn and John released the inexorably catchy indie-pop hit "Young Folks," and the song is literally still stuck in our heads. Now, PB&J drummer John Eriksson is venturing off alone as synth-based project H... more info

Discobelle.net — Another Discobelle exclusive and it’s a big one. Swedish/US trio Miike Snow just unleashed their second album “Happy To You” which follows up the worldwide success they had with their self titled debut album back in 2009. New single “The Wave... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Joe McCabe Miike Snow @ Terminal 5 Like the Shins are about to do, Bloc Party will do, Miike Snow, who played a small post-SXSW show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just completed a three night run at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Ryuichi Sakamoto @ The Stone * Miike Snow, Penguin Prison @ Terminal 5 * Dub Trio, Leamers, Crabe @ Death By Audio * Racebannon, Vaz, Guardian Alien @ Saint Vitus * Emeli Sande, Yuna @ Music... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — L.A.'s own Skrillex and Sweden's electro-poppers Miike Snow are among the many acts that will anchor the 2012 edition of the dance-focused Hard Summer, returning for the third year to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown. Reflecting the gr... more info

DrownedInSound — As we are now well into April and past what some mentally unhealthy people may term "Q1", it seems like a pretty good time to take stock of what's been happening in the Nordic countries over the past few months, aside from it being dark and cold. Onc... more info

KEXP Seattle — Before Nirvana released In Utero in 1993, the band threatened that their album was an “unlistenable punk-rock nightmare,” thereby challenging their fanbase to embrace their challenging new sound or die. However, many album of the years and top te... more info