Brooklyn Vegan — Modern English's upcoming 'Mesh & Lace' tour, where they're playing their early 4AD material, is starting to take form, with venues for many of the dates finalized. That includes the NYC stop which will happen at Brooklyn's Baby's All... more info

Stereogum — The Mantles have a breezy retro sound: a bit of Woods’ psychedelic inclination, a pinch of Real Estate jangly/languid guitars, a subdued trace of new wave a la Modern English. Papercuts’ Jason Quever produced the Bay Area band’s latest record, ... more info