Stereogum — Minor Victories — the collaborative ensemble of Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell, Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, Editors’’ Justin Lockey, and Hand Held Cine Club’s James Lockey — might be the most kickass new band of the year. Their self-titled ... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective are following in the footsteps of Mogwai, Nick Cave, and Daft Punk by getting their very own skateboards. (Well, Panda Bear already had one, but shhhh.) The Baltimore weird-poppers have teamed up with Habitat Skateboards, the same c... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — Lisa McInerney's novel The Glorious Heresies has been awarded Baileys women’s prize for fiction. NPR Music is streaming Mogwai's new album Atomic. Would you like to support Largehearted Boy? Here are a couple of ways you can help. eBooks on... more info

Stereogum — Mogwai’s tingly, vast music has always sounded a bit like film-score music, and over the past decade, they’ve really jumped into that world. Since 2006, the Scottish band has scored the arty soccer documentary Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, the... more info

Nialler9 — Castlepalooza at Charleville Castle from July 1st to 3rd has just got bigger. Having already announced the likes of Caribou, Villagers, Cat Power, Jurassic 5, Daphni, Polica and Steve Davis, the festival has revealed some  new addition... more info

Rolling Stone — Technically, Minor Victories' history as a band is a short one. But the U.K. foursome's self-titled debut – a carefully constructed mélange of shoegaze, post-punk and noise rock, out June 3rd on Fat Possum – reveals them as the group... more info

Consequence of Sound — Members of Slowdive, Mogwai, and Editors converge in a record that surpasses the expectations of a supergroup. more info

Rolling Stone — Over their decade-plus career, Chicago instrumental trio Russian Circles have toured with Tool, collaborated with Chelsea Wolfe and won comparisons to Mogwai, associations that all make sense when you listen to the band's new album, Guidance, which i... more info

Guardian Music — Ahead of the release of his album with Minor Victories – an indie supergroup formed with Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell and Editors’ Justin Lockey –Stuart Braithwaite selects some soulful piano and Italo-themed psychedelic elec... more info